[Clayart] Heating studio with kiln

[Hank Murrow]

Dear Folks;
My studio is a former 2-car garage space adjoining our home, which I enlarged by building the west wall out to the eaves, and adding a solarium on the south side with double pane glass for the south wall of 20 feet, and a double pitch of double pane glass overhead. To cover the 14’6” depth of the space. There is a 15 foot opening between the studio and the solarium. In the studio itself, there are runs of electric radiant cove heaters which are only used for four months in the winter for additional heat. Mounted up along the east, west, and south upper edges of the studio, they provide gentle radiant heat on my two 12-foot tables in the middle of the room. It is very easy to control the drying of wares in this way. The electricity with this infra-red setup costs about $2:25/day in our town of Eugene, OR. The solarium keeps the studio space about 15F warmer than the outside temperature on all but very cold cloudy days. Then the cove heaters are a blessing; providing silent and draft-free heat. It works so well that a fine potter has requested first refusal on our property, if & when we decide to re-locate.
Cheers, Hank, about to retire after 68 years of clay work since I was 19. A good run.

> On Oct 13, 2024, at 4:40 PM, Dragonbelly Ceramics via Clayart <clayart at lists.clayartforum.com> wrote:
> 
> A game changer for my comfort in the studio during winter is a heated vest.
> 
> My studio is in the basement and it's about 50 degrees. I do have an oil
> filled heater - love them - and in addition found if I can keep my core
> warm, I'm a lot more comfortable.
> 
> It's heated by a rechargeable phone bank battery. I got mine on Amazon.
> 
> https://a.co/d/96LHINA
> 
> Lisa
> 

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