[Clayart] Kiln as studio heater

[eric ciup]

The interesting thing about electric resistance heat is that it is 100 %
efficient! It doesn't matter if you have a Cadillac heater or if you run
a piece of resistance wire between two leads, it will cost the same per
btu produced. The only drawback to using a kiln to heat your studio is
that you don't have thermostatic control of the temperature so it has to
be monitored  to keep it from over heating the space. It would be easy
to find a setting that kept the studio warmish overnight and then you
could crank up the heat in the morning. The kiln can be run with the
door opened or closed depending on how quickly you want to ramp up the
heat, remember, all of the heat produced by the kiln will end up heating
the space. As for safety, I don't think anything is safer than a ceramic
kiln for producing heat.

Of course if you have been using the kiln to fire lead, cadmium, or
manganese glazes, take it to the hazardous waste dump.

Eric

On 2024-10-13 11:42 a.m., feldspars via Clayart wrote:
> Aside from common sense, are there reasons why is might not be a good idea to use an electric kiln run on low to heat a 15.x 30’ studio?  Thanks
> I’m sharing a studio space, donated a kiln and need stats to ward off a conflict. Candace Young
> Really retired, just want to play.
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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