[Clayart] Kiln as studio heater

[David Woof]

Remembering that  Candace intends to run the kiln on low to heat a considerably large space, over heating may not be a problem of large concern.
If not used to fire pottery or only occasionally,  one could stack the kiln full of hard bricks (even red brick, pavers or junk pots filled with ceramic tile shards) to absorb heat and passively radiate it back when kiln is off.  Allow imagination and educated creativity to solve.......

FYI....Previously Fired Ceramic materials obey their physical law of first resisting heat absorption, but once heat is absorbed, ceramic material retains the heat and radiates it back slowly.
In this way also firing pots "help" fire themselves by radiating heat back against each other when firing in the kiln.
Why we don't load pots too close to each other or with too much distance apart in a firing setting.

An electric clothes dryer will pump the studio full of heat in short order.  Want to add healthful humidity?  Toss in a wetted fabric that won't shed lint to the air, or add a filter on the exhaust..

Again.....what else can one put into play to provide heat, without unwanted expense.

Hank mentioned Infrared.... "going inexpensive" bathroom, or baby chick brooder lamp infrared bulbs will heat only what's needed, You!

Misneach,

David Woof.............................................................................................................................................
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Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 6:32 AM
To: feldspars via Clayart <clayart at lists.clayartforum.com>
Cc: eric ciup <eciup at gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [Clayart] Kiln as studio heater

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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