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D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 9:36 AM Ok it took me a while to figure out why my bill may be higher than some. I have a areovac suction motor that I run the entire time I am firing ceramics. It is attached to the bottom of the kiln and it pulls hot air from the top of kiln to the bottom and out. This exhaust system which is super loud keeps the hot air uniform throughout the kiln and makes glazing more uniform with less defects. To do this it pulls cool air from outside through tiny holes on top. The kiln has to work harder to keep its temperature constant. I didn't do the math that Mikeytiki did I just compared my electric bills and how many times I fired in a month and how much it raised my bill. Not a perfect method but it has been consistent. Check out MadDogMikes post on the Ohana page. You'll enjoy it! Wendy

Ok it took me a while to figure out why my bill may be higher than some. I have a areovac suction motor that I run the entire time I am firing ceramics. It is attached to the bottom of the kiln and it pulls hot air from the top of kiln to the bottom and out. This exhaust system which is super loud keeps the hot air uniform throughout the kiln and makes glazing more uniform with less defects. To do this it pulls cool air from outside through tiny holes on top. The kiln has to work harder to keep its temperature constant.

I didn't do the math that Mikeytiki did I just compared my electric bills and how many times I fired in a month and how much it raised my bill. Not a perfect method but it has been consistent.

Check out MadDogMikes post on the Ohana page. You'll enjoy it! Wendy

Post #610194 by danlovestikis on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 9:36 AM