Kiln Room Ventilation Requirements

Kiln room ventilation and safety is common concern for artists and instructors.

Kiln room ventilation requirements.

Look up the amount of btu hour that your kiln kill give off. As a general guide electric kiln during pottery firing will emit between 1 3 and 2 6kw hour for each 100 litres of kiln capacity. Ventilation i have a room fan i will also be using a kiln vent i am going to manually vent the kiln but i have adequate room ventilation for this. Kiln vent hoods are most useful at protecting people in the kiln room from harmful gases coming off the kiln during a firing.

Safety practices for kiln rooms. A small electric kiln in a large room with adequate ventilation i e. My kiln room floor is non flammable. And of course a kiln that is firing can make the room uncomfortably hot.

Kiln room specifications have been provided to contractors and district employees so that the kiln rooms are created with standards. See the btu chart located on the general dimension drawing of the kiln model. Proper set up and usage. A proper kiln vent hood relies on an adequate amount of makeup air being allowed to flow into the room either under doors through open windows or doors or through inlet vent openings in a room wall or roof.

Depending on what you are firing a kiln firing can produce toxic fumes or disperse heavy metals into the room. Kiln rooms are large enough to handle the heat created by the kiln. And for good reason kilns emit gases that irritate the lungs. An open window should not cause any problems but if the kiln is large and or in a smaller room then the room should have additional ventilation.

Flammability issues i can install the kiln at least 12 away from any wall.