Kiln Room Ventilation Requirements

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

Kiln room ventilation requirements.

Depending on what you are firing a kiln firing can produce toxic fumes or disperse heavy metals into the room. 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. And for good reason kilns emit gases that irritate the lungs. And of course a kiln that is firing can make the room uncomfortably hot.

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. My kiln room floor is non flammable. 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. Kiln vent hoods are most useful at protecting people in the kiln room from harmful gases coming off the kiln during a firing.

Kiln rooms must always be set up as a safe environment. Kiln rooms are large enough to handle the heat created by the kiln. Kiln room specifications have been provided to contractors and district employees so that the kiln rooms are created with standards. Flammability issues i can install the kiln at least 12 away from any wall.

Look up the amount of btu hour that your kiln kill give off. A small electric kiln in a large room with adequate ventilation i e. See the btu chart located on the general dimension drawing of the kiln model. Proper set up and usage.

How to calculate ventilation requirements for removing heat from a kiln room.