Pat Chesney on wed 28 aug 96
This is to warn anyone who is messing around with electicity that the
specifications are very exact and important. You can burn down your house
or shock yourself with improper wiring.
If you are going to use a dryer outlet to power your kiln, you must match
the amp reading of the kiln (the amount of current that it will drawn when
it is pulling full power) to the amp rating of the circuit with the dryer.
Most dryers are about 40 amps while only *small* kilns pull 40 amps. Larger
kilns pull 50 or 60 amps.
If you draw more amps than the circuit is designed for, you could burn up
the wires and start a fire. The different plugs on appliances are designed
for different amp ratings. The different shapes are to keep you from
putting the wrong appliance on a circuit that is too small. You NEED
PROFESSIONAL help with this.
Be careful,
Pat Chesney
Pat-Chesney@easy.com
Waco, Texas
Keith Chervenak on wed 28 aug 96
Just to add to the warning: Electrical wire comes in various gauges, the
smaller the number the thicker the wire the more current it can carry.
Kilns typically need a thicker,ie. lower gauge number, than an electric
dryer. Consult an electrician when in doubt, it will be money well spent.
Keith
Keith Chervenak
kac2@po.cwru.edu
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.
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