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propane or natural gas

updated wed 29 jul 09

 

dianamp@COMCAST.NET on tue 28 jul 09


If I had the choice, I would always choose Natural Gas first.=3D20


Clean, quiet, no messing around with blower burners.=3D20
Safer than propane. =3DC2=3DA0But, you have to have a big enough line.=3D20


Calculate the gas you need according to the size of kiln you are building.=
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See Dan Rhodes old Kiln Book for the calculations. =3DC2=3DA0=3D20
That will determine the size of the incoming pipe.=3DC2=3DA0=3D20


I always liked Eclipse burners.=3DC2=3DA0=3D20
Don't know how much they cost now.=3D20
Haven't bought any for a while.=3D20


Greetings from Korea.=3D20
So many hand made pots around in street shops I can hardly believe it.=3D20
And the National Museum is phenomenal.=3D20
I saw more pots than I can possibly remember!=3D20


Diana Pancioli=3D20

Jennifer Boyer on tue 28 jul 09


You don't need blower burners with propane. I've never had access to
natural gas, only propane. The idea of natural gas not sinking like
propane does is appealing, but burner options are the same for both as
far as I know. I've been using venturis with propane for 33 years.
Jennifer
On Jul 28, 2009, at 3:15 AM, dianamp@COMCAST.NET wrote:

> If I had the choice, I would always choose Natural Gas first.
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> Clean, quiet, no messing around with blower burners.
> Safer than propane. But, you have to have a big enough line.
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