Kim Marie on fri 2 oct 98
>
>
>Hi all,
>just made a business decision that I hope is a good one. Got a good deal
on a barely used electric kiln that is about twice the size of either of my
other 2. traded in one of mine towards it. the kink in the decision may be
the extra draw on my demand meter. I'm stuck with commercial rates. I
still think I may come out ahead by being able to fire SO much more at one
time. = less loads to run per month but the extra draw will cost me $33.
more per month. i'm hoping for less kw hours. time will tell.
>kim
>
David Hendley on sat 3 oct 98
Hey Kim,
When I used to have to deal with a "demand meter",
we used to try to time firings so they would all fall in the
same month (not calendar month, but the electric co.'s
month).
So it would be: make a bunch of work for a month, then
right after the meter was read, fire like crazy for the next
month, then no firings for the next month, and so on.
Of course, Christmas season or something else urgent
would sometimes come along and we couldn't wait, but
usually it was not a problem.
Also, be sure you don't have both your kilns going at
the same time, to make the demand meter go even higher!
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas,
where there is no such thing as a demand meter.
At 01:27 PM 10/2/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>
>>
>>Hi all,
>>just made a business decision that I hope is a good one. Got a good deal
>on a barely used electric kiln that is about twice the size of either of my
>other 2. traded in one of mine towards it. the kink in the decision may be
>the extra draw on my demand meter. I'm stuck with commercial rates. I
>still think I may come out ahead by being able to fire SO much more at one
>time. = less loads to run per month but the extra draw will cost me $33.
>more per month. i'm hoping for less kw hours. time will tell.
>>kim
>>
>
Sam Wild on sat 3 oct 98
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> From: Kim Marie
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: new to me kiln
> Date: Friday, October 02, 1998 1:27 PM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >just made a business decision that I hope is a good one. Got a good
deal
> on a barely used electric kiln that is about twice the size of either of
my
> other 2. traded in one of mine towards it. the kink in the decision may
be
> the extra draw on my demand meter. I'm stuck with commercial rates. I
> still think I may come out ahead by being able to fire SO much more at
one
> time. = less loads to run per month but the extra draw will cost me $33.
> more per month. i'm hoping for less kw hours. time will tell.
> >kim
> >
This has been mentioned before. But you should look into a time of day
meter. I'm
going to have one on my new kiln, just for the kiln, and a second meter for
every thing else. The demand charge associated with this kiln would have
been about $100 a month. After I pay off the rewiring bill I'll save money.
Kim Marie on tue 6 oct 98
This is a NEAT plan, I'll have to work on it! ALSO for anyone in the same
predicament, look into the sales tax exemption. I'm in NY and it looks as
though the electricity is exempt and I may be able to apply for a refund for
sales tax on the electricity that I've paid over the last year or so. YIPEE
kim
At 03:48 PM 10/3/98 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hey Kim,
>When I used to have to deal with a "demand meter",
>we used to try to time firings so they would all fall in the
>same month (not calendar month, but the electric co.'s
>month).
>
>So it would be: make a bunch of work for a month, then
>right after the meter was read, fire like crazy for the next
>month, then no firings for the next month, and so on.
>Of course, Christmas season or something else urgent
>would sometimes come along and we couldn't wait, but
>usually it was not a problem.
>
>Also, be sure you don't have both your kilns going at
>the same time, to make the demand meter go even higher!
>
>David Hendley
>Maydelle, Texas,
>where there is no such thing as a demand meter.
>
>
>
>At 01:27 PM 10/2/98 EDT, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>just made a business decision that I hope is a good one. Got a good deal
>>on a barely used electric kiln that is about twice the size of either of my
>>other 2. traded in one of mine towards it. the kink in the decision may be
>>the extra draw on my demand meter. I'm stuck with commercial rates. I
>>still think I may come out ahead by being able to fire SO much more at one
>>time. = less loads to run per month but the extra draw will cost me $33.
>>more per month. i'm hoping for less kw hours. time will tell.
>>>kim
>>>
>>
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