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kilnvent ideas sought

updated mon 31 may 99

 

Erin Hayes on fri 28 may 99

Hi All=21

We use rigid, galvanized steel tubing as an exhaust outlet for the flexible
hoses from our Orton kilnvents I noticed today that the exhaust tubing is
finally beginning to corrode from the inside. It'll be time to replace it
before the school year starts again in the fall. I've had to replace the
flexible tubing several times because it's so flimsy, but the rigid tubing =
has
made it almost 5 years.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a replacement that would be better than =
the
galvanized steel? Would stainless steel be better, or is it =
cost-prohibitive?

FYI, we use the two kilns that exhaust through this tubing to bisque a cone =
10
stoneware body.

Any suggestions are welcome=21

Erin.

Nils Lou on sun 30 may 99

Spray the inside and outside with ITC213--you should not have to replace
thereafter--NL

On Fri, 28 May 1999, Erin Hayes wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi All!
>
> We use rigid, galvanized steel tubing as an exhaust outlet for the flexible
> hoses from our Orton kilnvents I noticed today that the exhaust tubing is
> finally beginning to corrode from the inside. It'll be time to replace it
> before the school year starts again in the fall. I've had to replace the
> flexible tubing several times because it's so flimsy, but the rigid tubing has
> made it almost 5 years.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a replacement that would be better than the
> galvanized steel? Would stainless steel be better, or is it cost-prohibitive?
>
> FYI, we use the two kilns that exhaust through this tubing to bisque a cone 10
> stoneware body.
>
> Any suggestions are welcome!
>
> Erin.
>