mel jacobson on sat 8 nov 03
i have always loved the many ideas to save heat
from a kiln.
for all of us, it seems such a waste.
people ask me all the time, `can you heat your
house with the left over heat from the kiln`?
and, my answer is always the same. `yes, i would,
if i could fire the kiln every day. but, it is just
once a month, and i cannot depend on that to
heat my house`.
remember, we get very good value for our btu's. in fact
last month in greensbourough, leanne fired her new kiln
twice, each for about 12 hours, and she used less than
10 percent of her tank. that is 25 gallons a firing, less
than 35 bucks. and, that amount is just about what i
told her it would be before we built the kiln. when she
learns to fire it, and gets that time down to about nine hours,
she will be firing almost for free. she has to sell one of her
fine bowls and she pays for the firing.
ole swanson
nordic potter
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
Clay Mudman on sun 9 nov 03
I remember seeing plans for heat sinks to store heat from passive solar
green houses: You lay drain pipe inside a pit filled with gravel and use
a blower to force warm air into the heat sinks, where it is stored and can
be used at night. Something like this might work with kiln energy.
I saw on a video tape friends sent from Minneapolis about the
new co-generation waste wood electricity and heat plant in St. Paul.
Anybody know if it is running yet? They said on the channel 2 program
that it was 98% efficent. It generates electricity by buring waste wood
and the uses the excess heat for downtown heating.
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