Mike Gordon on thu 16 sep 04
Gail,
I can't help with the documentation but most gas producers put =20
(something, sulfur, or whatever ) to make it smell!!!! Natural gas =20
before processing - doesn't have a smell.In this way you can detect =20
leaks before the big bang! Mike Gordon
On Sep 16, 2004, at 10:23 AM, Gail Phillips wrote:
> Hi, All -
>
> I have been going 'round and 'round with our local gas company, trying =
=20
> to
> get my meter hung and gas turned on for the 24 cu. ft. kiln I built in =
=20
> my
> backyard 6 years ago, but never had the confidence/competence/cash to =20=
> get it
> firing. Anyway, the gas guys want a set of printed instructions from
> somewhere credible regarding how this particular kiln is fired. I am
> thinking, "ha, ha, ho, ho.", but maybe you guys know of somewhere I =
can
> latch on to something that will satisfy them. I have 6 MK100 burners, =20=
> in
> sets of 3, with a baso/pilot assembly attached to the center burner. I =
=20
> am
> aware of the order of lighting, thanks to our lovable Mayor Mel and =20=
> Wayne in
> Key West/Vermont (candle overnight, center burner only, get red heat, =20=
> then
> turn on the outside burners on each assembly - the heat in the kiln =20=
> will
> ignite them and keep them that way), but explaining the process to =20
> these gas
> guys just doesn't get it. They want DOCUMENTATION.
>
> Any ideas on this? Also, I was told by these gas guys that we have =20
> sulfur in
> our natural gas here in Indy - will this be a concern when formulating
> glazes?
>
> Thanks for any input on this.
>
> - Gail Phillips, Praying Mantis Pottery (.com)
>
> "Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." - John Russell=A0
>
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Gail Phillips on thu 16 sep 04
Hi, All -
I have been going 'round and 'round with our local gas company, trying =
to
get my meter hung and gas turned on for the 24 cu. ft. kiln I built in =
my
backyard 6 years ago, but never had the confidence/competence/cash to =
get it
firing. Anyway, the gas guys want a set of printed instructions from
somewhere credible regarding how this particular kiln is fired. I am
thinking, "ha, ha, ho, ho.", but maybe you guys know of somewhere I can
latch on to something that will satisfy them. I have 6 MK100 burners, in
sets of 3, with a baso/pilot assembly attached to the center burner. I =
am
aware of the order of lighting, thanks to our lovable Mayor Mel and =
Wayne in
Key West/Vermont (candle overnight, center burner only, get red heat, =
then
turn on the outside burners on each assembly - the heat in the kiln will
ignite them and keep them that way), but explaining the process to these =
gas
guys just doesn't get it. They want DOCUMENTATION.=20
Any ideas on this? Also, I was told by these gas guys that we have =
sulfur in
our natural gas here in Indy - will this be a concern when formulating
glazes?
Thanks for any input on this.
- Gail Phillips, Praying Mantis Pottery (.com)
"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." - John Russell=A0
sdr on thu 16 sep 04
They want printed instructions from "somewhere credible"?
What do they mean by that? A company that makes kilns?
A company that makes burners? A st udio potter with
experience? It seems very vague to me. If they just want
"some written instructions", I'll write you some.
Are they afraid that you'll blow up the neighborhood, or what?
If you aren't required to have a permit for the kiln, or you
ARE required to and have one, I would think that they cannot
refuse to put in your meter and line. What you use it for is not
their concern.
I don't think that sulpher in the gas would affect anything. A
lot of natural gas has sulpher in it.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gail Phillips"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:23 PM
Subject: gas kiln firing instructions
Hi, All -
I have been going 'round and 'round with our local gas company,
aware of the order of lighting,
.......They want DOCUMENTATION.
Laurie Kneppel on fri 17 sep 04
Ah yes - odorant. I don't know what that stuff is made of. All my life
my dad has worked for Pacific Gas & Electric in the gas division doing
various things. For awhile, back when I was in junior high school,
whatever it was he did involved dealing directly with the odorant they
put in natural gas. More than once he would get some on his clothes and
my mom would have to make him change them in the garage before she
would let him in the house. You think that stuff smells bad when it's
in the gas - in its pure, concentrated form it is worse than any skunk!
or any hundred skunks! But since natural gas is odorless it provides a
very strong warning in case of gas leaks. They say memories of odors
are some of the strongest we have. I believe it!
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
On Sep 16, 2004, at 7:52 PM, Mike Gordon wrote:
> Gail,
> I can't help with the documentation but most gas producers put
> (something, sulfur, or whatever ) to make it smell!!!! Natural gas
> before processing - doesn't have a smell.In this way you can detect
> leaks before the big bang! Mike Gordon
Ivor and Olive Lewis on sun 19 sep 04
Do a Google search for "Stenching Agents". You should get to the
chemistry f those things. I recall F. W. Berk was one British
manufacturer but I no longer have my sample catalogues.
Best regards.
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
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