clay lover Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I have had a Skutt 1027 for a few years. I want to add an Envirovent. Do I need to plan on taking the kiln apart to put the holes in the bottom? Any advice before I do this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Nope. Just drill them through from the inside. A normal old drill bit will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 So sort of stand on my head and have at it ? Guess the vent will come with a pattern for the holes to fit into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Wait for the vent to get into your hand's and then follow instructions. Soft brick drills easy. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 For a kiln that size you'll need something like two 1/4 inch holes. Easy peasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Use a drill bit that you don't plan to use for wood after that. best, ........................john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I have a Skutt 1027 and my Envirovent came with the drill bits needed for the bottom and top it was an easy install but if you have any more questions just ask. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docweathers Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I built my own envirovent for my Skutt km. 1227 for about $40. It works very well and is easy to build. Here is a picture of kit. It just slides under the kiln and is held in place by a small flat spring. If you have any questions just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Doc its beautiful-really-simple and clean I say this after installing a new forced air heater and some duct work last month on my time off. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docweathers Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks for your positive comments. Inventiveness springs from being lazy and cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Do you use the reostat much? or would an off on switch work instead? I assume the blower is an inline off e-bay? 4 inch or 6 inch duct? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Larry that is a slick job, we were getting ready to build our own system when we got a call about a local potter that had cancer. She had recently bought some new equipment and was selling it, I paid 200 for the envirovent new in the box. It wasn't the bargain of the year but I thought it would help her out financially. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docweathers Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 The blower is quite oversized. I believe the standard envirovent blower is135 CFM. This one is 240 CFM inline off of eBay.. I didn't know how much I would need in my crudehome brew version. It was not much more expensive to get a larger one.Also, the six-inch was the smallest I could find that had metal fan bladesversus plastic. I was worried about the heat melting the plastic blades butthe exhaust turns out to be no place near that hot. There is enough leakageto cool the hot kiln gas. I use the rheostat all the time. It is just oneof the standard rheostats used to control incandescent house lights.The one thing I would do different is to take center tube, connecting theblower to the vent duct, down to a sheet metal shop to get the other endcrimped. You can't buy those straight tubes crimped both ends. By far thehardest part was hand crimping the uncrimped end.Let me know if you have any other questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espottery@hotmail.com Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I recently hooked up a salvaged Skutt 1027 to my existing Envirovent system and made a video on drilling the holes. This might help you. You don't need to take the kiln apart at all, and it's quite easy. -Janis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay lover Posted March 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Thanks you! how helpful. Do any of you think the cooling program will be affected by the vent running? Or am I supposed to go turn it off after it peaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I leave my vent running from start of the firing (bisque and glaze) and turn it off when the kiln has cooled and I'm ready to unload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just leave it on for the entire process. It won't hurt to turn it off, but don't make any extra effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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