AlexMB

thanks for this—do you have a model I could look up? The one you found sounds really great & I agree about overhead vents, I can see they’d be in the way just looking at photos of them I feel claustrophobic

Thank you very much for the kind words and thoughtful gift of information! I will be pondering

Thank you! That is sort of what I was thinking about using our HVAC system as ventilation. I could do the plywood window vent thing in our garage but is that overkill if the garage door can just be opened?

Thanks in advance for your patience with me—I am new to home ceramics and learning. I’m looking into buying a kiln for the first time and very confused about venting. I came across one YouTuber that fires her small kiln in the little guest half-bathroom and just turns on the bathroom vent. I’m also seeing used kilns for sale that don’t have vents installed and appear to have been used a lot sans-vent. If we were planning to be in this house a long time I’d be thinking of a permanent vent installation but we are actively looking to move and so I’m thinking about more temporary solutions. Kiln location ideas: We don’t keep cars in the cement floored garage but have kids stuff (bikes and scooters, etc) and lawnmowers in there. That’s one place I thought about putting the kiln. We also have 2 screened porches with LVT flooring (plastic that looks like wood tile floors) and they have ceiling fans. I had also thought about our basement guest room, there’s plenty of space but the floor is LVT. I was initially thinking I could attach something like the envirovent tube end to a piece of plywood that fits in the window, and when not in use, close the window and have the vent end just sitting on the ground? Locally near me there are a few nice looking kilns for sale, a paragon with a DTC 1000 controller, a Skutt doll kiln…neither of which have a vent installed currently. I could just buy new but do love to find a good deal. Should I be searching for kilns that don’t require a permanent venting hookup? Is anything going to be safe to fire in my garage or LVT floored screened porch without adding a vent? I could use as detailed help/explanations as you can find it in your heart to give me. Thanks!