Hulk Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Hi Windsong, Good question! Perhaps a Forum member who owns an EnviroVent 2 can provide a point of comparison*. My kiln vent is a home made setup; the motor gets warm, but not too hot to touch. Is the motor housing hotter than the ductwork? If so, a little bit warmer, or a lot? Is the system blowing a strong stream of air outside? If the kiln room is fairly airtight, a window or door may need to be opened to allow sufficient "make-up" air to enter the room**. See if the fan's output changes when a door or window is opened. The three holes in the "plenum cup" should be unobstructed (per second paragraph under "How It Works" - manual, page 3), which allows ambient air to mix with the small stream of hot air that is pulled from the kiln. *Else contact Skutt; their Support is excellent! **See "Fresh Make-Up Air" (manual, page 12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 The air going through the vent shouldn't be more than 140F degrees, but that's pretty hot to the touch. Make sure the cup that attaches to the kiln isn't clogged in any way so that it's not pulling in room air. The vent pulls a little bit of air from the kiln through the holes in the kiln floor, and and mixes it with a lot of air from the room through the holes in the side of the cup. As long as that's all good you're probably fine. Those motors typically fail due to everything corroding or the bearings wearing to the point that the motor can no longer make it turn. I've never seen one overheat to the point that it melts down or anything like that. They usually run very loud before failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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