Heidi KH Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Hello! First post and excited to join. This group always pops up when I search a pottery related question. I have a new home and am setting up shop in my garage. The electrician can (finally) be here next week to run the line and breaker for my kiln, but I am still unsure about the best location for it. The garage is a fairly new extension off of the original garage - it was built 3 years ago to be the previous owners workshop and is 19' x 23'. It is really well insulated and has a propane heater on the back wall which pulls fuel from the pig that heats the house. I am in Michigan - land of scorching hot summers and arctic-like winters. The garage managed to stay pretty cool in August as long as I kept it closed up. We will see how it retains heat pretty shortly here. So, I am trying to upload a sketch I have and we'll see how quick a learner I am. I have located 2 spots to possibly put the kiln. The first is in the back corner. But the proximity to the propane heater concerns me. Of course I will close the valve when running the kiln, and it is has a thermostat, but still concerned about safety. Of course that may be an unfounded concern - and that is not the location I would prefer. I would rather put it up in location 2 near the garage door. I can still vent out the side of the garage and I can just open the garage door when it is too hot. Or can I? It is a metal door, but does have rubber wheels. The kiln is a Skutt 1018-3, so not too tall and well insulated with the thick brick. I would really appreciate any insight you experienced folk have on this. I have been one of 2 people in charge of loading and firing the kilns at my current studio for the last 6 months, so I do have some experience, I guess it is just having a kiln in my home being a new experience that has me worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Either location would work. As long as you're a couple of feet from the heater it shouldn't be a safety issue. And yes, you can always prop the garage door to help cool the space. The only worry about location 2 is if weather can blow in on the kiln when you open the garage door, like if you're parking the car during a rain storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi KH Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Thank you. No worries about weather - there will be no car in the garage: it is actually two 2-car garages, so this entire space is for my studio. To be honest, it is why I bought the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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