urfriedrice Posted Monday at 11:52 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:52 PM Hi I was wondering if kiln ducts are hot to touch? I'm worried if I accidentally elbow it, I'll burn myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted Tuesday at 12:43 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:43 AM Are you referring to the ducts on a downdraft kiln vent? If set up and working properly, the duct should be under 140F degrees. If you bump that it won't burn you. Those ducts should be out of the way where bumping them shouldn't be an issue anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted Tuesday at 04:23 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:23 AM 4 hours ago, urfriedrice said: Hi I was wondering if kiln ducts are hot to touch? I'm worried if I accidentally elbow it, I'll burn myself Definitely agree with @neilestrick. Getting this to perform and down to a safe temperature is part of a good install IMO. Definitely no higher than 140 for equipment longevity and safety. Scalding chart below to give you an idea of contact time. I try and get them to function well in the 120 - 130 range which means fairly open collection box for me to pull in lots of room air. Scalding chart below - may help Kelly in AK and neilestrick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfriedrice Posted Tuesday at 07:53 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:53 PM 19 hours ago, neilestrick said: Are you referring to the ducts on a downdraft kiln vent? If set up and working properly, the duct should be under 140F degrees. If you bump that it won't burn you. Those ducts should be out of the way where bumping them shouldn't be an issue anyway. Thank you, that was very helpful Bill Kielb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfriedrice Posted Tuesday at 07:54 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:54 PM 15 hours ago, Bill Kielb said: Definitely agree with @neilestrick. Getting this to perform and down to a safe temperature is part of a good install IMO. Definitely no higher than 140 for equipment longevity and safety. Scalding chart below to give you an idea of contact time. I try and get them to function well in the 120 - 130 range which means fairly open collection box for me to pull in lots of room air. Scalding chart below - may help Thanks for the chart, I'll be cautious. I appreciate the extra time u spent to give me solid info Bill Kielb and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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