Pinkfrog Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Hello! I have a L&L kiln (4.4 cu) with the vent- sure system but I have received complaints because of the vent noise. How do I manually vent at bisquing and glaze firing until I setup the vent system differently so my neighbors can't hear the vent? Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Wow, weird! My Skutt 230 electric has a vent system my uncle made that is made of a metal box that goes under the kiln with a dryer hose attached to another box that is in my window. That box has a good, strong fan inside, and is operated by a switch. Works fine as wine and is only as loud as a dryer vent, really. If your neighbors complained about something THAT quiet, I'd bean them over the head with a pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 I have never heard that before ... those fans usually run about as quietly as clothes dryer exhausts. Where do you have it set up? Do you think it is running extra loud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkfrog Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 I have never heard that before ... those fans usually run about as quietly as clothes dryer exhausts. Where do you have it set up? Do you think it is running extra loud? The fan is set up to the wall and the nose goes outside the window and it's louder than a dryer but I have terrible neighbors. Since the fan needs to run for hours the people can't stand the noise. So how do I vent the kiln while bisquing and firing without using the vent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sounds like you'll need to make a new venting system. Or give your neighbors some directions to a very warm place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mug Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 The fan should be more quite than an air conditioner, lawn mower or a leaf blower. If you were using it during day light hours, even if it was a little noisy, you should be well within reason. The cheapest and simplest solution would be to operate it during day light hours and tell them to go pound salt. Alternately, you may choose to avoid any conflict Put in a light switch dimmer to reduce the fan speed...(you will have to readjust your vent for the slower speed.) You could try adding some vibration dampening material to the fan mount... 1/4" Neoprene would work. Try venting the hose into an open box or large tube with poly foam egg crate lining. Any of these should dull down the noise. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 My Skutt Envirovent system is very noisy inside the kiln room fortunately I have a door I can close. You can hear it outside but it's not loud enough that neighbors should complain about it. Have you called L&L tech about it? Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantay Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 I would check for things it may be vibrating against. Also, you probably need a large boom box and some heavy metal CD's. At the proper volume your neighbors should completely forget about the vent noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Is it vibrating, or is it just the sound of the fan itself? Sounds like you have irrational neighbors. Is it possible for you to add on to the duct outside to extend it away from the windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffesonm Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 no idea what your setup or ducting looks like, but I have this fan to move hot wood stove air from room-to-room and it's pretty darn quiet: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FXVJ1U/ref=pe_309540_26725410_item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 If the fan is mounted directly to the wall, you're getting the full volume of it outside. It may help if you get the fan mounting bracket from L&L and mount the fan to the floor inside the studio, several feet from the hole in the wall, connected by a 4" flexible duct to the hole in the wall. This will help dampen the noise some since the sound will have to travel through the duct before going outside. It may also help to use a non-metal duct, like a thermoplastic rubber. Just put a standard 4" clothes dryer vent cap assembly through the wall. More photos here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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