Kiln on damp side of my basement

[Thirteenmoons]

Hi! I'm so excited! We finally moved my "studio" across the basement! My ventilation will work better bc it will need less ducting to get out the window and I'll have better cross vent. I have more room for my nice new Jenken Deluxe kiln! I haven't used it yet but I'm excited to have a big one now! My Wale Firebird is now hooked up instead of the Dragon. The Firebird is much hotter. Maybe my Raku will be better now. I got a nice new custom built work bench and a new outlet receptactle with my own breaker out of it too! All compliments of DH. Wohoo!

Anyway, enough gushing... I really do have a question. That side of the basement gets kind of wet and is always very damp in the winter. My house is 126 yrs old so there's no avoiding a wet basement at times. Is this dampness going to hurt the firebrick in my kiln?

Hugs!

[Cosmo]

As long is your kiln isn't actually in water, it should be fine. At 900+ degrees, any dampness inside there will have evaporated long ago.

[dogmaw]

Yep, Cosmo is right. But for your comfort, you might want to get a dehumidifier for over there.

[Cosmo]

Yep, Cosmo is right. But for your comfort, you might want to get a dehumidifier for over there.

Or just leave the top of the kiln open for a little while. That should get rid of all the moisture in the room real quick... :D