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"Lew Hodgett" wrote

Norm once built a green house on NYW.

Used a modulated opening for maintaining temps.

Might want to take a look for reference ideas.

Lew


Real kilns modulate temperature and moisture by heating up with a cycle of
then letting the hot moist air out, then heating up again. Ideally, for a
solar kiln, you would want to cycle the air out in early afternoon, then let
it time to heat before nightfall again. A furnace blower on a timer with
shutters that blow open would facilitate that very nicely. Also, if you do
not stick your wood, you are fooling yourself.

This isn't aimed at Lew, just an add on to the thread.
--
Jim in NC


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