"Sam" wrote in message
om...
So I had just about decided to set aside a little bit more money than
I
really should spend, and buy a slightly larger kiln. But I found that I
probably won't have the electrical outlet I need unless I either hire an
electrician or supplant my dryer. So alternatives are the cheaper kiln and
an electircian, or the larger kiln and keep swapping plugs behind my
dryer.
Neither really fill me with joy. Anyone have any handy advice that will
help
me get the most for my limited funds? Maybe there is an alternative way to
get 220v? or maybe the power to my well pump can be used, but that might
require that I have my kiln on the back porch, basically outside. Bad
Idea?

Thanks.

Sam:

Bad idea. Keep the kiln under cover, if you can. An electrician should be
able to install another outlet tapped off your dryer outlet for no more than
$50-100, depending on where you live, as long as you know the electrician,
and "promise" not to try to run both at once!
(You would probably trip the breaker anyway, running both at once.)
Or you can go the correct way and have a dedicated line run, and put the
kiln wherever you want.
Changing outlets from dryer to kiln might not be a bad idea, since you can
only use one at a time that way, and that eliminates the risk of fire from
an electrical overload.
We all know that the idea is to keep the fire _inside_ the kiln, not outside
:)
Hope that helps,
Wayne Seidl