Dan Jarvis

Thanks for the reply, Glenn. Yup, floor to ceilingish is what I’m thinking too. To clarify, does your bell exhaust from the bottom?

Hi Gerry,
Thanks. I was so focused on using what’s already there, power outages didn’t even cross my mind. Sheesh. They’re frequent enough here that the house has a standby jenny, but not the pole barn.
Guess I’m putting in a proper chimney.

Dan

Hello all,
Been lurking for awhile but now legit. I’m planning to build an rmh (6” j-tube) for my ceramic studio. It’s a pole barn, roughly 40 x 20 feet, divided into two halves, one of which is fully insulated. The electric kiln is exhausted through the exterior wall, just under the eaves, via a high cfm speed-controlled fan. The exhaust temp never exceeds 120F.
My plan for the rmh is to place the feed tube and barrel in the drafty uninsulated space and route the manifold through the interior wall into a vertical red brick chamber (the smaller footprint is essential). I’m using salvaged K26, K23, and hard brick to protect and insulate as necessary.
After all those words, here’s my question: Will I cause problems by using the kiln’s powered exhaust to vent the chamber? Again, cfm is adjustable. I don’t care much for the idea of a passive horizontal chimney, and really don’t want to install a proper one through the roof. I live a bit above 45N and very windy in the winter. I’m afraid the drafty side will pull backwards with a low chimney. Will a powered exhaust help?
Thanks hey,
Dan