Skutt EnviroVent - Manual (Page 4)

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Placement of holes in kiln lid
Diagram #2
2 holes 3 holes 4 holes 5 holes
Drilling holes in the kiln floor
Locate and mark the center of the kiln floor. Use the pattern provided in the back of the
manual as a reference for hole placement. Important: the holes in the floor must fit within
a 4 1/2” diameter at the center of the floor to align with the hole in the plenum chamber of
the EnviroVent
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located directly below.
Do not drill holes with the kiln installed above the EnviroVent
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or dust may damage its
motor.
Use the drill guide provided to keep your drilling perpendicular. Use an electric drill if your
kiln floor has a metal plate. With standard firebrick kiln floors, you have two options; use
the drill guide and rotate the drill bit by hand, OR, firmly support the floor on a piece of
scrap wood and use the guide and an electric drill to slowly drill through the floor into the
wood. Precision and care are important to avoid an oversize hole or chipping of the floor
underside.
Drilling holes in the kiln lid
Locate and mark the center of the kiln lid. Measure the thickness of the kiln fire brick and
add 1” (will be approximately 3 1/2 to 4 inches). Space the holes evenly around the kiln lid
but no closer to the edge than the distance above. Because the holes introduce room
temperature air into your kiln, they must not be clustered. Refer to diagram #2 for help.
Use the same drill guide to keep your drilling perpendicular. Rotate the drill bit by hand,
OR, firmly support the lid on a piece of scrap wood and use the guide and an electric drill to
slowly drill through the lid into the wood. When finished, you should have the same
number and size holes in your lid as your floor, although their arrangement is quite different.
Figure 1
Drilling by hand Careful, supported drilling
4”
3” 4”
3” 4”
3” 4”
3”