Question about a Kiln

Junglewarrior

My auntie who is down the country has an old Kiln that is used for art.ie heating up glass blocks etc.
She bought it in Canada a few years back.She read out the model tag on the side it says:
Skutt Automatic Kiln KM-1027-3"
240 Volt AC .2 W
1 Phase @48Amps 11520 Watts

Can this kiln be hooked up to an Irish power supply.I have nt seen it,she says there s no plug top on it,but it has a big thick cable with 3 cores in it.

Bruthal

It possibly could be if the house has an up to date supply, and relatively new wiring installation. It would not be plugged in, it would need its own circuit and isolator switch, and not much else running in the house with it on. If the house had an electric shower for example, both could not be on together.

Junglewarrior

thanks Robbie,the fact she bought it in Canada would nt have any bearing on it being hooked up alright.

DublinDilbert

Many heating loads in the US/Canada use 2 Phase power, which has a voltage similar to our single phase to neutral voltage here. I would imagine its a very simple device, eg switch, timer, thermostat and didn't require a "neutral" wire when in canada, eg it just got a 2 phase supply and the third wire is earth. So it should be grand from that point of view.

That's a large amount of current if your running it off a domestic supply, make sure there's a suitable MCB/cabling/isolator on it.

M cebee

i've connected 1 or 2 in commercial

i would say not suitable on standard 12kva-the sustained load is too high


maybe a domestic 16kva single /dual tarriff with 80amp main ocpd -just about

you could 'lock out' loads like instantaneous showers using a current sensing relay/contactor

Bruthal

It would be about 10.7kw on the 230v supply, which for heating elements would be around the 10.7kva as well. Still pushing it a little for a continous load on the standard supply alright. No making tea etc at the same time:D

M cebee

ya didn't spot that -prob a bit less on 230v

still


i've seen them on the 20kva or 29kva single phase alright