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I didn't see your heat source.
That’s an expensive unit, quick check lists it at over $7k.Heat source is a Nyle L200M.
We have a kiln setup with a Nyle DH4000. Looks to be the same as the 200, just and older model. (Kiln has been in place for ~15 years) It was put in for lumber, but I needed to get firewood dry for bundles faster than the usual air drying.
Decided to try using the kiln to see how it would work.
Was able to fit about 5 cords in bulk bags. (16 bags) Kiln is about 300sq ft. It took about 3 weeks to dry it, cost about $600 in electricity. (Might sound expensive, but I decided that having bundles, even if selling only at a slight profit was better than not having having and loosing customers)
Max temp on the kiln we have is pretty low. I think it can do 160*, but the dehumidifier will shut down on anything over 120* or so.
From what I've been reading, an actual firewood specific kiln goes around 200*. Apparently at those temps, they can dry a load of wood in just a few days.
Lumber needs to dry slow or it case hardens and splits, where firewood doesn't matter.
...Why the drawbridge instead of hinge-mount conventional doors and an off-loading platform on the door apron of some kind?
Because the area in front of the kiln needs to be free of structure, its the only way in and out of the work yard.
2 cords?
How long did it take?
I'm modifying the kiln we use to be heated with a 100k btuindirect fired diesel heater.
The Nyle heater is only about 13k BTU. It's just too slow for firewood, I need the wood dry in 3-5 days, not 2+ weeks.
Also it's expensive to run being electricity is expensive here.
The idea is to feed the dry hot air through the wall of the kiln and exhaust the damp air out 2 vents near the ceiling.
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