Safety Guidelines .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Precautions ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Electrical Grounding .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Your Kiln ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
How your Dehumidification Kiln Works .................................................................................................................................. 2
Getting Started ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Floors ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Ceilings ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Doors ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Construction Guidelines ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Baffles and Deflectors ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Power Vent ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Chamber Plans ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Chamber Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Wall Details ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Front Elevation .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Door Framing ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Deflectors and Baffles .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Equipment Front ............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Equipment Back .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Power Vent Wiring ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Fan Diagram ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Equipment Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Wet and Dry Bulb Sensors ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Sensor Technology ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Dry Bulb Sensor .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Wet Bulb Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Wet Bulb & Dry Bulb Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Kiln Control ................................................................................................................................................................... 19
How the Controller Works ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
Using the KD250 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Parameters .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Settable Parameters ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Alarm Conditions / Messages ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Timber Probes .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Probe Placement ............................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Table of Species in each Wood Group ................................................................................................................................. 22
KD250 Technical Specifications .................................................................................................................................................. 23
Control Wiring ................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Drying Lumber ............................................................................................................................................................. 23
Placing Stickers and Loading Lumber...................................................................................................................... 23
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