Best stove for ISO container Kiln

[Excels1or]

Not sure if this is in the right forum....we're currently converting 2 ISO containers into kilns for drying firewood. Given the price of electricity/gas we'll be powering the kilns with seasoned wood on our yard

 

1. Has anyone had any experience running kilns this way?

 

2. What would be the best stoves to use to power the kilns.

 

TIA

[GarethM]

ISO as in shipping containers?.

 

Guy on YouTube likes his orligano 600, but then upgraded massively.

Edited December 18, 2022 by GarethM

[GarethM]

I am looking into something similar, I air dry currently to below 20%.

 

But it would be nice to load a day in advance prior to delivery, pre staging kind of thing.

 

Or as an option a full few days at a increased price.

[GarethM]

Downside for me is I'm in a smoke control area and I would need a flat pack shipping container due to acces as a 20ft container would be like a cork in a bottle.

 

[Excels1or]

5 hours ago, GarethM said:

Downside for me is I'm in a smoke control area and I would need a flat pack shipping container due to acces as a 20ft container would be like a cork in a bottle.

 

Where you based mate?

[GarethM]

Up north, Stockport.

[Excels1or]

42 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Up north, Stockport.

Thats dan sath mate, we're Glasgow! Get a yard in a rural area, ideally farm land, then you won't need to worry about smoke etc 👍

[GarethM]

Its my farm, so having to make do as best as possible 🙂. 

 

Have been doing plenty of research, Talbot T75 or T150 & WWT WT5 or 10 are also options. Manual filling and control but they are atleast air heaters.

[Steven P]

I suppose a container counts as a building doesn't it in relation to smoke control zones?

 

Not sure what temperature you'd need inside, more important is airflow and keeping the rain off I think - however 'massively upgraded' would be a lot of insulation?

Edited December 19, 2022 by Steven P

[GarethM]

The smoke control classes them as an appliance, so even if it's free standing it has to comply, even animal incinerators have to comply 🙂.

 

From what I've read, temperature is important but controlling the humidity is probably more important.

Edited December 19, 2022 by GarethM