In this article, we’re going to look at the business end of the kiln. This is the end of the kiln opposite the door, where the controls and electronics are. You can access the inner workings of the machine located behind the magnetized aluminum covers which can easily be removed and reattached.

Start by opening up the magnetized aluminum cover on the back of the kiln to take a look, simply snap the cover off and snap it back on when you’re done. Inside of the cover, you can see the liquid ring vacuum pump at the bottom of the machine with the input where the vacuum is drawn entering into the top of the pump. The exhaust of the pump, where the water vapour is removed, goes to both the air and moisture exhaust on the side of the kiln, and out the bottom where the water condensation drains. Also leading into the pump is the water line that is fed from the half inch NPT water connection located on the bottom of the kiln between the two drainage pipes. This water connection runs through a flow and temperature sensor, as well as a solenoid to control when the water turns on and off. The pump only uses water when it’s running, and it only runs about 5-10% of the time. It requires ¾ of a gallon of water per minute while in operation, and there is an option to recirculate this water.

Also inside this access panel are the connections for the fan motor which is inside the kiln, and different RTD sensors for temperature sensing, the electric heating elements are located here as well. All of which are very accessible once the cover is removed, and require very little maintenance, but are made accessible for ease of use. If you have any specific questions about the setup or usage of your iDRY kiln, you can always reach out via phone or through the website https://idrywood.com/ and the iDRY staff will be happy to assist you!