Bailey Ceramic Supply - Bailey Gas Kiln Frame & Insulation Features

Bailey Gas Kilns are Approved &
Now 100% Certified
for the US and Canada.



Bailey Gas Kilns are officially approved and certified for the US and Canada. Add this to the long list of advantages in owning a Bailey Downdraft Gas Kiln. You get great dependable firing results, highly energy-efficient firings, superior technical support, and many innovative design features that are not found on any other kiln. Why certification? Without certification, any kiln installed in Canada requires an expensive time consuming and painstaking field certification. With certification already incorporated, installations are trouble free, fast, and inexpensive. Without certification, any kiln installed in the US may require the same expensive time consuming process as in Canada. Many states and municipalities have become more demanding in their certification requirements in order to allow operation of a new gas kiln. Don’t be fooled! Some kiln companies are deceptive by creating the illusion that their kilns are approved by stating their “components are listed”. This is no help when an inspector comes to your kiln site. The local inspectors will ask “Where is the certification label?” and you won’t have one. They don’t care that various parts are listed, they want to know that the entire kiln has been fully approved for safety and is certified! Bailey Gas Kilns have it all! Best quality, best performance, best price, best technical support, and 100% certified. The ETL certification conforms to the A.G.A. STD 1-94 and is certified to the C.S.A STD C22.2.
Check All the Design Features That Bailey Has to Offer

The most versatile way of building an insulating brick kiln
Typical mortared wall construction reduces the utility life of a kiln. Once a kiln is mortared as a continuous brick structure, large gapping cracks will result from the expansion and contraction from each firing. There is no way to effectively repair the structure in this type of brick construction.

The Bailey Advantage: Instead of mortaring the brick walls, Bailey Deluxe and Production kilns are anchored together mechanically. In this way, each brick has an expansion joint which prevents cracking and greatly extends the life of the overall lining. Another benefit of this design is the ease of repair. If damage occurs, the anchors can be easily removed, the bricks replaced, and the kiln restored to new condition. By comparison, mortared kiln walls cannot be locally repaired.

How the Mechanically Anchored Dry stack System Works
(Pro and Deluxe only)
Stainless “L” anchors (inset into top surface of brick) secure dry stacked brick into steel framework.

Cooler Skin Temperatures
(Pro and Deluxe only)
This door cut away view shows how heat travels and escapes through the cavity between frame and exterior sheet metal. This keeps the exterior frame cool and prevents corrosive condensation.

Standard Features on all Bailey Kilns (unless otherwise noted)

	Adjustable Door Seals Eliminate leaky door seals, pollution, and frame corrosion! With this exclusive Bailey feature, the door bricks that make contact with the main kiln can be individually adjusted (or replaced) to form a perfect door seal! The pressure points (pictured) press against a steel plate which secure edge bricks.		Heavy Duty Door Latches Bailey kilns have heavy duty door latches with large comfortable knobs. They pivot out of the way to prevent collision with the refractory door seals.
	Spy Plugs and Ports Bailey spy ports are beveled on the interior to provide wide angle viewing. Our spy ports are located on the side wall of our front loading kilns. By placing them on the side, the operator can clearly see where to place cone packs when stacking the kiln. Cart kilns have ports on the door.		The spy plugs are fabricated out of standard insulating soft brick. Replacement plugs can be conveniently cut in seconds with a hand saw. A safety label (next to the ports) warns kiln personnel of proper safety procedures. This view of a port on a Deluxe/Production style kiln shows how stainless steel is used to eliminate corrosion to the frame.
	Damper Controls The Damper Control is constructed of insulated board which is coated in a dense ITC coating. A support shelf protects the damper board and provides a surface to mark draft increments. Damper shelf positioning will vary.		Burner Port Covers All of Bailey kilns include convenient built in burner port covers that will seal off the kiln chamber at the end of the firing. At the completion of a firing, the refractory covers track over the port area to prevent re-oxidation.

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