Dry Kiln Maintenance

 

 

 

For over 19 years, Franklin Coatings has successfully completed various projects for notable Lumber Mills Canfor, Weyerhaeuser, West Fraser, Millar Western, Pope & Talbot, Conifex and many others throughout BC, Alberta, and the Western United States.

 

Our mandate is to provide our customers with maintenance procedures that help with the preservation and efficiency of their dry kilns. We at Franklin Coatings are dedicated to maximizing the efficiencies of each of your dry kilns, and to give you the best possible performance for each and every drying cycle.

 

 

Services

Coating:

Keep your concrete and steel coated. The weakest part of your dry kiln is the concrete and then the steel. Let the coating take the abuse of the inside environment. A dry kiln should be coated every year.

 

Sealing:

 

By sealing your dry kiln you will save on energy consumption.  Increase the quality of the dried lumber.  Decrease the drying time, all to save you money and increase your profits.  Once your dry kiln has been re-sealed, it should last you 3 to 4 years before it needs to be sealed again, only if it is kept tightened yearly.

 

Tightening:

By keeping your dry kiln tight you preserve the sealing process. A loose dry kiln will result in inefficient drying. You will lose energy and the dry kiln will deteriorate. Tightening should to be done every year.

 

Bottom Door Seals:

We at Franklin Coatings have our own custom removable door seal. Gone are the days of an hour of downtime to replace one door seal. Franklin door seals slide in and out in just a few minutes.

 

 

Kiln Panels:

Replace any severely damaged panels as soon as possible. Any holes should be fixed immediately. We will be more than happy to replace or fix your panels. Before you purchase a new dry kiln, consider replacing the existing panels on the old ones. The cost of panel replacement is considerably more cost effective than the cost of a new kiln.

 

 

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