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Lesson 13 · The kiln

Firing (Jalai)

For: Munshi, mistri · every shift

  1. Home › Kiln › Firing, the Kiln Register row on Daily Entry, or the Firing quick form.
  2. Choose the Fireman, Day or Night, and the Line No being fired. You can also tap the line on the small plan under the form.
  3. Type Coal (kg). If the shift also burned wood, wood powder (burada), crop waste or rice husk, pick it in Other fuel and type its kg. + Add fuel adds a second one.
  4. Type Temperature (°C); check date and time.
  5. Tap Log Entry. The line turns red on the Kiln Board and its coal is added to that line.

The info cards above the form show the latest temperature, coal and other fuel today, coal over 7 days, coal per 1,000 bricks and the fuel left in stock. A shift that burns more of a fuel than is in stock is refused unless Allow negative stock is on (lesson 31).

The Line No list shows the line on fire, preheating lines and the next 15 loaded lines (after the last line it continues at 1).

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