How we make KilnBay trustworthy

Safety

Guidance on electrical service, gas, ventilation, fire risk and ceramic materials is reviewed by someone qualified in that area before it is published, and the page says who reviewed it and when.

• Safety pages cite their sources, such as manufacturer documentation, codes and recognised references.
• Requirements vary by country and region. We say so, and we point to the rules that apply.
• Where a task should be done by a licensed electrician, gas fitter or kiln technician, we say so plainly at the top of the page, not at the bottom.
• We don't publish shortcuts that trade safety for convenience, such as bypassing interlocks or unsafe homemade chemistry.

Sourcing

Specifications come from manufacturer documentation wherever possible, and we note the model generation they apply to. When figures come from owners or technicians, we label them as reported and say how many independent reports agree.

Community submissions

Firing logs, glaze outcomes and defect reports from the community are valuable and are always labelled as community experience, separate from reviewed guidance. Submissions use structured fields and precise units so they can be compared, and they keep a revision history. Contributors keep ownership of their photos and recipes; we ask only for the licence needed to display them, with attribution options and a clear takedown process.

Sponsorship and independence

• Manufacturers, distributors and sponsors never control rankings, comparisons or defect reporting.
• Sponsored content is clearly labelled and goes through the same technical review as everything else.
• If we earn a referral fee from a link, we disclose it on that page.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it promptly and add a dated note on the page describing what changed. Safety-related corrections are prioritised above everything else. To report an error, reply to any issue of The Kiln Load.

Last updated 14 November 2026.