L. P. Skeen on tue 13 mar 01
Howdy. Just installed a new set of elements in the bottom of my Paragon =
A99b. (***ok, hold your applause to the end) Thought I'd turn 'em =
on and try the 'light a newspaper trick' to see if they were working. =
Before they heated up enough to light my paper, they started to smoke a =
little, and be very smelly. I figure there's some coating on the wire =
that is burning off, but just wanted to check with the gurus before I =
burn my house down.....So is this normal? It'll burn off in the first =
firing, etc.?
Tanks in advance!!!!
L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Pottery & Handmade Soaps
Summerfield, NC
"I have to take my paycheck to the bank; it's too little to go there by =
itself."
Laura Freedman on thu 15 mar 01
Got the same reaction from my new elements on the first firing. After a
half an hour or less the smell and slight smoke was gone. Laura
>Howdy. Just installed a new set of elements in the bottom of my Paragon
>A99b. (***ok, hold your applause to the end) Thought I'd turn 'em on
>and try the 'light a newspaper trick' to see if they were working. Before
>they heated up enough to light my paper, they started to smoke a little,
>and be very smelly. I figure there's some coating on the wire that is
>burning off, but just wanted to check with the gurus before I burn my
>house down.....So is this normal? It'll burn off in the first firing, etc.?
>
>Tanks in advance!!!!
>
>
>
>L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
>Living Tree Pottery & Handmade Soaps
>Summerfield, NC
>"I have to take my paycheck to the bank; it's too little to go there by
>itself."
>
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