Craig Clark on mon 10 jun 02
Replace the thermacouple and go from there. I don't know why the tech
folks at Olympic didn't suggest that to begin with if you are unable to get
the flame going. Also, check the solenoid that the thermacouple is connected
to and be certain that it is infact opening when the thermacouple "tells" it
to do so {the pilot is lite.)
Craig Dunn CLark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn Sawyer"
To:
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 2:02 PM
Subject: olympic raku trouble
> I purchased a new gas/raku kiln from Olympic several months ago. I've
been
> trying since then to get the thing firing! I've been on the phone Olympic
> for hours. It has three burners across the bottom. I have not been able
to
> keep the ignition bar lit in order to get the burners going. The thermal
> couple is in the exact place it should be. I've made every adjustment
they
> suggested.
>
> The gas company installed it to their (Olympics) exact specifications and
> have come out to triple check it.
>
> This is the kiln that also fires to cone 10....the drum cranks up.
> Does anyone have any ideas for me to try? They want to send me a new
thermal
> couple....for me to disconnect the old one and install the new one....
Does
> anybody else have this kiln? Help Please..
>
> Thanks
> Carolyn Sawyer
> no not THAT Carolyn
> the other one in SC
>
>
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Carolyn Sawyer on mon 10 jun 02
I purchased a new gas/raku kiln from Olympic several months ago. I've been
trying since then to get the thing firing! I've been on the phone Olympic
for hours. It has three burners across the bottom. I have not been able to
keep the ignition bar lit in order to get the burners going. The thermal
couple is in the exact place it should be. I've made every adjustment they
suggested.
The gas company installed it to their (Olympics) exact specifications and
have come out to triple check it.
This is the kiln that also fires to cone 10....the drum cranks up.
Does anyone have any ideas for me to try? They want to send me a new
thermal
couple....for me to disconnect the old one and install the new one.... Does
anybody else have this kiln? Help Please..
Thanks
Carolyn Sawyer
no not THAT Carolyn
the other one in SC
Dannon Rhudy on mon 10 jun 02
The school has had one of these kilns for a year or so. No problems
with it. It does indeed sound like you have a faulty thermocouple.
Put in a new one. Always try the simplest fix first, when you are
not sure of the problem.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
At 03:02 PM 06/10/2002 EDT, you wrote:
>I purchased a new gas/raku kiln from Olympic several months ago. I've been
>trying since then to get the thing firing! I've been on the phone Olympic
>for hours. It has three burners across the bottom. I have not been able
to
>keep the ignition bar lit in order to get the burners going. The thermal
>couple is in the exact place it should be. I've made every adjustment they
>suggested.
>
>The gas company installed it to their (Olympics) exact specifications and
>have come out to triple check it.
>
>This is the kiln that also fires to cone 10....the drum cranks up.
>Does anyone have any ideas for me to try? They want to send me a new
thermal
>couple....for me to disconnect the old one and install the new one.... Does
>anybody else have this kiln? Help Please..
>
>Thanks
>Carolyn Sawyer
>no not THAT Carolyn
>the other one in SC
>
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Julie Milazzo on wed 12 jun 02
I had the same problem with my Olympic Downdraft, and
was also told to make adjustments. I don't know if
they're set up the same way, but I have these red
buttone that I have to press, then light, then hold
them for around a minute. No matter how long I held
them down, though, the flame would go out! Aaaargh!
Finally, I decided to see what would happen if I
released the button extremely slowly, and it worked!
No problems with it ever again! Let me know if this
trick does anything for you. They may not even have
similar controls at all, but when I called Olympic, I
also was told to adjust EVERYTHING, and no one thought
to tell me to ease up slowly. Hope this works for you!
Jules
--- Craig Clark wrote:
> Replace the thermacouple and go from there. I
> don't know why the tech
> folks at Olympic didn't suggest that to begin with
> if you are unable to get
> the flame going. Also, check the solenoid that the
> thermacouple is connected
> to and be certain that it is infact opening when the
> thermacouple "tells" it
> to do so {the pilot is lite.)
> Craig Dunn CLark
> 619 East 11 1/2 st
> Houston, Texas 77008
> (713)861-2083
> mudman@hal-pc.org
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carolyn Sawyer"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 2:02 PM
> Subject: olympic raku trouble
>
>
> > I purchased a new gas/raku kiln from Olympic
> several months ago. I've
> been
> > trying since then to get the thing firing! I've
> been on the phone Olympic
> > for hours. It has three burners across the
> bottom. I have not been able
> to
> > keep the ignition bar lit in order to get the
> burners going. The thermal
> > couple is in the exact place it should be. I've
> made every adjustment
> they
> > suggested.
> >
> > The gas company installed it to their (Olympics)
> exact specifications and
> > have come out to triple check it.
> >
> > This is the kiln that also fires to cone 10....the
> drum cranks up.
> > Does anyone have any ideas for me to try? They
> want to send me a new
> thermal
> > couple....for me to disconnect the old one and
> install the new one....
> Does
> > anybody else have this kiln? Help Please..
> >
> > Thanks
> > Carolyn Sawyer
> > no not THAT Carolyn
> > the other one in SC
> >
> >
>
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Peg Landham on thu 13 jun 02
I am embarrassed to say I limped along with my Olympic kiln for at least =
a year before I finally talked with Robert(?) Haugen directly, and he =
figured out my problem was simply that I was using an electric kiln =
shelf on the bottom level instead of the correctly sized round shelf I =
needed for proper circulation. I don't have the same kiln you have, but =
in case anyone else has trouble keeping the flames connected to the =
burner tips when the gas is turned up, this may be your problem.
Peg Landham
Birmingham, Alabama
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