Lily Krakowski on thu 9 jan 03
Someone who knows will have to tell you about those automatic kilns.
This turn-the-button potter can tell you this. VOLTAGE DROP. Said it
before bears repeating. When we first moved to the country I had trouble
firing my Skutt to c. 6 in winter. To make long story bearable, having read
someplace about voltage drop, I checked and yes: when the neighbors were
milking in the winter dark--using lots of light as well as the machines--
there was enough voltage drop to deprive my kiln. There was enough voltage
for Low and Medium: so I started the kiln at 3:00 AM and all went well...
And I would expect that plain cold would affect the time too. But ahve
someone check the voltage....
Get someone to
Tammy McDonald writes:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I have a Skutt 714 digital kiln that is not reaching cone 6 consistently.
> Sometimes it reaches cone 6 and sometimes I get an Error 1 message. I have
> checked the elements and they are all glowing, and I can hear the relays
> opening and closing. Is it still possible that the elements are breaking
> down at higher temperatures, even though they seem to be working? Also, I
> am firing in my garage. Could it be possible that the cold weather is
> preventing the kiln from reaching temperature before the preset trigger time
> for the error message to display? (I think the error message is triggered
> if the kiln doesn't reach temperature within 21 minutes of the estimated
> time it should reach temp.)
> Any advice or thoughts?
>
> We are still waiting for snow or rain in the foothills of Colorado.
>
> Thanks,
> Tammy McDonald
>
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Lili Krakowski
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Be of good courage....
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