Debbie Pierce Duncan on wed 16 jun 04
Thank you Howard,
I,m much relieved to hear that. Do you think I should replace them all at once?
Deb
Debbie Pierce Duncan on wed 16 jun 04
Bought a Duncan DK1020-2 kiln for 200.00. It is a 10 sided 240 volt.30 amp single phase kiln that fires to 2345 degrees (CONE 8). The model # is DO 5015. It came without furniture. The bricks had a few chips and cracks but the elements were in place and the inside was clean. I test fired it and only reached 125 degrees after 5 hours. The folks at Duncan had me olms test the elements and the 4th and 5th were dead. All others tested within range. I was told by the seller that the kiln was in working condition when they last fired it. Could that be true when the elements are dead now? Should I replace all the elements or just the 2 right now. In your expert opinion should this fix the heating up of the kiln. We have checked all the switch relays and they seem to be ok. This model has a kiln stitter- LT-4k. Does anyone know the normal time for it to ramp up to say, cone 04-05 when kiln is in normal working order? Does anyone have any tidbit or insite into this kiln? Did I buy a good
kiln or get taken? I so want to start firing at home, and was so excited to get one. Help me figure this one out, or look for something else.
Thanks Deb
Arnold Howard on wed 16 jun 04
Deb, since element #4 and #5 are broken, none of the upper four elements
will fire, because they are wired in series. Once you replace those two
elements, the kiln will probably be fine.
It is likely that the elements were working the last time the kiln fired.
Maybe they were damaged when the kiln was moved.
At any rate, the kiln is easy to repair, because it uses only infinite
control switches and the Kiln Sitter. It doesn't have the complicated 2-in-1
timer found on the later series. Paragon sells parts for the Duncan kilns.
You can order them by calling 800-876-4328 and asking for Laura.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Pierce Duncan"
> Bought a Duncan DK1020-2 kiln for 200.00. It is a 10 sided 240 volt.30 amp
single phase kiln that fires to 2345 degrees (CONE 8). The model # is DO
5015. It came without furniture. The bricks had a few chips and cracks but
the elements were in place and the inside was clean. I test fired it and
only reached 125 degrees after 5 hours. The folks at Duncan had me olms test
the elements and the 4th and 5th were dead. All others tested within range.
I was told by the seller that the kiln was in working condition when they
last fired it. Could that be true when the elements are dead now? Should I
replace all the elements or just the 2 right now.
> Thanks Deb
Arnold Howard on thu 17 jun 04
I would replace only the elements that are broken. The others might still
have life in them.
Another point: When testing elements with an ohmmeter, you can get a false
no-continuity reading (no needle movement on an analog ohmmeter, or OPEN on
a digital). If an ohmmeter lead touches a corroded element connector or
element end, you may get an indication that the element is broken when it
actually is not. So if you get a no-continuity reading for an element,
scratch the corrosion off the surface that you are testing. Then touch the
lead to that surface again.
The reason I mention this is that you might have only one element burned out
instead of two.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net
From: "Debbie Pierce Duncan"
Thank you Howard,
> I,m much relieved to hear that. Do you think I should replace them all at
once?
> Deb
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