The Electric Kiln: Maintenance and Repair
The Electric Kiln: Maintenance and Repair
Sunday, January 25 - 10:30AM-5:30PM (with an hour break for lunch)
Learn how to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair an electric kiln!
We will cover basic kiln care practices to help maintain your kiln in the best possible way, troubleshooting problems when they arise, and how to repair your kiln to get it back up and running. This class includes presentation and demonstration as well as hands on experience opportunities to replace elements, thermocouples, wiring, and relays. The parts we will be working with are Skutt kilns, however the methods and information apply to other brands of electric kilns as well!
Skill Level: Level 3 (Intermediate-Advanced)
Requirements: Knowledge of ceramics and basic understanding of electric kilns required (or completion of Introduction to Electric Kilns and Firing)
Date: Sunday, January 25 - 10:30AM-5:30PM (with an hour break for lunch)
Learn how to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair an electric kiln!
We will cover basic kiln care practices to help maintain your kiln in the best possible way, troubleshooting problems when they arise, and how to repair your kiln to get it back up and running. This class includes presentation and demonstration as well as hands on experience opportunities to replace elements, thermocouples, wiring, and relays. The parts we will be working with are Skutt kilns, however the methods and information apply to other brands of electric kilns as well!
Morning Session:
Kiln components
Kiln maintenance and best practices
Cleaning kiln furniture
Error codes
Testing
How to find information on repair
Reading kiln wiring diagrams and other information
Ordering replacement parts
Afternoon Session:
Replacing elements
Replacing thermocouples
Replacing relays and wiring
You will need to bring:
Materials for taking notes
