The Electric Kiln: Maintenance and Repair

Sunday, February 22 - 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, February 22 - 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