Summary of Contents for L&L Kiln Mfg, Inc. Fuego
- Page 1 FUEGO INSTRUCTION MANUAL (USA) Kilns Built Last L&L Kiln Mfg, Inc. 505 Sharptown Road, Swedesboro, NJ 08085 Ph: 856.294.0077 Fx: 856.294.0070 E: service@hotkilns.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
SPRINKLER CAUTIONS ....................5 • Liberty-Belle Kilns (LB Series) GENERAL ENVIRONMENT CAUTIONS ..........5 • Fuego Kilns VENTILATION IS ESSENTIAL..................5 AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ..................6 SURFACE IS HOT AND CAN CAUSE BURNS .............. 6 KEEP CHILDREN/ANIMALS AWAY FROM KILN ............6 KEEP FLAMMABLES AWAY FROM KILN .............. -
Page 3: Safety Notice
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS of less than 600 volts happen when people are working SAFETY NOTICE on “hot,” energized equipment – PLEASE DISCONNECT 1. All cautions and requirements recommended by L&L AND LOCK OUT ALL ELECTRICAL POWER BEFORE Kiln Mfg. Inc. are meant to assist users to properly and ATTEMPTING KILN REPAIRS! safely operate their kilns. -
Page 4: Installation Cautions
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS WORK ON LIVE EQUIPMENT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY 5. The essential issue with kiln clearance is to keep excessive NECESSARY! heat from flammable surfaces. Remember, even when you follow clearance and ventilation recommendations, the kiln Use the right tools for the job – do not improvise. For is giving off heat. -
Page 5: Thermocouples
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 5. CAUTION: It is critical that the hinge bar sits in the bottom DON’T USE AN EXTENSION CORD of slot. This is to allow the lid to rise and fall slightly as the 1. Never use an extension cord with your kiln. The extra kiln heats and expands without putting stress on the lids length of the wire could cause the cord to overheat and connection points and potentially damaging the lid. -
Page 6: Keep Kiln Dry & In Protected Space
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 3. If the cord touches the hot case it could melt and cause SPRINKLER CAUTIONS a short circuit and/or fire. 1. If you have a sprinkler system be careful to check the temperature rating and location of the heads so that KEEP KILN DRY &... -
Page 7: Ambient Temperatures
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS calculate ventilation requirements for a kiln room: 2. Aside from fumes that must be ventilated, and flammability hotkilns.com/calculate-kiln-room-ventilation concerns, they must be protected from the heat of the kiln and the electrical dangers. 5. Aside from issues of ventilating the fumes from the firing, the heat build up in an enclosed room could present a 3. -
Page 8: Tripping Hazards
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 3. We recommend using a dry out segment in your bisque TRIPPING HAZARDS program at 66°C (150°F). (Note that, because of the 1. Be sure to remove tripping hazards near the kiln. thermocouple offset programmed into our DynaTrol when we 2. -
Page 9: Loading & Unloading Cautions
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 1. Plastics, organic materials, bakeable modeling clay, KEEP LID CLOSED WHEN KILN IS NOT IS USE mothballs and a large variety of materials can decompose under heat causing the release of highly toxic fumes or rapid uncontrollable combustion. -
Page 10: Do Not Unload Kiln While Hot
SUPPORTS 5. For ventilation purposes, some people fire with the lid 1. A special safety system is supplied with your Fuego, slightly propped open 1” to 3” during the beginning phase of Liberty-Belle, e18S, e18T, J18, or J18X kiln (and some the firing (if they do not have a downdraft vent system). -
Page 11: Firing Cautions
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS not use regular sunglasses for this - they are not designed 5. The tube assembly should be replaced if gets overly to protect your eyes from this type of radiation. corroded or contaminated with condensed glaze or other materials. -
Page 12: Check Thermocouple Calibration
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 2. For instance if you used a Type S thermocouple on a POST FIRING CAUTIONS control set up for Type K you would overfire your kiln. CHECK FOR GLAZE AND CERAMIC CHIPS 3. On some controls (like the newer DynaTrols) it is possible 1. -
Page 13: General Maintenance Cautions
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 3. Immediately diagnose and fix this because it could cause GENERAL MAINTENANCE CAUTIONS a fire. ELECTRICAL SAFETY 4. Also check temperature of any other cords on the kilns 1. Shut off kiln when servicing it. Use an approved lock out/ (such as element jumper cords). -
Page 14: Kiln Modifications Cautions
CAUTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS KILN MODIFICATIONS CAUTIONS COATINGS 1. We can not at this time recommend any coatings for the elements. 2. Use of ceramic coatings will void the warranty on the elements and potentially the firebrick or element holders if it contaminates them. - Page 15 REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF YOUR L&L KILN sides of the shelves because you do not want the kiln wash WATCH THIS VIDEO to fall off into the kiln). This video shows you the basics of how to do routine 4) Keep a kiln log of firings. Tracking the performance maintainence on your L&L kiln: of your kiln over time may turn out to be an extremely hotkilns.com/maintaining-kiln...
- Page 16 REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF YOUR L&L KILN use - especially if used at the higher temperatures like cone 10). 5) Repair any firebrick problems. 6) If you have a manual kiln (or the Orton AutoCone backup on an automatic kiln) be sure it is properly adjusted. See the AutoCone instructions.
- Page 17 OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) Basic instructions The display area provides printed directly lots of information such as faceplate for easy reference. temperatures, program prompts, etc. Press the Enter button to start the program you have Choose one of either the selected to fire.
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Page 18: Watch The Video First
Liberty-Belle, Simple with Changes (you can adjust a few basic Doll, Fuego and Robin kilns use the Cone 10 version. There parameters like heat up speed, cool down speed, are only minor differences as noted in these instructions. -
Page 19: First Firing
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) 7. FIRST FIRING ramps, temperatures and holds in sequence. CUSTOM The display changes rapidly so you may have review Three of the programs have been programmed more than once to see everything. by the factory to simplify the first firing process. -
Page 20: Simple With Changes (Bisque Or Glaze)
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) ENTER Press and the display reads later in the manual for how to set this.) FIrE You can add a delay time to the program by pressing 9.2 SIMPLE WITH CHANGES (Bisque or Glaze) DOWN arrow when you see but before you... -
Page 21: Example: Change Cone Of Bisque Fire
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) ENTER of that particular option. Press ENTER Once you see the value you want press See either alternating with a IdLE StOP select and save. display of the current kiln temperature. The display will then cycle back to the starting display Note - the temperatures, ramps and soak times that for of the control. -
Page 22: Standard (Simple) Programs
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) You will see either alternating with Seg 4- 1.00 Hrs RA4 - 100ºF º F4–1100ºF HOLD- 00.00 IdLE StOP a display of the current kiln temperature. Seg 5- 2.95 Hrs RA5 - 200ºF º... -
Page 23: Slow Glaze
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) Hold time is a time that the program holds the 12.2.1 Slow Glaze temperature reached at the end of the segment. It can ∆06 Slow Glaze – SEGS–3 (3 segments) be set for and, in fact, in most cases is. -
Page 24: Pick A Program
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) for an idea of what works. 13.2.3 PICK A PROGRAM You will see 13.2.6 ENTER HOLD TEMPERATURE CUS1 CUS2 CUS3 CUS4 These are the four custom programs. You will see followed by a value like 0300 DOWN You can scroll to other ones with the... -
Page 25: Review Program
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) The controller will then move the moving set-point up at represents 00 hours and 00 minutes. the programmed rate, and cycle power to the elements After you see this flashing display, you can press the to make the temperature of the kiln follow the moving DOWN button to adjust the delay time. -
Page 26: Add Temperature To Hold Period
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) increments to a hold (soak) period. Seg 5- 3.12 Hrs RA5 - 80-ºF º F5–2165ºF HOLD- 00.00 TOTAL FIRING TIME = 15.6 HRS During a hold or soak, the temperature in the kiln will be alternating in the display with the remaining hold time. -
Page 27: Maximum Temperature
Displays when entering the delay time dELA (hour:minutes) until the start of the firing. On a Cone 10 Version (Liberty-Belle, Doll, Fuego, Robin): Cone 10 models have a preset maximum Delay. Alternates with the remaining delay time until the start of the kiln. -
Page 28: Error Codes
OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F) 18. ERROR CODES Medium (Heat up or Cool down rate) No beeping when firing is complete. Or could be alternating with indicates tC FAIL FAIL that an option is off when setting options. Also used to show the thermocouple has failed. - Page 30 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS TABLE OF CONTENTS UNPACKING THE KILN 1) With a screw driver pry off the staples holding the bottom TOOLS NEED FOR THE JOB ...........1 box tray to the box sleave. UNPACKING ..............1 Inspect for visible damage ..........1...
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Page 31: Setting Up The Kiln
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS SETTING UP THE KILN 1) Place the stand in your desired location. WHY IS LEvELING SO ImPORTANT? The stand in position on the floor: If the stand and the bottom are not level your kiln shelves will not be level and loading will be difficult. -
Page 32: Assembling With Two People
CAUTION: The two kiln sections and top together of the Robin weigh about 70Kg (150 pounds). Be careful not to strain yourself. The Fuego weighs less and a strong person can probably lift this by themselves. 1) Pick up the kiln using the handles on the bottom section and place it on the bottom slab. - Page 33 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS Offsetting the lid for panel removal. Swinging the control panel to the left. 4) Loosen, but do not remove, the mounting screws that hold the control panel to the two kiln rings.
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Page 34: Disassembling The Kiln Rings
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS Removing the element connection wires. Removing the jumper wires from the bottom section. 2) Remove the top kiln section, with the lid still attached, 9) The Control Panel can now be completely removed from from the bottom section. -
Page 35: Setting Up The Kiln
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS b) Next the element jumper wires go on, with blue on the SETTING UP THE KILN 1) Remove the bottom kiln section from the packaging top-left terminal bolt and brown on the lower-left terminal bolt. - Page 36 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS Detail showing how all the hardware gets assembled Reattaching the element connection wires. on the terminal bolt before it is tightened. The white wires shown will be blue. 6) Reconnect the thermocouple wire to the Thermocouple.
- Page 37 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L FUEGO AND ROBIN KILNS 7) Push the right side of the panel flush with the kiln body Reinserting the hinge bar. and slide the mounting screws through the keyhole slots. Reattaching the right side of the control panel.
- Page 38 FUEGO - ROBIN PANEL PHOTO Photo of inside a Fuego or Robin control panel S-E-F14P/00 Insulation Plate S-E-F14X/00 Control Box L-G-SWCF/00 Element Shutoff Switch S-E-LBPL/IN T-G-F14X/HT Control Insulation Thermocouple Lead Wire L-G-F14X/P2 Secondary Power Wires L-G-P301/00 One-Touch™ Board L-G-F14X/CT Control Wire...
- Page 39 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS TABLE OF CONTENTS Heat Leakage & Vents ................12 Adding More Insulation................12 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ............2 KILN FIRES SLOWLY - EASY-FIRE .......... 12 Single vs Three Zone Control ..............12 VIDEOS ..................2 ShtO (SHUT-OFF) SETTING ..............13 TROUBLESHOOTING WEB TOOLS ..........
- Page 40 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE CAUTION - ELECTRICITY CAN KILL This manual is meant to assist and educate kiln owners Many of the tests described in here are performed under and service technicians. Our basic philosophy at L&L is to power.
- Page 41 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS TROUBLESHOOTING ELEMENT PROBLEMS ELIMINATE VARIABLES ONE AT A TIME Eliminate variables one by one to expose the problem See ELEMENT TROUBLESHOOTING & INSTALLATION variable(s). Asking questions can do this to some degree. INSTRUCTIONS in the TROUBLESHOOTING section for Electrical testing, examining shards of ware or cone, or information on elements problems and instructions on how examining the interior of the kiln usually can supply the rest...
- Page 42 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS A fused disconnect switch. On/Off Switch The on/off switch rarely needs replacing but if you have to replace that see this video: hotkilns.com/ replace-on-off- switch Plug & Cord (if you have one) 1) Make sure the power cord is plugged into the receptacle. Reseat plug.
- Page 43 Genesis: hotkilns.com/genesis-control-board One-Touch for School-Master kilns: hotkilns.com/one- touch-control-board-cone-6 hotkilns. One-Touch for Doll, Liberty-Belle and Fuego kilns: com/one-touch-control-board-cone-10 hotkilns.com/replace-dynatrol See this for how to replace: Internal Wiring 1) Unplug kiln or turn off at circuit breaker or fused EASY-FIRE DISPLAY READS FAIL disconnect and open up panel.
- Page 44 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS resistance of about .9 or 1.0. If you see an OL in your meter EASY-FIRE DISPLAY READS 2400 or then you have an open circuit somewhere which is probably CPLt WHEN IT STARTS UP a bad thermocouple.
- Page 45 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS the output contacts (AC1 & AC2 marked on the control DISPLAY IS NORMAL BUT KILN board) to ground (any green wire). CAUTION: This test WON’T HEAT UP should only be done by an experienced person familiar with electricity and its dangers.
- Page 46 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS sandpaper until no more than l/l6 of an inch gap is found Loading at any point along seal. Note that the gap at the top will The Dynamic Zone Control of the EASY-FIRE kilns can definitely appear larger than any gap you see between the compensate for many uneven loading situations.
- Page 47 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS is approximately 18 Deg F cooler than the actual kiln Vent System temperature. We have found through extensive testing 1) Is your vent system on and pulling air? You can check that the best way to compensate for this is to put in a this with a source of smoke in a cold kiln.
- Page 48 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS KILN FIRES SLOWLY - BOTH SERIES Element Aging 1) Elements both age and increase in resistance when fired. Run a Simple Paper Test When they increase in resistance the amount of power This will tell you if all kiln sections are firing. If they are not they develop decreases.
- Page 49 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS the resistance drops far enough. In addition, the expanding slow check the amperage draw of the kiln under a full load. diameter of an element can make it difficult to get it out of the CAUTION: This test should only be done by an experienced holder.
- Page 50 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 2) Trace wiring for missing or bad connections. the kiln. All these things keep the floor from absorbing the radiant energy from the kiln and will improve heat up times 3) Check wiring against wiring diagram. (as well as bottom of the kiln uniformity).
- Page 51 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS will be working at 100% earlier and earlier. This will allow ShtO (SHUT-OFF) SETTING the artificial inflation of the center’s temperature sooner 1) This option is used to shut off the automatic feature in and sooner.
- Page 52 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 2.) Make sure the elements are wired properly. Check the 4) There was a lot of air being exhausted from your kiln wiring diagram. when appeared. If a vent system pulls too much air Errd from just one point in the kiln, say, to down-ramp the load very quickly to a lower hold time for crystal formation, an...
- Page 53 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 5) If you rewire anything improperly or incorrectly the Err8 potential for anything from a blown breaker to just no power When using the Easy Fire Mode, the temperature is at all is possible. (Using wire with a temperature rating of decreasing during the last ramp segment.
- Page 54 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS DynaTrol board. Can you restart the kiln after it stops because of Error Codes? E) You are simply completing each TC circuit without using You can try to restart the kiln after getting an error code. the TC wire or the TC.
- Page 55 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS code. Look for tC2’s temperature and write it down. It might all. Or consider that most glazes have an entire cone’s . You have no cones in the kiln but you really temperature range that they can mature within. Weigh your 2175 need these pieces fired.
- Page 56 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS what you will see. can mean either you need new FAIL Err1 elements or a new relay. An ohms test and a voltage test See the section in these Troubleshooting Instructions called can tell you which it is. If you recently changed locations, DISPLAY READS FAIL power supplies, elements, or did any repairs, then closely...
- Page 57 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS average of about 2195°F for about 25 minutes, instead of SERVICE FOR YOUR KILN continuing on to 2232°F (cone 6) to finish the firing. WHERE TO GET SERVICE The relationship between time and temperature allows you See the SERVICE Section of your Instruction manual or see to estimate how much hold time to add to get the same hotkilns.com/technical-support...
- Page 58 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS Orange = OUT 1 CAUTION: The controller contains electronic components Blue = OUT 2 which are sensitive to static electricity. Before handling Purple = OUT 3 (not on e18S, e23S, and e28S) the controller dissipate any static charge you may have by touching metal or a screw on the controller panel, the elec- trical box, the kiln lid, or some other grounded object.
- Page 59 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS Picture showing thermocouple wires installed on transformer onto the Contactor Panel and remove the Control. One screw is removed to show how the TC transformer. wire should be prepared with a “U” shape. 5) Before installing the new transformer put the small jumper wire onto terminals #2 and #3 on the bottom row of terminals.
- Page 60 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS holder on the inside of the panel. Element Ohm Charts 4) Unscrew the nut that holds the fuse holder in place. Check your wiring diagram for resistence values for your kiln. (Note - only some popular models are listed 5) Remove and replace with a new fuse holder.
- Page 61 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS your instruction Manual (ELEMENT TROUBLESHOOTING School-Master Top Element Ohm Chart hotkilns. & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS) or here: VOLTS/ ELEMENT CIRCUIT com/element-troubleshooting MODEL PHASE OHMS OHMS SM23T-240 240/1 29.3 14.7 REPLACING ELEMENT HOLDERS SM23T-208 208/1 25.3 12.7 hotkilns.com/change-element-holder...
- Page 62 TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR L&L KILNS 4) The magazines Ceramics Monthly (ceramicsmonthly. DRILLING OUT HOLES FOR org) and Clay Times (claytimes.com) have many good PEEPHOLES articals and resources. See the instructions in the TROUBLESHOOTING Section 5) Also check out the great web resource, the Clayart of your instruction Manual (TROUBLESHOOTING &...
- Page 63 SERVICE FOR L&L KILNS IN GENERAL CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL SUPPORT To get technical support from L&L Kilns please send an SERVICE FOR YOUR KILN email to service@hotkilns.com L&L kilns are designed to be as easy to work on and fix as Include in your email the following important information: possible.
- Page 64 SERVICE FOR L&L KILNS is difficult to coordinate the electrician, a hot kiln, and our WHAT WE CAN’T DO technical support on the phone all at the same time, but it We can not give you advice over the phone on hooking can be necessary to make the most of the electrician’s time, up your kiln to your electrical system.
- Page 65 PARTS FOR ALL KILNS (ONLINE DATABASE) • Metal (Control Boxes) PARTS LIST A comprehensive and up-to-date listing of parts that pertain to • Metal (Element Connect Boxes) all Kiln Series’ built by L&L Kiln Mfg., Inc. can now be found •...
- Page 66 It is possible in some controls to limit the upper firing limit of the kiln to avoid accidental overfirings Load, Doll/Test, JH Series, Quad-Pro kilns, Fuego and Liberty-Belle kilns when used for non-industrial ceramics of this type. Contact factory or read your control instruction manual if you would like further information on this.
- Page 67 STANDARD LIMITED THREE YEAR WARRANTY FOR L&L KILNS process conditions that a kiln can be exposed to. Exposure 16) L&L SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, to other ambient conditions, including but not limited to SECONDARY, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, humidity, rain, snow, dust, and salt air will also cause INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BODILY INJURY OR corrosion.
- Page 68 STANDARD LIMITED THREE YEAR WARRANTY FOR L&L KILNS 7) The pro-rated discount schedule only is valid for 3 YEAR LIMITED VENT WARRANTY elements that you are actually replacing. In other words L&L VS-1 Vent-Sure is warranted to be free of defects you can't buy a whole set of elements at these prices for in workmanship for a period of (3) years, starting from anticipated future replacement.
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- Page 72 L&L Kiln Mfg 505 Sharptown Road Swedesboro, NJ 08085 Phone: 856.294.0077 Fax: 856.294.0070 Email: service@hotkilns.com Made in USA MODEL NUMBER: F1418-240 SERIAL NUMBER: ___________________ VOLTAGE: 240 PHASE: 1 AMPS: 16 WATTS: 3840 2015 L&L Kiln Mfg, Inc.
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