Unpacking And Handling; Installing And Connecting To Electricity; Putting The Kiln Into Service; Operation - Efco 180 RT Operating Instructions Manual

6. Unpacking and handling:

When unpacking or transporting the kiln, always hold the lower side of the kiln to lift it. Never
lift the kiln by holding the door, cable or the mains connector.
Before putting the kiln into service, remove all packaging material from the kiln, the door and
the firing chamber.

7. Installing and connecting to electricity:

Set up the kiln in a well ventilated room, away from other sources of heat and on a fire-proof,
heat-resistant surface. Remove all inflammable material around the kiln. Do not obstruct any
ventilation holes. Due to the high temperatures inside, it is unavoidable that heat radiates cor-
respondingly from the kiln, especially at the door. Place a heat dissipator or a ceramic plate
under the door opening. Do not operate the kiln in the vicinity of easily inflammable or explosi-
ve substances.
Choose a place for the kiln, where you can quickly switch it off or disconnect it from the mains
in the case of an emergency.
Connect the plug of the kiln to an earthed socket.

8. Putting the kiln into service:

When using the kiln for the first time, heat it up slowly until the final temperature is reached.
A slight development of smoke is normal when putting the kiln into service.

9. Operation:

This controlling unit serves to control the power supply for your kiln. Put the temperature sen-
sor supplied with the controller into the socket provided for the sensor on the back of the kiln.
The scale values correspond approximately to the circuit times in the table below:
Level Kiln „on" in secs.
1 1
2 2
3 4
4 6
5 8
6 10
7 14
8 16
9 21
10
continous operation
Monitor the temperature inside your kiln with the thermometer. Heat up your kiln on level 10 and, when
the desired temperature has been reached, turn the controller down to maintain this temperature. The
maximum temperature of your kiln must always be taken into account. At level 10, the kiln is sup-
plied with power continuously without switching off, so that the spiral can overheat and burn through.
Thus the controller may not be permanently be operated at level 10. If the kiln is constantly operated
close to the maximum temperature, this shortens the working life of the heating elements, so please
only operate the kiln at the maximum temperature for long periods, if this is absolutely necessary.
Kiln „off" in secs.
21
20
18
15
13
10
8
5
1
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