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4.4 Maintenance
1. Kiln chamber must be kept clean, and any broken ceramic pieces
must be taken out carefully. You can use a vacuum cleaner to clean
the chamber.
2. Use a vacuum to clean kilns lid (inside) from time to time.
3. Before starting a firing inspect all cables for any kind of damage.
In case of damage, do not use the kiln before replacing the
damaged cables.
4. Inspect thermocouple connections and cables that are properly
placed and free from any kind of lesions.
5. Heating elements must be kept clean, and any piece from
broken ceramic, glaze etc, must be taken out before using the kiln.
You can use a vacuum cleaner to remove particles from the heating
elements. Please not that when cold, heating elements are
extremely brittle
4.5 Insulation
The kiln insulation is made from high-grade fireproof material. Due
to thermal expansion, cracks in the insulation will occur after a few
heating cycles. These have no influence on the function, safety or
quality of the kiln.
The refractory bricks (insulation) are of a particularly high quality.
Due to the manufacturing process small holes or cavities may
occur. These are quite normal and underline the quality features of
the bricks.
5. USING YOUR KILN
Before using your new kiln please make sure you fully read
and understand the complete kiln operation manual
5.1 Kiln shelves
Kiln shelves are available as whole, or half (depending on your kiln
size whole shelves may not be available)
Placing two half plates will make one whole shelf, or you can load
half of the kiln with plates as shown in the below image
Before proceeding to any maintenance or
service operation Kiln main switch must be
OFF, kiln must be unplugged or safety switch
must be OFF
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