Cavy Fire Studios Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Okay. I am having a bit of a crisis. My mom's house's breaker won't take Fred's "high" switch setting without tripping. I have to fire him to ^04 for bisque and ^03 for glaze, but will do ^04 if I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. Will he hit those temps if I keep his switches on "medium?" :'( :'( My very first gallery showing is riding on this... Fred is an old Skutt 231, for model/power requirement references and such. Please help! I'm at my wits' end and can't get the dang breaker rewired until Saturday! :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 I mean technically you could hold it for a long time to get the heat work you need. Orton says 4-6 hours for two cones hotter. So if you could hold it at 01 for 4-6 hours you would be close to cone 03... Again I have never done this, but reading ortons information. Can you see the cones. That would be nessecary to do this as other wise ur just guessing. Good luck. Sorry for the bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 It is unlikely to hit temperature on Medium, but you could always give it a try. And even if it did due to prolonged heat work, I wouldn't expect your glazes to look the same. What size breaker does she have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 So if you could hold it at 01 for 4-6 hours you would be close to cone 03... Again I have never done this, but reading ortons information. Can you see the cones. That would be nessecary to do this as other wise ur just guessing. You got that backwards. 01 is hotter than 03. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Well, it's a 30 amp, and my uncle thought it would probably work if I didn't fire to ^8, but apparently, it doesn't like it when I turn the switches up. My kiln has a manual sitter, btw. I looked in my kiln and there is a pretty healthy glow, but he's been on a long time. I'm gonna check him again in a bit to see if there's been any progress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 This kiln draws 47 amps on high 30 amp and breakers will not work for this kiln safely-30 amps wire is #10. you will need #6 wire with a 60 amp breaker for some added safety even a 40 amp with # 8 wire is not big enough. Sorry I cannot sugar coat it -get an electrican (if I recall yoiu have one in the famliy?) to wire this kiln up right. 30 amp is not right and will not work.To many amps Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 holy smokes thanks Neil. Mistyped that. I need to get rest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Arghhh... yep, my Uncle Martin is coming over to rewire the dang thing on Saturday. That SUCKS. There is no way I'm gonna finish in time for my gallery showing. Hnghhh... Ah, well. I tried!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Eberhardt Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Oh little Guinea Piglet. I'm so disappointed in you. Here you have a perfectly serviceable and willing kiln just 20-30 miles away from you, and yet you do not call. Sylvia and I are totally miffed. I have ^04 but you'd have to bring your own ^03 sitter cones. Call me. You have the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 You cannot mess around with amps! It doesn't matter how hot you go. When you turn it on high it's going to pull 47 amps whether the kiln is at 85 degrees or 2300 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdobay Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 You cannot mess around with amps! It doesn't matter how hot you go. When you turn it on high it's going to pull 47 amps whether the kiln is at 85 degrees or 2300 degrees. Nor would you want it too. Without the right size wire you would be looking a potential fire hazard and not inside the kiln! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Welp, I opened Fred's lid, and my ware is intact. It did not hit ^04, though. The cone has a MICROSCOPIC curve in it to indicate that it was juuuuuuust starting to think about bending, so I'm gonna venture a guess that he hit around ^06. MAYBE. What a nightmare... but, the underglaze looks right GLORIOUS. I gotta run another bisque when my uncle installs the wiring... Can I run it pretty fast, since my pottery already is pretty much "ceramified?" It's just not cooked all the way to my preferred bisque temp and I'm not taking chances with underfired bisque blisters in my pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtRoads Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 You cannot mess around with amps! ^You have to get the kiln wired correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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