nancylee Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Morning, My 3 year old Skutt kiln, which I've probably used once a month on average, had a FAIL message when I went out to check on it this morning. I was firing to Cone 5 and it got up to about 480 degrees. My dealer is an hour and a half away, and I'm going to call at 10, but was hoping for some trick or quick fix for this, since I have a full load of custom urns in there. Thanks in advance, Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 skutt.com http://www.skutt.com/pdf/service_manual/8.5a%20Fail%20Message.pdf use google and type in skutt fail message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 FAIL means the thermocouple is bad. Could be the thermocouple itself, or a bad wire, or a loose connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancylee Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 I did a Google search, I kept getting stuff on E1 and E6, I think. It was the thermocoupler - thank you! Fixing today! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkolator Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Glad you got it figured out. I have all Skutt electrics in my studio. The new Skutt control boxes are awesome, I have only one (all others are 20 years old!!!) - but it allows you do do diagnostic stuff from it. Skutt website has tech info and links to videos on how to test and troubleshoot. Also, their kiln techs DO answer the phone and will help you out with questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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