irenepots Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Help! Last night I thought I started a slow glaze to ^5 in my LL e28s, but discovered this morning I had actually hit slow bisque instead. And yes, I had reviewed the program before I ran it - but still missed my mistake. After 8 hours it was at 1080F, and I couldn't find any info on what to do about it so I turned it off. Can I save this load? Anyone else ever done this? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Yes. Just start over. You could probably use a fast glaze if since everything is dried out. It depends on your preferred firing practices. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Yes. Just start over. You could probably use a fast glaze if since everything is dried out. It depends on your preferred firing practices. Marcia Phew, that's a relief, thanks Marcia! Starting her up right now. Irene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 No worries at all. It didn't get hot enough to have any affect on the glazes, so just start it back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 And yes....I bet most of us have done that!! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 It's running right now. Well re-running. I almost did a fast glaze but I didn't want to press my luck. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 It's running right now. Well re-running. I almost did a fast glaze but I didn't want to press my luck. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 That's really nice to hear. Thanks Roberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Better to run bisque on accident for a glaze load than glaze temp on accident for a bisque load! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Yikes! If I had done that I wouldn't have been able to glaze right? That would have been extremely sad. How far over cone do you have to fire to have the clay itself melt? Or does that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 irene, if you check your manual or call L&L, you might put your fears at rest. i think the difference is not in temperature, you set it to cone 5. it is in the speed of firing, i believe. the amount of heat and speed from one temperature to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 I hadn't thought of that, but it does make perfect sense. I emailed LL but haven't heard back from them yet. And while I looked in the manual, ( which is huge ), in my semi panic-ed state I couldn't find anything helpful. I was mostly afraid that the glazes would run as they do in an overfire - that the extra time would cause the glaze to react like it would to too much heat. I had some Standard Ceramic glazes do that when the kiln got to ^7 instead of ^6. Well actually at ^6 too. In about 250 degrees I'll be able to see how it went. Thanks for your thoughts, and nice to hear from another oldlady ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 irene, i think most of us here have learned to CALL ON THE TELEPHONE AND TALK TO A LIVE PERSON instead of sending a tiny, easily overlooked email. any business can put those aside and never look at them because they are running a business and need to take care of what is happening NOW. someone has to answer a phone and going to the source, the manufacturer, is best when the question is about that particular product. i have that same manual and yes, it is in a 2 inch 3 ring binder with all kinds of stuff you will probably never need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Good point. I'll remember that for next time. I was surprised I didn't hear back from LL, because my emails to their customer service have always been promptly answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 What exactly is the question here? I'm not following. Are you afraid the glaze would have run too much in refiring them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Old lady she realised her mistake and sopped the slow bisque programme 1080F and reset it so should be ok without contacting maker? Don't know her controller but should be able to reprogramme or alter programme midfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 sorry, babs. she said she sent and email to the manufacturer and all i wanted to point out is that she probably will not hear back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Right, phone is good advice if phone is answered by a resourceful person Ido wonder sometimes with level of unemployment how some firms seem to employ a brick wall to answer phones or perhaps that is by design😠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 No need to contact L&L. Just start it back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenepots Posted November 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 I contacted L&L because, being an inexperienced newbie, I had no idea what to do when I realized I had run bisque instead of glaze. I did try to restart the kiln in slow glaze, but it didn't respond. So I tried searching for info online and in my kiln manual and by doing a Forum search here. No dice. Also put in a call to someone on the west coast, but that's a few time zones away and it was 7 AM here. So I contacted L&L customer service by email, as I've done before with surprisingly fast, and good results. Fortunately I had initiated contact with this Forum last week and when I tried to post about my new problem it was accepted. Phew! And lots of great potters offered help. Crisis solved. Thank you thank you all!! Now I'm going to post some other questions I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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