StacieBatten Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I recently acquired a kiln, and sadly I have no clue about it. It was my grandmother's, but she never got anywhere as far as information on it due to family health problems. Please if you have any information on these kilns will you please pass it along?? Thank you in advance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 may i suggest you look for a company whose name is JenKen. they are in Lakeland florida. this may be one of their early ones. there is a recent discussion on them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Sweet Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Try their website: http://jenkenkilns.com/ It provides contact info for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacieBatten Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Thanks i have called and emailed them already with no replies. I will keep trying though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Your pictures show a good deal of information: The kiln requires 45 amps; so your circuit will need a 60 amp circuit. Find a good electrician to look over the controller and do your wiring. Max temperature looks to be 2300F -- cone 8, so your top temperature may be cone 6. The kiln sitter is an older, Dawson manual model. Here is the manual for it: http://jenkenkilns.com/JenKenPDF/dawson-PK.pdfIt has three heating levels - low, medium, high. A starting firing schedule is two hours low, two hours medium, then high until your reach temperature. You will need to use cones to determine when you reach temperature. The Jen-Ken site has a number of technical manuals; you might have to skim through them to see which might be helpful as one is not listed for the D-24 model. Check with potters in your area to see if any fire a manual kiln. They can tell you a lot about how to proceed. There are also good books out there on firing an electric kiln that might be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Longer Member Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Why is it wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Wet is bad. That's the last thing you want to happen to your kiln. You'll need it to be good and dry before you try to fire it up, and probably go through the electrical system to see if anything has corroded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Why is it wet? Someone left the kiln out in the rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacieBatten Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 my grandmother had it under a leaking lean to ...... so I need to dry it out really good and check the electric stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacieBatten Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 How to dry it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just put it in a dry area with the lid open, preferably with a dehumidifier. It will take a while. Wouldn't hurt to open up the control boxes to let the wiring dry out. You could also put a small space heater inside it with the lid open to warm it up. Hopefully the water hasn't degraded the bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 stacie, do you plan to use this kiln? are you planning to sell it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Longer Member Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Wet is bad. That's the last thing you want to happen to your kiln. You'll need it to be good and dry before you try to fire it up, and probably go through the electrical system to see if anything has corroded. Amen, or have someone you dislike very much to test fire it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacieBatten Posted February 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I plan to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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