[Possible to disconnect kiln sitter and continue firing?]

On 7/11/2023 at 4:53 AM, JohnnyK said:

In my case, I invested in an external digital controller for my old Cress kiln and removed the kiln-sitter entirely, plugged its hole and fabricated and installed a cover plate to close off the opening.

Nice. Could I ask what kind of controller you bought? 

[Possible to disconnect kiln sitter and continue firing?]

On 7/11/2023 at 4:33 AM, neilestrick said:

Not that I recommend firing without some sort of safety shutoff system, but if the sensing rod and cone supports are still there, you can just cram a piece of kiln shelf in there in place of a cone. Or, tape the shutoff weight up so it can't fall and kick out the power button. If you do the tape method you can remove the Sitter tube and fill the hole with fiber or a soft brick plug. It is possible to wire the power cord directly to the switches, but you'll need a terminal block to do that, which is what the Sitter is so there's no good reason to get rid of it. Ultimately you need some sort of shutoff, so it would be worth fixing it.

I am always around with multiple timers on when firing, so I'm not so worried about lack of shutoff mechanism, but I see your point about the terminal. Maybe I'll fix it down the road! Thanks for your input. 

[Possible to disconnect kiln sitter and continue firing?]

Hm.... Nope, no timer! Yeah, I did just use the power button last firing when the sitter stopped functioning, but the metal housing between the kiln jacket and the sitter box is super rusted, and I'm not sure that I should leave it there to keep disintegrating? Dunno!

[Possible to disconnect kiln sitter and continue firing?]

Hi you all, I have an ancient Paragon A82-B kiln with a Dawson kiln sitter that needs a new assembly tube. Usually I end up disregarding the kiln sitter anyways and just rely on the peephole cones, so  is it possible that I could directly wire the switches so that I can fire without the kiln sitter?  Is this a bad idea?