Hi all!
So I have a skutt 1027 single phase 240v 48amp kiln. I replaced the elements recently and then started having issues with my electrical.
So I'm in a building with 208 power and I have a 240 kiln. There was a transformer (buck transformer?) already there in the space that my kiln got hooked up to. 60 amp breaker for the transformer. I had no issues when firing on my old elements but they were in desperate need of changing and finally tapped out. I changed the elements and then on my first cone 6 glaze fire, it totally melted down the transformer (literally).
Replaced the transformer with a better one! And the first glaze firing I did went really well, it even fired to temp in 9.5 hours, which it never had before. It always used to take 12 hours at least, but I had no issues with that. But on the third glaze firing with the new transformer, it blew again!
Could I have done something wrong in the wiring that is causing it to draw too much power? I followed the diagram and the kiln diagnostics seem to think it's fine. I will post photos of what it says.
Would love any input you might have! I can't keep throwing money at this. The elements are new skutt elements that say they're rated for 240 or 208. I am assuming my building has single phase power and not three phase power otherwise it simply wouldn't work, right?