[Kiln blowing transformer with new elements]

I called Skutt to see what they would say and they told me that if it were 3 phase power, my kiln never would have worked without a converter. 

So I just need to replace my elements with 208 volt to bypass the need for the buck transformer altogether. 

This is a studio building but they didn't seem to know what kind of power it had. Wish they had told me before I blew two transformers and we could have avoided this issue from the beginning! Eye roll from me but I'll update once they rewire into the breaker box and I replace my elements to 208.

[Kiln blowing transformer with new elements]

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? 

[Kiln vent doesn't seem to work well at higher temperatures]

Okay thank you so much! I figured it was fine but I definitely could tell there was a bit of a smell. 

[Kiln vent doesn't seem to work well at higher temperatures]

Hi all! 

I have a skutt km-1027 and a skutt envirovent 2. 

I know some fumes are still going to happen when I fire my kiln even with the vent on, but I was wondering if it was normal that the "match" test doesn't work at higher temperatures. When I turn the vent on and before I start the kiln firing, I'll light a match and hold it over the vent holes in the top of the kiln, and it'll suck the flame in a little bit. But when I try it when the kiln is around 1500 degrees, the flame doesn't get pulled in. Is this an issue? Vent is not clogged, there are no holes in the aluminum hosing leading from the kiln to the vent, etc.