Paora

Excellent advice Bill, thanks so much

Awesome thanks again Neil

Sounds like a plan. Hey are these infinity switches commonly available at an electrical wholesalers for purposes other than using in a kiln or would I need to buy 2 from paragon specifically? Thanks again Bill

Hey Neil thanks so much for your helpful comments but I'm going to have to tap out, I have no experience with electrical issues. But I'm going to show yours and Bills info to a local sparky and see if he can work it out. Thanks so much for your help, I owe you both a beer. Paora

Hey this greatly appreciated Bill however I don't think your picture is the same as my kiln, mine doesn't have a rocker switch. You and Neil are very knowledgeable however I have no experience with electrical issues so I'm going to show your helpful comments to a sparky over here and see if he can follow your awesome instructions. Thanks again. Paora

Thanks Neil, you sound like a handy guy to know, it's a shame you don't live around the corner. So I was hoping (naively) that someone on this forum would identify that initial fast acceleration of temperature means that this particular relay or component needs replacing and then I would buy it online and get a local electrician to install it. Or am I wasting my time trying to revive this relic do you reckon? Cheers

Hi Jeff, yes my set-up is unusual lol. The floor of the kiln was damaged and needed replacing and I had some refractory bricks spare. The kiln sits on a red wooden trolley that allows me to roll the kiln away from the house but I was worried about the wood catching alight. In between the bricks and the trolley is aerated concrete blocks which were being thrown out. It's a bit messy, but to find a steel trolley that fitted the job I probably would have to sell a lung to afford it so I put these waste items to use. I've since placed some fibre into the bottom which probably negates the bricks lol, but "in for a penny, in for a pound" as they say. Oh and if you're wondering about the epic length of the probe is because it's usually used on my gas kiln that has 6" walls. Cheers

Hey thanks Bill I appreciate the help. I've gone through the link in your reply but haven't found anything particular that pinpoints what the issue might be unfortunately. I tried following your advice which produced a better (gradual) rise in temperature from around 300 degree's Celsius up to 500. However it's still rising too fast in the beginning. Any ideas?

Hi all, I'm a wheel potter in New Zealand and i bought this Duncan pro plus kiln recently for bisquing, that gets too hot too quickly no matter where I position the 2 temperature dials. Does anyone by chance know weather, I need new infinity switches or possibly new relays? Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks so much. Paora