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Hi Everyone! Having a new issue. I’m noticing my element pigtails are lighting up at the connection inside the kiln sitter. This is new since I’ve gotten the elements from Euclid’s. I’ve attached a picture, maybe someone can enlighten me to what can be done … if anything.

Hi Neil, Yes they work great. They fit perfectly in the grooves I didn’t even need pins to hold them which is good considering she’s probably a dinosaur in great shape. Thank You because I got the advice to contact Euclid’s from an older post I seen! THANK YOU!!

Hi Bill, I wanted to thank you for all your help and expertise. I had the electrician come and run a fresh copper wire. I received the elements from Euclid’s and I fired yesterday and it went wonderful. I hit a 04 bisque in about 5 hours … guessing it’s the new elements plus correct voltage and power. I also added the fans going out to not pressurize heat in the garage. It went great because it was actually really chilly here in Jacksonville so I didn’t smell no toxic fumes and the room wasn’t hot. The water heater is thankfully electric and more than 6 ft from where the kiln is located and yes garage walls are block like and the floor is concrete. I’ll keep the post updated as I go but i anticipate my glaze fire will go well. Any advice on holding heat in a manual kiln? Anyways thank you so much , I really appreciate all the help!!

It was a bit more pricey but I decided to pull the trigger . The 13 G had a really long wait time 4-8 weeks so I decided to accept the 14g. He didn’t say it wouldn’t last long I just questioned based on power but he said it shouldn’t effect the power. I’m excited so we shall see!!

Everything is becoming pretty pricey but I ordered the thicker gauge from Euclid’s and he knew the exact model of kiln I had so I’m confident that they will be good. I also have the electrician coming back this week to up my amps and fix all the wiring to make it compatible. So my fingers are crossed that everything works out like I imagine! my next question for all you wonderful people is on ventilation. DO I absolutely positively need it? The kiln will go in the garage. Now the garage is attached but I imagine I’ll fire during the early mornings and running through the day while my kiddo is at school. I can open the garage door and my back door I also have windows. Floor is cement and the walls are brick so I figure 18 -22” away from any combustible surface is doable? Another person mentioned using a fan that’ll help circulate any toxic fumes out. Anyhoo… I just want your opinion so I can make a justifiable decision so when my elements do get here I can fire away … if my pieces don’t overly dry in the waiting process

Hey okay next update! Euclid’s doesn’t have any 14G wire due to shortage but I was told they can make me them out of 13g wire which he said is still heavy duty.. does that make a difference?

Hi everyone. Thank you all for you input!!! So on to the next issue . My elements do not match the resistance. From my calculations they should be at 9.6ohms and measuring 14 ohms. I reached out to Euclid’s to make custom elements that will match the voltage and watts to create the correct resistance ( sorry I’m not technical or any kind of electrical savvy). Fingers crossed it all works out! I will definitely keep the thread updated as I go!! Thank YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP!!!

Hi Bill, thank you for the information. I have an electrician coming out today to give me an estimate on adding the extra amps and possibly adding either the #10 or #8 copper, I’m not sure if the wires are metallic or not - but he should! This is my first kiln so I’ve been watching tons of videos on YouTube on using a kiln sitter. From what I can see the kiln sitter moves freely the only potential issue I can foresee is the need for calibration. But then again I’ve yet to fire it so I guess I would figure that out during the first firing? I also attached photos of the inside and the wiring of the kiln sitter. Thank you so much!!

Hi!! First of all I’ve been secretly stalking the wealth of information on this page for the past few years. Thank you for having me! I was recently blessed with a “super fire kiln”(photos attached) by reward ceramics but I can’t find any manual or information regarding this kiln.. if anyone has a direction they can point me that would be amazing? I also switched out the elements with a generic version and it seemed to heat up just fine. My next question is that safe? Being that I can’t find any information on the company to order replacement parts specific to the kiln? The kiln also says it draws 25.1 amps( 240v) would this be within code to run on a 30amp breaker specially for it or would I need to upgrade? I did check the wiring on the kiln sitter and they seemed to be in tack other than the rusty nails inside that I switched out. I guess any information anyone is willing to share I'm all ears.