Thanks for the advice!
I did end up turning it off, realizing it wasn't worth the potential lost work.
I ended up pushing down on the kiln sitter a bit to help make it drop, which it did with limited extra weight. I wasn't able to do that earlier when I checked. I'm wondering if that means I was close to the temperature range of the cone in the sitter? I actually had a cone 03 in the sitter, because my kiln fires cold with regards to the sitter (I fire to cone 7 in the sitter, in order to get a cone 6 witness cone to bend properly).
Is it worth test glazing and firing a few pieces to see if they were bisque fired to a hot enough temp?
For reference, I used to bisque to a cone 06 (in my sitter), until I was advised to bisque to a cone 04. I also realized my kiln fires cool, and so now have a cone 03 in my sitter currently. When bisque firing to cone 06, I wasn't having any major glaze issues.
Thanks again for help!
Mandy