sanchie

Hi there, I have this same kiln and it does fire really fast, usually stops somewhere between 5.5 to 6 hours whether it's a ^04 Bisque or ^5, ^6 Glaze fire. @JohnS did you find a firing schedule that kept it on for longer that 6hours? Im a hobby potter, making mostly bowls, mugs and tumblers. I've done 27 firings in this and most things have turned out great, even tho its a fast fire. Since it was so fast tho, I bought a pyrometer so I could see what was happening. Prior to having the pyrometer, I found that even if I did the slow method (moving dials around the clock as mentioned in this thread) it still shut off in under 6 hours. ( that's why I bought the pyrometer) Even tho it fired fast, the Kiln sitter cone was a perfect bend and all the witness cones performed as expected. So this makes me wonder...maybe it's just a fast firing kiln? And if so, is that a bad thing? Like others on here, I went in search for answers from the experts and am thankful for all the guidance. I'm doing a ^5 glaze fire right now. I started it, at 10:45, with the dial on Hi-Fire and the temps/times are as follows: 12:48 @ 631 Celsius 2:07 @ 968 Celsius 2:44 @ 1075 Celsius 3:15 @ 11:45 Celsius 3:30 @ 1162 Celsius 3:45 @ 1174 Celsius 3:50 @ 1177 Celsius 3:55 @ 1179 Celsius 4:00 @ 1180 Celsius 4:05 @ 1182 Celsius 4:20 @ 1183 Celsius 4:26 @ 1183 Celsius and the sitter dropped, it turned off. Start time 10:45a, off at 4:26p. I have no idea if those times/temps are good or bad. Hoping someone on here can advise-- is the increase in temp proper for the amount of time? When I open it tomorrow, I will check all the witness cones, I place them on each shelf, but typically they all perform as expected.