Moza Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Hello, It is my first time making pottery and I got a small electrical kiln and I dont have any clue of how to use the controller to glaze fire. https://www.desertcart.ae/products/528588673 please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Did it come with a manual? Programming is generally done by setting a series of steps where you set the rate of climb (degrees per hour) and target temp for each step. Are you needing to know how to program your specific controller, or are you looking for a firing schedule? Do you know how many steps your controller allows? Roberta12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 An item on Amazon looks similar and has some stats. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Loaded-programmable-Pottery-Projects-Beginners/dp/B0BZ53RXKM ... it includes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 At a guess, press the set key then use arrows to set the temperature of your first ramp. Press set again and use the arrows to set amount of minutes to take to get to that temperature. Repeat and end with a segment that has set temp and time of 0 (or if you keep pressing down after 0 there might be an end option). Maybe press set again or wait for it to go out of program setting mode then hold the down arrow until the program starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 This looks like the manual https://kilns.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PC3L-User-Manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moza Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 18 hours ago, neilestrick said: Did it come with a manual? Programming is generally done by setting a series of steps where you set the rate of climb (degrees per hour) and target temp for each step. Are you needing to know how to program your specific controller, or are you looking for a firing schedule? Do you know how many steps your controller allows? No it did not come with a manual and I do not really know how to program the controller( the controller just specifies Pv and Sv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moza Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 18 hours ago, PeterH said: An item on Amazon looks similar and has some stats. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Loaded-programmable-Pottery-Projects-Beginners/dp/B0BZ53RXKM ... it includes Thank you Hulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moza Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 11 hours ago, High Bridge Pottery said: At a guess, press the set key then use arrows to set the temperature of your first ramp. Press set again and use the arrows to set amount of minutes to take to get to that temperature. Repeat and end with a segment that has set temp and time of 0 (or if you keep pressing down after 0 there might be an end option). Maybe press set again or wait for it to go out of program setting mode then hold the down arrow until the program starts. Thank you, I will try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moza Posted April 17 Author Report Share Posted April 17 10 hours ago, PeterH said: This looks like the manual https://kilns.pro/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PC3L-User-Manual.pdf Can’t thank you enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 @neilestrick Could you comment on a couple of points. - 1) The kiln is rated at a maximum temperature of 1,240°C/2,264°F. What is a sensible firing temperature to give reasonable element lifetimes? 2) Fire safety. The manual states: Please only put this kiln on a heat-resistant worktop such as a metal stand, stones or ceramic tiles. Please note that the worktop should be very stable and be able to hold up to 30 kg of weight in total, for your safety. A photo in this advert shows the use of short legs/bricks. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Loaded-programmable-Pottery-Projects-Beginners/dp/B0BZ53RXKM I assume that anything like this should be on a very fireproof/heat-resistant surface. PS @Moza Where are you intending to place the kiln while firing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 23 minutes ago, PeterH said: @neilestrick Could you comment on a couple of points. - 1) The kiln is rated at a maximum temperature of 1,240°C/2,264°F. What is a sensible firing temperature to give reasonable element lifetimes? 2) Fire safety. The manual states: Please only put this kiln on a heat-resistant worktop such as a metal stand, stones or ceramic tiles. Please note that the worktop should be very stable and be able to hold up to 30 kg of weight in total, for your safety. A photo in this advert shows the use of short legs/bricks. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Loaded-programmable-Pottery-Projects-Beginners/dp/B0BZ53RXKM I assume that anything like this should be on a very fireproof/heat-resistant surface. It's rate to just above cone 6, which means it'll only get to cone 6 maybe 50 times max before the elements need to be changed. Probably a lot less than that given the quality of the elements they are likely using. So to get any sort of real life from the elements you'll probably want to limit this to cone 2 at the most. Really we consider cone 6 kilns to be best suited for low fire work. I would definitely check to see if you can even get replacement elements for it. It appears to be on angle iron legs, but they're not very tall. Most kilns have 8" legs, so this kiln is on the short side and it should definitely need to be placed on something fireproof. If it were mine, I wold put it higher up on some bricks to give more air flow under it, with a fireproof floor below. PeterH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moza Posted April 19 Author Report Share Posted April 19 15 hours ago, PeterH said: @neilestrick Could you comment on a couple of points. - 1) The kiln is rated at a maximum temperature of 1,240°C/2,264°F. What is a sensible firing temperature to give reasonable element lifetimes? 2) Fire safety. The manual states: Please only put this kiln on a heat-resistant worktop such as a metal stand, stones or ceramic tiles. Please note that the worktop should be very stable and be able to hold up to 30 kg of weight in total, for your safety. A photo in this advert shows the use of short legs/bricks. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Loaded-programmable-Pottery-Projects-Beginners/dp/B0BZ53RXKM I assume that anything like this should be on a very fireproof/heat-resistant surface. PS @Moza Where are you intending to place the kiln while firing? I tried firing it today at 1240c but my mug broke I put the Kiln in my garage and it is on a ceramic floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 How fast did you fire it? Is it still sitting on the garage floor, if the floor is concrete you could have a uneven firing. The concrete is cold and will keep the bottom of the kiln colder. I understand that this is a small kiln, small kilns have to be set up correctly. I had one in front of a window but had to keep the window closed. It could really slow the firing and cool it down to fast. Small kilns already have a problem with fast cooling. Denice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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