KILN HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stephanie,

The thermocouple is the part that sticks into the kiln and measures the temperature - you should be able to see it sticking through the wall. You might be able to replace it yourself - it's not too hard - but you will need to get a correct replacement from the kiln manufacturer or a reputable supplier.

Dave

I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board is fine....so...I've looked through my instructions for the kiln and the controller and can't anything to tell me where these babies are, how to replace them, and what and where to buy them. I am a little anxious becuz I am in the midst of teaching a class to at risk kids and need to appear with all of these bisque fired on Friday. I know I still have time, but might be trekking to Atlanta to get parts if these aren't easy to come by....what do any of you know?

Thanks!!!!!

Yep thats right. Often called the probe. It is usually covered with a ceramic sheeth. The thermocouple is the wires inside this sheeth. Personally I would not attempt to monkey around with it myself, but hey many of you probably manage electrical stuff better than me. I do know they are very delecate. Annemarie

Whoa! You say *all* the thermocouples have failed? How many are there? I'd find it highly unlikely that 2 or more could fail at the same time... sorta like 2 light bulbs failing at once, only thermocouples are a lot more rugged than lightbulbs. (Unless you crash pots into the ceramic sheath!) Of course, if there is a chance that they have failed one by one unnoticed on prior firings, and now the last one has gone, then maybe that would explain it.

However, you say that the circuit board is fine. I assume you mean it's not visually damaged, but if more than one thermocouple has apparently failed at once, this is where I'd suspect the real trouble to be.

Best regards,

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sounds like a failure at the circuit board side. but i don't have that brand kiln so don't know.

call in the main experts!

see ya

steve

I drove to Olympic's mfr site (real live, not web site) yesterday...I could UPS'd it but I needed to get everything fired and outa the kiln by tomorrow am. Anyway it was easy to replace - only about 15 minutes or so. Fixing easy stuff like this makes it less intimidating to have this beast!

I hate to admit this...the troubleshooting guide said they all failed...but I found I only had one!

Yeah I wondered about that, while not familiar with your kiln, all the kilns that I do know only have one :o) I figured if it was a Very big kiln it might have more A