"Wendy Cyrenne" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@enews1.newsguy.com:
You may find that one of your elements has broken. Don't despair, repair.
Turn you kiln on for a little while so that the elements heat up. Turn the power off at the wall or unplug your kiln. Open the kiln and then touch each element with a damp sponge. (I use my sponge on a stick that I use in my pots). The elements and circuit that is okay will sizzle when touched by the wet sponge, the one or circuit that is broken won't.
When the kiln has cooled down you can join the broken elements together and you will be away again.
John W