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raining crud
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:41 pm
by scooter riegelsperger
I just got a new jenken oval 13 kiln & it's great, except for one thing. it seems to drop alot of crud from the top during firing. I vacuum it with a brush attatchment after each fire but by the time i'm ready to close it up, it's already raining again. Is this common with a new kiln? Will it get better? Should I keep vacuuming it or am I making it worse by brushing it each time? Is there a limit to how many questions I can ask? If a tree falls on me in the forest, will anybody hear me scream.
THANKS, ROBERT
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:44 pm
by Chip
I have 2 Jenkens and neither of them "rain crud." I would call Randy down in Florida and ask about this. The folks at Jenken are wonderful as far as support goes.
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:42 pm
by Patricia O'Neill
I have had the same problem. I understand how you feel... that bothered me too.
They said it is normal at the beginning because the coils vibrate more. It takes 4 to 5 firings to return to normal. Just vaccum very well between firings.
Since I was planning to use a fiberboard, I used those firings to prepare it and prefire other stuff. No glass in the kiln.
Hope that helps.
Patricia
Re: raining crud
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:16 am
by Catharine Newell
scooterr309 wrote:I just got a new jenken oval 13 kiln & it's great, except for one thing. it seems to drop alot of crud from the top during firing. I vacuum it with a brush attatchment after each fire but by the time i'm ready to close it up, it's already raining again. Is this common with a new kiln? Will it get better? Should I keep vacuuming it or am I making it worse by brushing it each time? Is there a limit to how many questions I can ask? If a tree falls on me in the forest, will anybody hear me scream.
THANKS, ROBERT
Robert,
I would suggest that you not make actual contact with the lid when you vacuum. Just vacuum an inch or so away from the surface, using a non-brush attachment.
Catharine