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aglassygirl303, no, I never got it resolved. I wound up getting a new kiln (Skutt FIrebox 14) and I am pretty happy with the increased size. But sometimes I wish I could have my SC-2 also. Arnold Howard from Paragon, who is very helpful, told me that he thinks I should replace the thermocouple. I ha...

Thanks, Charlie!

--jodi

Is the stand needed to provide ventilation to the underside of the kiln, or can I use it without the stand as long as it is on a fireproof surface? With the provided stand, it is too high up for me to see into. Thanks for any advice!

--jodi

I replaced the relay, but still got the FTL error and glass that hadn't fused. Now I'm stumped. The elements are definitely working, could it be the thermocouple? Want to throw it out the window! However, in better news, my parents heard about my problem and sent me money to buy a new kiln(!) I am g...

I know, I am agreeing with you, Rick. I am going to try the relay replacement despite what they said on the phone. Thanks for pointing me to that part of the website.

--jodi

I called Paragon and described the problem, and the representative told me it could not be the relay because if it was, the kiln would not be heating at all. That doesn't seem right to me, but that is what they said. Do I believe them? They told me to send my board and thermocouple to them for testi...

Warren, The whole kiln box is glowing, and I feel heat on both sides of the kiln, so it seems to me that they are both working. I am firing it again to see if maybe there were loose connections (not that we noted any) that we fixed when we did the multimeter tests. I also am firing AFAP to see what ...

Hi Warren,

My kiln has the elements (two, I believe) enclosed completely in a ceramic fiber box--there are not wires that you can see. Is there some way I could tell through the ceramic fiber, like part of it would glow, part would not?

Thanks,

--jodi

Well, we checked the relay and the elements using the multimeter and a 12V battery and it indicates that they are working. Tonight we are going to try to test the thermocouple--it is less clear to me how to test it because the instructions from paragon assume you are getting a FAIL message on the co...

Thank you Cynthia and Jeanice for your advice. I don't think it is the relay installation, as I installed it about a year ago and it has been working fine up until now. I am afraid it might be an element, which seems like it costs around $250 plus shipping to fix. Given that a bigger, new Paragon (c...

I think my trusty Paragon SC-2 is failing. The second to last time I fired something, I saw the kiln get up to 500 and rising, went to bed, and came down to see it reading FTL. I opened it and the pieces hadn't fused. The second time I fired the same project, I saw the kiln get up to 890F and rising...

Thanks everyone for the advice. I told her I could only use a little real sand and use frit for the rest. I don't think putting the sand on top is the look she wants.

--jodi

Hi everyone, I have a customer who wants a memorial pendant with a beach scene and ashes. This would normally be no problem, but she just let me know that she wants the sand part of the beach scene (which I would normally make with frit) to be made of actual sand from a beach she and her loved one v...

I have used Wissmach 90 clear and black for 2 years now after my local glass store owner pointed it out to me as being cheaper than Bullseye. Since I could get it locally in large sheets and not pay shipping, it represented a substantial savings for me. I have never had a problem with devit or anyth...

Dremel tool with an abrasive bit? That's what I have used to get the glue off of both sterling and glass when needed. Just don't inhale the dust. That's if acetone doesn't work, since it is more labor intensive than just soaking in a solution and you have 100 pieces to do. Hope something works for y...

Thanks everyone! I ordered a relay from Paragon and it is supposed to arrive in a few days.

--jodi

Paragon says it is likely a relay, has anyone ever fixed one of those? Do it yourself or hire someone?

--jodi

Thanks, Laurie. I just sent the question to Paragon's kiln guru. I didn't think of that. Duh!

I have a Paragon sc-2 kiln. A month or so ago I noticed the kiln was just staying at 70 degrees F when I had programed it. It turned it off and on again and it worked fine. Since then, it has happened a few times. Today, I took small pieces made of 2 layers out of the kiln and noticed that the top c...

Wow, thanks Rosanna--I will definitely try that!