2 things for a newbie - safety & skutt kiln message

[rowanberry]

Just got my first kiln & started fusing - I see that Skutt sells vent hoods for their kilns. Do I need to vent the kiln when I am fusing glass, using kiln wash and no fiber paper? What makes the fumes? (I did not smell anything or see anything) Also, I have a Skutt HotStart with a Controller. As it was ramping down, it gave me the message "CPL(?) 5.52 - does anyone know what that means? It's not in the manual, and I will call skutt, but thought I would ask here first since it's the weekend. thanks.

[Brock]

Just got my first kiln & started fusing - I see that Skutt sells vent hoods for their kilns. Do I need to vent the kiln when I am fusing glass, using kiln wash and no fiber paper?
No.
What makes the fumes?
Almost anything other than what you named.
(I did not smell anything or see anything) Also, I have a Skutt HotStart with a Controller. As it was ramping down, it gave me the message "CPL(?) 5.52 - does anyone know what that means? It's not in the manual, and I will call skutt, but thought I would ask here first since it's the weekend. thanks.
That's my license plate!

[skin_mechanic]

Howdy there I'm a fellow Skutt owner, and green as grass so my 1st answer may be wrong. I don't think you'll have to worry about fumes from the kiln wash, enameling may be another story though. I've been considering buying the EnviroVent to aid in keeping the temps even, and steady. The CPL 5.52 message means the firing process was completed in 5hrs, 52mins. You'll learn alot from these guys, I have, and I've only been here for a day

-Joseph

[Jackie Beckman]

CPL was probably "controler-speak" for complete. The 552 (was that it?) is the current temp reading in the kiln. Hit the stop button once and just the temp will flash.

[rosanna gusler]

cpl is the time from start to shut off. record that in your firing log. it is valuable info. rosanna

[rowanberry]

Thanks for the info, all! If the process was complete in 5.52 hours, then the rest of the time must have been annealing and cool down. Then the question is, once I see the CPL, can I unplug the kiln and go to bed? (I was up every half hour until 4AM and it still read 256 degrees - at which point I did finally unplug it.

[Jackie Beckman]

Thanks for the info, all! If the process was complete in 5.52 hours, then the rest of the time must have been annealing and cool down. Then the question is, once I see the CPL, can I unplug the kiln and go to bed? (I was up every half hour until 4AM and it still read 256 degrees - at which point I did finally unplug it.

Yes, once it reads CPL it's done so you can just unplug it and go to bed - in fact, that's the BEST thing to do to prevent you from peeking inside before its cooled.

[Judy Schnabel]

I think everyone has covered your questions.

On some controllers the CPL will flash, then 5.52 (meaning the amount of time it took for your firing cycle) then 256 which is the present temperature in the kiln.

Hope this helps.

Judy

[rosanna gusler]

Thanks for the info, all! If the process was complete in 5.52 hours, then the rest of the time must have been annealing and cool down. Then the question is, once I see the CPL, can I unplug the kiln and go to bed? (I was up every half hour until 4AM and it still read 256 degrees - at which point I did finally unplug it.

annealing is part of the process. when it says complete it has run through all the segments that you told it to and is cooling naturally. rosanna