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ASSEMBLING YOUR L&L EASY-FIRE KILN

easy-fire-install.pdf 

3/1/2007 Rev 1.3 

Page 11

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2007  

 

L&L Kiln Mfg, Inc.  505 Sharptown Rd, Swedesboro NJ 08085  P:856.294.0077  F:856.294.0070  [email protected]   hotkilns.com 

  

SETTING UP THE KILN

1)  Place  the  stand  in  your  desired  location  making 
sure  to  face  the  flexible  duck  work  toward  the  wall 
that the kiln will be vented through . 

2) You're now going to build the kiln from the bottom 
up .

3) Place the bottom of the kiln on the kiln stand, make 
sure  the  holes  for  the  vent  line  up  with  the  large  3" 
hole  on  the  kiln  stand .    Center  the  bottom  brick  on 
the stand . It is not critical how the polygonal brick is 
oriented to the square stand .

4)  LEVEL  THE  KILN  NOW!  Do  this  before  pro-
ceeding because at this point it is easy to put a level on 
the flat bottom . Use metal shims under the legs to ac-
complish the leveling . We suggest using a carpenter's 
level  for  this  job .  Make  sure  that  the  base  will  not 

wobble . 

WHY IS LEVELING SO 
IMPORTANT?

If  the  stand  and  the  bottom  are  not  level  your 
kiln shelves will not be level and loading will be 
difficult . Kiln shelves loaded with ceramic ware 
are  like  a  house  of  cards  to  begin  with  -  don’t 
make it any harder!

Also  -  an  uneven  floor  will  quickly  become  a 
cracked  floor .  There  should  be  equal  support 
under each leg of the stand so the floor does not 
rock back and forth .

Be patient about doing this right as you are as-
sembling  the  kiln .  Once  you  have  put  the  kiln 
sections on the bottom of the kiln you will not 
feel like taking it off - so it is important to have 
this base be level to start with .

5) Place the kiln section with the #5 & #6 on the ther-
mocouple wire on top of the kiln stand (this will not 
exist for an e23S or e28S so skip to the next step if 
you have one of those kilns) .

ASSEMBLING YOUR L&L EASY-FIRE KILN

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Страница 1: ...mplete as we can make it which means that there is more than most people will need to read or think about Each heading is self contained for instance Assembling the Stand Most people will be able to figure out how to assemble their stand by looking at it so only read this heading if you get stuck First of all be comfortable with where you are putting your new kiln If you have any questions about t...

Страница 2: ...e banding around the kiln box and remove the top 3 You are looking at the heavy duty top of the kiln stand Remove it and set it off to the side Below is the first thing you will see when you open the box the top of the stand Unpack Instructions Vent and Furniture Kit 1 Remove the corrugated pad from the inside of the carton 2 For all kilns you will find the following items a spring hinge tool b in...

Страница 3: ...h 1 2 1 2 4 6 and 8 square posts d five pounds of Cone 10 kiln wash e dark viewing glasses d a pair of temperature resistant gloves For an e23T a two 21 full round shelves b four 21 half shelves c six each 1 2 1 2 4 6 and 8 square posts d five pounds of Cone 10 kiln wash e dark viewing glasses d a pair of temperature resistant gloves For an e23T 3 a two 20 full round shelf b four 20 half shelves c...

Страница 4: ...floor will be on top remove it now If you ordered a two section kiln the floor of the kiln will not be on the top it will be on the bottom of the kiln as it is part of the spring hinge mechanism which is assembled but not engaged for shipping 5 Notice that the spring on your spring hinge is not engaged ASSEMBLING THE STAND Next using the stand hardware and vent system hardware assemble the vent sy...

Страница 5: ...the flexible duct onto the Bypass Collection Box of the Vent Sure Vent System 4 Fit the rubber plastic feet over the bottom of the legs The stand is now fully assembled The fully assembled stand REMOVING THE LID The next step is to remove the lid from the kiln Remove the cotter pin then the hinge pin pull the bar out and remove the spring Set them aside Remove the lid from the kiln The hinge is sh...

Страница 6: ...ant to lift the two section kilns up by the handle on the floor slab because the hinge is attached to the floor slab in the back of the kiln You will damage the floor slab if you do not follow this procedure Go to step 10 on page 13 REMOVING THE HINGE 1 Loosen the screws of the large hinge piece that holds the three rings together or the two rings and bottom DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS The teardrop holes...

Страница 7: ...ds are given 1 Remove the two screws that hold the outer portion of the control panel to the element terminal box Removing the two screws that hold the control panel on 2 Hinge the dynatrol portion of the control panel down exposing the wire connection terminals The Control Panel Hinged down 3 Remove the wires numbered 1 through 6 from the left side of the Power Terminal Strip and the right side o...

Страница 8: ...the box from underneath Pushing the wires through the holes 6 Now skip to the the section called LOCATING THE KILN REMOVING THE CONTROL PANEL This is method number two 1 Remove the two screws that hold the outer portion of the control panel to the element terminal box Removing the two screws that hold the control panel on 2 Hinge the dynatrol portion of the control panel down exposing the wire con...

Страница 9: ... control panel halfway back to its original position and gently pull the panel from the element box and set aside It will take a combination of pulling slightly up and slightly out to disengage the control panel from the element terminal box Removing the panel REMOVING ELEMENT COVER BOX If you prefer you can remove the box using the method shown on page 7 instead 1 Remove the three screws on the r...

Страница 10: ...m the kiln sections Removing the Terminal Box form the kiln 6 You are now ready to set up the kiln LOCATING THE KILN 1 Place the stand on the floor in the desired location This should be set so that the outside stainless steel surface of the kiln will be at least 12 to 18 from any combustible wall Floor must be nonflammable Information concerning clearances ventila tion and electrical requirements...

Страница 11: ...al shims under the legs to ac complish the leveling We suggest using a carpenter s level for this job Make sure that the base will not wobble WHY IS LEVELING SO IMPORTANT If the stand and the bottom are not level your kiln shelves will not be level and loading will be difficult Kiln shelves loaded with ceramic ware are like a house of cards to begin with don t make it any harder Also an uneven flo...

Страница 12: ...E HINGE 1 Notice that on the back of the kiln that the mounting screws for the hinge line up 2 Take the large ring hinge piece and drop it onto the screws on the kiln sections If the screws on the kiln don t perfectly line up with the holes in the large hinge piece gently maneuver the hinge piece until you have all the screw heads into the keyhole slots on the large hinge piece Let the piece drop ...

Страница 13: ...end of the spring is in the hole to the left of the hinge piece as your looking at it 6 Place the hinge bar through the large hinge piece through the spring and out the other end of the large hinge piece Insert the cotter pins into the holes in each end of the hinge bar It is critical that the hinge bar sits in the bottom of the slot This allows the lid to raise and lower as the kiln body expands ...

Страница 14: ...he spring in through the slot on the right hand side of the ring hinge piece on the right side as you stand behind the kiln This will require two people Have one person raise the lid into the upright position and hold it there while the second person places the slotted end of the spring tool through the top of the large hinge piece and onto the spring 10 Push the spring down as far as you can 11 C...

Страница 15: ... and be sure to use the special tool provided 13 The hinge is now operational 14 Raise and lower the hinge a few times 15 Double check to make sure that each end of the spring is through the appropriate hole in the ring hinge piece 16 Open the lid to the full open position and insert the safety pin to keep the lid locked in the up position 17 You are now ready to reassemble the panel onto the kiln...

Страница 16: ...d the panel separate from the element cover box 1 Take the element terminal box and place it on the screws on the left hand side of the element connection terminals facing from the front 2 Gently push the right side of the element cover box open enough to allow access to feed the element and thermocouple connection wires through the same holes that you previously removed them from 3 Take the 3 scr...

Страница 17: ...ug from the control box to the element cover box 3 Reattach all power wires to the appropriate numbered terminals 4 Reattach the thermocouple wires to the appropriate numbered terminals making sure yellow goes with yellow and red goes to red Make sure to push the slip on terminals all the way onto the tabs on the con nection terminals 5 Raise the panel and replace the two screws at the top and tig...

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