Nidec DUB Series - Before Firing; Precaution for Loading; Unloading Pottery out of Kiln

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2 How to Remove Moisture
(1) Placing kiln shelves
1. Instructions for loading pottery into kiln
(2) Caution for loading pottery into kiln
[1] Place work and kiln shelves into kiln being certain that they do not be in
contact with the heating elements. Heating elements may be damaged if
work or shelving be in contact with them during 󳞛ring.
[2] Keep all items clear of the kiln wall when putting work into the kiln and
removing it from the kiln. Heating elements are weak under high
temperature.
(3) Caution for unloading pottery from kiln
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1 Precaution for loading / unloading pottery out of kiln
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Before 󳞛ring
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1 Precaution for loading / unloading Pottery out of Kiln
Separate work from each other.
Please check the following before 󳞛ring
*When you use the kiln for the 󳞛rst time or there is a lot of moisture inside the kiln
furnace (brick), please do trial (dry) operation.
*Is there suf󳞛cient ventilation?
*The earth wire (ground wire) is connected?
*Gas venting tap and moisture venting tap are inserted correctly?
*Thermocouples are inserted correctly?
*Is insulated rubber board matted?
*There are no 󳞜ammable objects near the kiln?
Please remove foreign objects inside the kiln.
《Bisque 󳞛ring》
*You can lay works since they are not glazed for bisque 󳞛ring.
However, please be careful to lay works since they might be dif󳞛cult
to come out after drying out.
《Glaze 󳞛ring》
*Please be careful not to let the glazed parts be in contact with other
work, thermocouples, or kiln wall during glaze 󳞛ring.
*Open the door after switching the power off.
*Unloading pottery out from kiln after the kiln temperature becomes normal.
It may cause a burn injury or crack work if you unloading a pottery out at
the high temperature inside kiln.
Please ventilate well since odors
occur from heating elements and
heat insulating board for the 󳞛rst
operation.
Smoke and odors become less
with future 󳞛rings.
Kiln Shelving
Do not let work be
in contact with the kiln
wall or heating elements.
Be careful when placing work.
Square post
Thermocouples
DANGER
Ventilation