Paragon Lid/Door Safety Switch Dépliant

Wear firing safety glasses when looking into the peephole of

a hot kiln.

Do not open lid or door until kiln or furnace has cooled and

all switches are off.

DANGEROUS VOLTAGE! Do not touch heating ele-

ments with anything. Disconnect kiln or furnace before ser-

vicing.

The safety switch on your kiln turns off the heating ele-

ments when the lid or door of the kiln is opened. (The digital

controller will continue to operate.) When the lid or door is

closed again, the elements will turn back on.

Indications that the safety switch is out of adjustment:

The run light on the controller is lit but the elements do not

heat.

The safety switch turns off the elements part-way through

a firing due to expansion of the door or lid at high tempera-

tures.

We have included instructions for adjusting three types of

lid/door safety switches:

The Tilt Lid

Safety Switch

Top-loading kilns use the tilt

switch to turn off power to the el-

ements when the lid is raised.

The switch is mounted at the

back of the lid.

Program the kiln to fire at full

rate so the elements will turn on

and stay on without cycling.

(Please consult your manual to

program a full rate.) After the

kiln has fired for about a minute,

have someone raise and lower

the lid. Do you hear a clicking

noise when you raise the lid?

(The relays click when they turn

the elements on or off.)

If you do not hear the relays

click, close the lid and lift the tilt

switch housing by hand. You can

usually adjust the tilt switch by

bending the housing up or down

slightly.

If you still do not hear the re-

lays click, remove the screws

from the switch cover with a ¼”

nut driver. Lift off the cover.

Remove the 2 screws that se-

cure the tilt switch. Remove the switch. (Note how it is aligned

so you can reinstall it correctly later.)

By tilting the switch, you should hear the relays turn on and

off. If you do not hear the clicking, then disconnect the power

to the kiln and look for a disconnected wire. If the wiring is

okay, replace the switch. (You can also test the switch with an

ohmmeter. See instructions on the next page.)

Adjusting the tilt switch

changes the distance the lid

opens when the elements turn

off. You removed the tilt

switch in step 4. With the

switch out of the way, you now

have access to the bolts that

hold the switch mounting

plate. Loosen the 2 bolts.

The 2 mounting holes are

enlarged so that you can adjust

the angle of the switch

mounting plate. Raise

the back of the mount-

ing plate to increase

the distance the lid

travels before the ele-

ments shut off. Raise

the front of the

mounting plate to de-

crease the distance.

Make only very small

adjustments.

Tighten the bolts in the switch mounting plate.

Reinstall the tilt switch. Repeat step 1 to test the lid.

Reinstall the tilt switch cover.

The Door Rotary

Safety Switch

The door rotary

safety

switch

mounted on top of the

door hinge shaft.

Use a ¼” nut driver

to remove the screws

from the door switch

cover. Lift off the cover.

Program the kiln to

fire at full rate so the elements will turn on and stay on without

cycling. (Please consult your manual to program a full rate.)

After the kiln has fired for about a minute, open and close the

door until you hear a clicking noise. (The relays click when

they turn the elements on or off.) The elements should turn off

when the door is opened 1” - 2”.

How to Adjust the Paragon

Lid/Door Safety Switch

Adjust switch mounting plate.

Remove the tilt switch screws.

Loosen switch mounting plate.