Has your kiln ever burst into flames?

[madpup]

the reason i ask is that i have seen on other threads of peoples
are too afraid to leave they kilns once a program has started,
im sure with todays technology this is a thing of the past,
or maybe you know better, tell me your horror storys.

[sparrow]

Heck, I thought this was a 'er, my kiln burst into flames...is this normal' thread 

No, my kiln has never burst into flames, and since I mainly torch between 8-10pm, it is *always* on over night.

[helenfc]

Heck, I thought this was a 'er, my kiln burst into flames...is this normal' thread 

haha lmao sabine!
mine never has either...I think if anyones had, there would be a thread about it on the forum somewhere. when I'm working with BronzClay it takes 9 hours to fire, so I leave the kiln unattended.

[Helen G]

Mines always on overnight too. And it's surrounded by wood about 3-4 inches away! God I hope I'm not tempting fate by saying that!!!!

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

Ditto Sabine and Helen.
It scares the bejesus out of me seeing my kiln glowing bright orange when firing Bronz/Coppr/SilverClay but I still leave it!!!! Or rather, I can't look  
I've got used to trusting it on a normal glass session, so, nope. It hasn't and nope, I don't worry about it.

[saffie]

mine nearly always on overnight only time i get anxious is when there is a thunder storm but have been leaving it on overnight for 2 1/2 years and no problems!

[sublimekate]

Heck, I thought this was a 'er, my kiln burst into flames...is this normal' thread 

lol 

Mine hasn't yet  it's nearly always on over night, the only disadvantage to that is damned power cuts grrrrrrrrr

[MangoBeads]

I think Josephines did once 

[kerensky]

OMG -What a terrible thought, surely this would only happen if an electrical fault was present,  and then hopefully the circuit breaker would take care of this before a fire broke out?

[Redhotsal]

No, but my tumble dryer nearly did last night. Time to get a new one.....

[★★Terri★★]

Kiln burst into flames - in 26 years of using kilns I have never had one burst into flames (even gas fired ones lol). 

Now, once my microwave burst into flames, and a toaster.......but kiln.....never

Terri x

[TamsynAmber]

what a terrifying thought! My kiln is in my wooden workshop, at least it is a good distance from the house but would probably take out nextdoors fence too lol.

[Steampunkglass]

Errrr, no, and I touch wood that it won't! 

I'd imagine there are some horror stories going around, probably involving ancient kilns or people leaving daft things on/near them. I can't say (and hope I never will) heard directly from anyone who has. I cannot think of anything in a modern kiln that is flamible anyway.

[dinah46]

I've had a telly go up in smoke but never my kilns and, with fusing schedules, the fusing kiln is always on overnight and I certainly don't sit there watching it

[Zeldazog]

Heck, I thought this was a 'er, my kiln burst into flames...is this normal' thread 

Glad I am not the only one!

I'd imagine there are some horror stories going around, probably involving.... people leaving daft things on/near them.

I came downstairs the other morning to find I had left a tea towel on the top of my kiln overnight.....