Skutt KilnMaster Kilns Manufactured between 2000 and 2006 - Manual (Page 8)

The Wall-Mounted
KilnMaster Controller
The wall-mounted KM-1 KilnMaster gives
automatic kiln control to most modern
Skutt 208/240V kilns and any other brand
kiln which uses NEMA 6-50 (single phase)
or NEMA 15-50 (3 phase) plugs and
receptacles. It can control virtually any
kiln in a studio which has the proper cord
plug and receptacle configuration.
Once installed, the KilnMaster controller
uses the same operating instructions as
other Skutt Automatic kilns.
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Locating the controller. Pick a location
that will put the controller at least two feet
from the kiln to prevent overheating the
controller.
Mounting the controller on the wall.
Mark the hole positions on the wall where
the controller will be installed using the
paper template supplied with the con-
troller.
To mount the controller on stud or post:
1. Use the holes marked “A” on the tem-
plate and screw a #12 x 2” wood screw
into the wall leaving a 1/8” gap.
2. Repeat for the second screw.
To mount the controller in sheet rock:
1. Using holes marked “A” and “B” on the
template, drill the necessary holes to
properly mount the 1/4” x 2” molly
bolts into the sheet rock.
2. Tighten the first bolt until there is a 1/8”
gap.
3. Repeat for the other three molly bolts.
Before hanging the controller on the wall,
loop the cord attached to the quick refer-
ence card over a screw so that it hangs
below the controller when mounted.
C ONNECTING TO THE KILN .
Single Phase. (Switching capacity 48
Amps on 208-240V) To operate the wall-
mounted controller, simply engage the
kiln plug in the receptacle located on the
back of the controller. Then plug the con-
troller into the existing wall receptacle.
Three-phase.
(Switching capacity 40
Amps on 208-240V) To connect your
three-phase kiln, plug the power cord
from the kiln into the receptacle mounted
on the back of the controller as shown
below. Plug the pilot cord (the smaller
cord) into the small receptacle mounted
on the underside of the controller. The