[jemenfous5]

I want to install a 240V, 48 Amp Skutt KM-1027. The voltage reading at my receptacle is about 227-228 volts. Is this an abnormally low reading for a 240 V receptacle?

[Mark C.]

jemenfous5, on 20 February 2013 - 06:53 PM, said:

I want to install a 240V, 48 Amp Skutt KM-1027. The voltage reading at my receptacle is about 227-228 volts. Is this an abnormally low reading for a 240 V receptacle?

Voltages vary in different parts of the country-220 is not uncommon-yours is in between.
Neil or Arnold can answer the effects better than I but I would be happy.
I have a Skutt 1227 kiln here and do not have 240v as its less volts here as well.
No issues in over 15 years.
Mark

[Clifton]

jemenfous5, on 20 February 2013 - 06:53 PM, said:

I want to install a 240V, 48 Amp Skutt KM-1027. The voltage reading at my receptacle is about 227-228 volts. Is this an abnormally low reading for a 240 V receptacle?

Kilns are power devices, so voltage X current = watts (power). With lower voltage, the current rises to match the power required, or watts. 227 vplts is about 5% low, so should not be an issue.

[neilestrick]

Clifton, on 21 February 2013 - 10:12 AM, said:

With lower voltage, the current rises to match the power required, or watts.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. If the voltage is low, the kiln will not have the needed wattage to get the kiln up to temperature. 228 is getting to the low side of what a 240 volt kiln can successfully run on. If you're trying to get to cone 10 it will be slow. Cone 6 should still work, though. But call Skutt to verify, as all kilns respond a little bit differently depending on how the elements were made. Also contact your electrical service provider and tell them you aren't getting a full 240 volts. Sometimes there's a problem with the transformer on your block that they're not aware of.