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Emergency Parts Kits

Emergency Parts Kits

One box, one part number, your exact kiln

An Olympic Emergency Parts Kit is a full element set for one specific kiln model, together with the electrical components that tend to fail alongside the elements. Seventy-four kits, so you order one part number instead of working out seven.

74Kits, By Model
50Pottery Kilns
24Glass Kilns
Buying Guide

Elements rarely fail one at a time

By the time one element in a kiln has given up, the others have been through exactly the same firings at exactly the same temperature. Replacing the one that failed usually means doing the job again a few months later, with the kiln cold in the meantime.

That is the whole argument for a parts kit. It carries the full element set for one specific Olympic model, plus the electrical components that commonly go with them, so the repair is done once and properly. The exact contents are listed on each kit's own page, because they differ by model.

Seventy-four kits here: fifty for pottery kilns and twenty-four for glass. Find your model number and the right kit is the one that names it.

Olympic Emergency Parts Kit contents

Why buy your parts kit from us

We are an authorized Olympic dealer, down the road from the factory in Georgia.

Matched to one model, not to a size

Each kit names the kiln models it fits. You are not cross-referencing element lengths and wattages against a parts sheet, and you are not ordering six line items and hoping they add up.

We ask the questions that matter

Checkout asks for your serial number, voltage, wiring and relay type, because those decide which parts are correct. Every one of them has an I am not sure option, so not knowing never blocks the order.

Shipping priced by weight, shown before you pay

Parts kits are heavy and travel on weight-based ground rather than the flat accessory rate. The real figure appears at checkout before payment, never as a surprise afterwards.

Price match guarantee

Find the same kit advertised for less by an authorized dealer and we will match it. Details on our price match page. No sales tax outside Georgia.

Start from what you fire

The pottery and glass kits are built differently, because the kilns are.

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Pottery kiln kits

Top loaders, ovals, front loaders, TopHats and the Raku range. The models most studios are firing to cone 6 and above week in, week out.

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Glass kiln kits

Fusing and slumping kilns, where elements usually sit in the lid rather than the walls and the firing cycle is gentler but far more frequent.

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Buying a kiln instead?

Ready-to-Fire Kits are the opposite end of the same idea: shelves, posts, kiln wash and the rest, so a new kiln arrives able to fire.

Ready-to-Fire Kits
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The kit is worth most on the shelf, before anything breaks

A kiln that stops working stops your whole production, and that is rarely a convenient week. Elements are made to order in sets for a specific model, so the wait is not the same as ordering something off a shelf, and the queue is longest exactly when everyone else is firing too.

Studios that keep a kit in the cupboard treat it as insurance rather than a repair. When a firing starts taking noticeably longer than it used to, the parts are already in the building and the kiln is down for an afternoon instead of a season.

Not sure whether yours is due? Call (470) 264-3563 with the model and roughly how often you fire, and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth buying yet.

What is in a kit

Contents vary by model, and the exact list is on each kit's own page. Broadly, a kit carries:

  • The complete element set for that kiln — every element the chamber takes, not a single replacement, so the kiln goes back to even heating rather than running one new element against several tired ones.
  • The electrical components that fail alongside elements — the relays and associated hardware that have been switching that same load for the same number of firings.
  • A parts list specific to your model, so that what arrives can be checked off against what the kiln actually needs.

Element and component counts differ between a 12 inch test kiln and a 28 inch production chamber, which is why there are seventy-four kits rather than a handful of sizes.

Buying a kit with a new kiln? Add it from the kiln's own product page and we match it to your serial number when the kiln ships, so there is no serial to look up and nothing to measure.

Buying parts individually instead

If you want one component rather than a whole kit, or your kiln is not an Olympic.

Kiln Elements Thermocouples Relays & Electrical Controllers & Boards Kiln Sitter Parts All Accessories

Related collections

Other ways into the same catalogue.

EPK for Pottery Kilns

Fifty kits for top loaders, ovals, front loaders and the Raku range.

EPK for Glass Kilns

Twenty-four kits for fusing and slumping chambers.

Olympic Accessories

Everything Olympic makes for its kilns, listed by the model it fits.

Ready-to-Fire Kits

Shelves, posts and consumables so a new kiln can fire on arrival.

Emergency Parts Kit FAQs

The questions we get asked on the phone most often.

What exactly is in an Emergency Parts Kit?

The full element set for one specific Olympic kiln model, plus the electrical components that commonly fail alongside the elements. Contents differ by model, so the definitive list is on each kit's own product page.

The point of the kit is that it is complete for your chamber. You are not ordering elements and then discovering you also need the parts that switch them.

Do I need one if my kiln is working fine?

That is exactly when a kit earns its keep. Elements are built to order for a specific model, so there is a lead time, and the moment you need one is the moment the kiln is already cold and your work is already waiting.

Studios that fire for a living tend to keep one in the cupboard and treat it as insurance. Hobby potters firing occasionally can reasonably wait until the signs appear.

How do I know which kit fits my kiln?

Each kit names the models it fits in its title, so match the model number on the plate attached to your kiln. If the plate is unreadable or missing, call or text us on (470) 264-3563 and we will work it out from the chamber size and age.

Two kilns that look identical can take different elements depending on voltage and when they were built, which is why we ask for the serial number rather than trusting the model alone.

Why do you ask for my serial number, voltage and wiring?

Because those four answers decide which parts are correct. The same model built for 208 volts takes different elements from one built for 240, and relay type varies across production runs.

Asking before we ship is the difference between a kit that fits and a kit that gets returned, with your kiln cold for an extra fortnight in between.

What if I do not know my voltage or relay type?

Say so. Every one of those questions has an I am not sure option, and choosing it does not stop you ordering.

We follow up before the kit ships and work it out with you, usually from the serial number and a photograph of the control box. Nobody should be blocked from buying parts because of a label they cannot read.

Can I fit the parts myself?

Plenty of potters do, and Olympic publish instructions for their kilns. It is honest work with hand tools, but it is work on a mains-voltage appliance that draws a great deal of current, so the kiln must be isolated at the breaker before anything is opened.

If you are not confident working inside the control box, have an electrician do that part. Many studios fit the elements themselves and get an electrician in for the wiring and relays.

How long do kiln elements last?

There is no honest single number, because it depends almost entirely on how hard you fire. A kiln taken to cone 10 regularly works its elements far harder than one doing cone 06 bisque, and the same kiln in two different studios can have very different lives.

The reliable signal is not age, it is time. When a firing that used to take eight hours starts taking ten or eleven to reach the same cone, the elements are losing output and it is worth having parts on hand.

How are parts kits shipped?

On weight-based ground rather than the flat accessory rate, because a complete element set for a large chamber is heavy. The rate is calculated from the weight and your zone and shown at checkout before you pay.

Full terms are on our shipping page.

My kiln is not an Olympic. Can I still get a kit?

Not as a single part number, no. These seventy-four are Olympic's own kits for Olympic kilns, and most manufacturers do not package their parts this way.

We do sell the components individually, so we can put the equivalent set together for you over the phone. Start from Kiln Elements, Thermocouples and Relays & Electrical, or just call with the make, model and serial.