The capacities of the furnace and the ftransformer determine whether the grade and diameter of the electrode are suitable to the furnace or not.

In order to prevent the electrode column from being hit by the collapsed furnace loads, large and heavy scraps should be loaded onto the bottom of the furnace. Do not put significant quantity of insulating materials such as lime and so on just under the electrode column, otherwise it would be difficult to power on the electrode column, or even break it.

electrode column may be hurt when it moves up and down if the furnace cover is out of the position.

When making a connection, lost or damaged pitch plugs must be replaced.

The reson must be found out if a gap appears between two eletrodes after connection. The electrode column can only be loaded after the gap being eliminated.

The electrode column must be strictly perpendicular to the ground lever. Oblique column is not allowed during operation.

The holder must be placed between the two safety marks on the top electrode, otherwise the column may be broken.

Generally, different manufacturers may make their electrodes with different raw materials and processes, therefore the physical and chemical properites of their electrodes are usually different. Please do not fit electrodes and nipples made by different manufacturers together.