- Spout jointing compound
- Burner block bedding mortar
- Ceramic fibre board or wool
- Loose material sucked or pushed
in through inspection holes
- Worn/damaged skimmer block
- Mis-aligned forehearth
- Damaged tube or stirrers
- Thermal shocking of refractories
- Debris from construction
- Batch problems
- Carry over from regenerators
- Crown dripping (Silica)
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- Thermocouple break-up
- Electrode break-up
(including earth electrode)
- Foreign objects in batch
- Welding slag
- Swarf from assembly
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