Grani L Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 The issue I have with the CD wicks is that the flame "Grows". I am testing 4786 wax. 5% FO load. 16 oz. Mayo Jar. About 3 inches in Diameter. The initial burn was ok-- nice still and steady flame, and it burned out to the sides in 3 hours. Before the next burn, I trim the wick down using a wick trimmer and try to angle it to get the shortest trim possible. But when I light the candle, the flame grows very high and flickers like crazy. So I extinguish the flame, and use a nail clipper to trim a wee bit shorter and relight. Then I get a very small flame. - I am at a loss. I am using a CD 14. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I have seen that when I use "heavy" oils. I usually have to cut back on the percent of FO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I would use a zinc wick with that wax and at least a 6% fo load. Zincs are cool burning and constructed to work best with paraffin wax blends. They do mushroom a lot (carbon build up) but they handle paraffin well. The alternative wick might be an LX but maybe you just need to test a wide assortment of wicks. Did you get a lot of soot from the cd wicking system? HTH Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricofAZ Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 With 4786 in a container, I've had better success with ECO and HTP wicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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