lolascandles Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I seem to have a lot of trouble with my wicks smoking (even when I diligently keep them trimmed). I use Bluegrass Soy in an 18oz elevation jar and usually double wick it with two RRD40s. I am beginning to think that the FO is too heavy.I generally use about 6% (300g of wax with 18g of FO). Is this too much FO?Thanks,Lola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 2 RRD 40's???? Wow those wicks sound way too big. What diateter is that jar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Are you referring to the 16oz elevation jar? These should be around 3" in diameter right? You should only need two RRD 29's or two RRD 34's at the most. When you test burn, you should burn for 4hr increments, then extinguish, trim wicks and let wax set back up and then re-light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolascandles Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 The opening is 3" but the widest part of the container is closer to 4".Can too much wick cause smoking?Thanks,Lola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Yes too large of wicks can cause smoking. Try two RRD 34s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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