mptex Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hey everyone...I am using a 70/30 blend in a jar that is 4 inches wide. I have tried to single wick this blend, but don't care for the burn with a single wick, so am trying to wrap my mind around double wicking...I have been double wicking with rrds, and I love the throw, but the candle is reaching full melt pool way faster than it does with a single wick...So, what I am asking, is do you expect, with 2 wicks in a cotnainer, that the melt pool is going to take half the time as it is two wicks? Or, should you be getting full melt pool in the same amount of time as with one large wick?One part of me says, "that melt pool is way to fast..." and the other part says..."there is no way you could get this candle to burn with two smaller wicks..."So...what is the standard here?Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racolvin Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Generally with a double-wick arrangement you'll get to a full melt pool faster than with a single wick. However, it's normal to wick down a size or two (or three or four ..) when you go with a double wick. How many sizes you go down is of course up to you to test and see which works best for you. In my personal experience I do find that a double-wick candle will be consumed faster than a single-wick but that makes basic sense: if you've got two engines pulling from the same fuel tank, you run out of gas faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugtussle Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Wick for the bottom 1/3 of your jar. If you have wicked properly, a 2-wicker should not burn faster than with 1 larger wick. Zincs are good wicks for double wicking since they burn cooler. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptex Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thanks Ronnie and Carole!so, then in a 4 inch jar...a full melt pool in three hours is acceptable? with double wicks, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racolvin Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I don't personally do zinc wicks at all anymore. Too many people react poorly to the wire in there and they still think it's lead. Not worth the time trying to explain it, so I go with LX cotton wicks instead.As for whether 3 hours to a full melt pool in a 4" diameter jar is acceptable, that's up to you and your customer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptex Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 lol Ronnie...it's not a riddle.Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 in a 4 inch jar...a full melt pool in three hours is acceptableI personally think that is overwicked.There is more to a candle than the scent it throws. Candles should also be wicked for the safest, longest and cleanest burn in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptex Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Stella, Thanks so much for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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