Another Astorlilte F fan, love the look of the candle. Use Eco 12 wicks for 3 inch pillars. Tried Eco 14's, but will burn through after about 3 hours, or less. LX 28's are way too hot, will try 22's. I shoot the pillar out of the mold with an air gun and compressor set to 80PSI on one piece, concave, pillar molds, and it takes about 1 second. Sure beats trying to pull them out by hand , have pulled too many wicks out of the candle. If having problems, E mail me for details.