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On 11/3/2020 at 11:00 AM, bfroberts said:

If that is a 3" diameter jar, Eco 12 is way too big.  Eco 8 should be spot on. 
You should also eliminate the mica.  It's very problematic.  

Edited to add:  Some people may not know this....a wick that is too large will tunnel, not just a wick that is too small, and Eco's don't have to be much too big for this to happen.  With 6006 in a 3" tumbler, you won't get a full melt pool on the first burn without using a wick that is way too large.  I see a lot of people that are looking for that large melt pool and they keep using bigger and bigger wicks, which then causes tunneling, and then they think they need a larger wick and just keep going up and up.  It's a vicious cycle.  

This is great info to know! What size zinc do you recommend starting with for 6006 in a 9oz straight sided jar (2.9" width)?

On 3/19/2020 at 10:55 AM, dustinryan2010 said:

Currently trying to move from zincs to HTP, not a fan of zincs for various reasons. Im using a 9oz straight side jar and using 8% fragrance load. I’ve gotten all the way down to an HTP52 and still having large flames in the beginning of the burn that eventually mushroom and turn into a much smaller flame. Some fragrances more prone than others. For instance, Candle Sciences Clean Cotton and Lovespell seem to do relatively well, melt pool and throw is satisfactory and not much mushrooming, though the flame is a little high towards the end of 4 hour burns, then on the other hand, Caribbean teakwood has a high flame throughout that eventually mushrooms and decreases in size. Should I wick down even further from a 52? I figured with this fragrance being a heavy one, I’d have to wick up? So confused. These small HTP’s are generally for tiny votive like candles and still seem to be too much for 6006. 

Dustin, Just curious... which size zinc core wick were you currently using in that jar?

Dustin, Just curious... which size zinc core wick were you currently using in that jar?