Hi, everyone!
I've been making candles for a long time for myself and friends, but I decided to take it more seriously this year as I've had some of my soap clients asking about them. When testing in April, I had great success with 464 with a CD18 wick at 9% fragrance load. It filled my entire house out of a narrow 9.3oz jar. It was exciting! I made more following the same procedure that I used to make the first one. During their cure time, our air conditioner decided to stop working. We had to have the entire unit replaced. When it came time to test burn the new candles, I couldn't smell any of them unless I was within 3 feet. I decided to make the first fragrance again, and I had the same result. I couldn't smell it like I did before.
We ended up getting the "best" unit they had to offer. We live south of Tampa, and not having a properly running A/C in this weather is not an option. We are also going sell soon, and we thought it would be better for resale. This new unit has one of those electrified filters, and it sounds like an airplane when it turns on. The air it pushes is extreme. It's a far cry from the unit we had before, and I can have the house three degrees warmer than I did before due to how hard the air flows. I worry that this difference is why I'm having a hard time with my hot throw. Are there waxes that function better under these circumstances? I've tried to switch to 454. I heard the hot throw was better in that, but I've had no luck. I really appreciate any and all help. I'm at a loss as to why this is happening.