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Well anything could have happened before I received them but not after. Both batches have had problems. I will be testing tomorrow and I will post my results after. Hopefully a common denominator with show it ugly face I can end this stressfull time.

My comment about a new batch of wax and a new batch of wicks may be misleading. The wicks were from the same manufacturer and so was the wax. They were just pulled off of a new pallet that I had received and again I had problems. As far as the FO I buy from numerous manufacturers and I have had returns on each fragrance. keep them coming, someone may hit on something

That is the type of information I am looking for. So far the two variables that match in the problem is the wax and the wick. This is like conducting a 6th grade science project. I am mixing and matching everything and it all points at the wick. The reason I posted was to find out if anyone else was having problems like this to help narrow it down. Thanks Carole. Anyone else had it happen??

Thanks for trying to help but this setup has been fine for more than 4 years with no problems, as I attempted to point out in the initial post. This is a new problem which indicates somethings has changed. It is not the wick "size".

I am having some serious issues with my wicks. I am using two Zinc core 51-32-18 in 16 oz apothecary jars. The mouth of the jar is four inches in diameter. I am using IGI 6006 wax. Here is the problem. Some wicks are ashing up and eventually stop burning. The wick does not mushroom but gets a sharp point on the end and they turn white. Once they burn out if you let the wax cool you can light it again but it only burns a few minutes. I have experimented with everything from a new batch of wax a new batch of wicks and it still occurs. I sent several candles to the wick company and they said the wicks were good. The wax rep. said nothing in the wax had changed. The problem has occurred with several different fragrances manufactured by a couple of different fragrance companies. The problem has also occurred with a couple of different colors. I have made thousands of candles with the same setup and until last month I never had a problem. If anyone has had similar problems PLEASE help!?!?!?