Forrest Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I was testing several candles and after a three hour burn two seemed clearly over-wicked. So I pulled the wicks and replaced them with a different wick. When I tested them with the new wick they were even more over-wicked. Is there any reason I shouldn’t pull the new wick and replace it with something smaller? The wax has six hours of burn time, is that not an issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 If it’s burned more than halfway down, I would be concerned that the data is not accurate. We know that wick behavior changes as the wax burns down. But it might give you a better idea for the right wick when you do re-pour it. So I don’t think it would be useless, but you’ll want to re-test with a full jar at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I'm not sure I understand...but here goes... I replace all the way to the bottom until I find one that works, then make a new one with the "winner" to make sure I didn't imagine the good burn. Just make sure you let the wax fully cool between burns, and if there's a large ridge of wax level it off to give a better idea how that new wick is doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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