Grani L Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Hello - So I am about going crazy with the HTP wicks moving close to the edge of the container even after the candle has set for weeks. I would like to try my hand at wood wicks - which I did before , but the flame keep dying. I made this candle sometime last year and decided to revisit the wood wicks. This is a 16 oz flint jar with a 464 blend. The diameter is 3 1/2 inches. The wood wick is a large wick. I trimmed the wick to about a 1/4 inch. Should I have left it longer?? I am still left scratching my head. Why does the wick die? Is it too large? After relighting a few times, it did finally reach the edge, but the wax was black and nasty. I think I have seen where people use double wicks. This is just a single wick. Maybe I should choose another supplier...Please - Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 When that happens in my candles it is usually one of two things: 1: wrong wick material for the wax. Wooden wick makes several different types of wick from different woods and chemical treatments. Most retailers only offer one type in the minimum sizes. 2: the wick is too dried out. Woodwick vehemently argues against this, but what has usually solved the problem for me is priming the wicks in your hot wax. If I find a wick that does not draw my wax (which I have had successfully wicked before) I hold that wick under the wax while I hat wax. Usually bazillions of tiny bubbles come out of the wick, so the air is being replaced by wax. Then I stick that wick back into the candle and it starts to draw perfectly. wood wicks seem to be very sensitive to humidity changes. Some are too wet. Some are too dry. Some seem “pre-treated” tand won’t need priming. Those are often a different color or sheen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grani L Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Thanks TallTayl. I went on the WW site and noticed they do have different types of Wood Wicks and the supplier of the wood wicks that I have certainly do not. I appreciate this insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Booster Wick 0.02 would work best for 464 (You said you are using 464 blend, so I am not sure about your wax.). And for the width, your container size would work well with about 0.50" width. Width could be vary little bit depends on your FO type and % load. You might want to consider ordering 0.625" width and cut them off to narrower size or the widest 0.75" one. Many other type and size did not work with 464, and it looked like your candle in the picture. Even 0.02 booster wick that works excellent with 464 has problem of quality control problem. I had 95% worked excellent, but 5% did not stay lit. Maybe @TallTayl's suggestion might get rid of this quality control problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy T Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Sometimes trimming a wood wick shorter will help, even though that seems counter intuitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd7NR Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Quote Sometimes trimming a wood wick shorter will help, even though that seems counter intuitive. Yep, I think you're right on that one. But it depends on each specific situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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