Tjwaversano Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 As the title says, can it? I would think that an increased head pressure due to a greater depth of melted wax would cause a larger volume of fuel to be pushed through the wick which may cause it to clog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demcj Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) from my experience, only if a significant mushroom develops. i'm not sure if it's actually clogging the wick, but it can diminish the flame and give it a drowning affect. Edited July 9, 2023 by demcj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Yes this can happen. Meltpool drowning wick. I don’t go for a big Meltpool. Just enough because as candle burns if you have large Meltpool on top its going to be huge down halfway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjwaversano Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 @NightLight Do you mean the actual meltpool touching the flame and extinguishing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Yup… some wick series an wax/fragrance/color/additive combos flood the wick material. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Yes the Meltpool will be too much and drown wick. Large meltpool drowning wick. You can do a couple tester try three wicks and test. It’s good learning experiment. Make testers a little more than half filled in jars. All jars same type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 The other physical issue with too deep of a melt pool is wick tipping. The soft wax will reduce support of the wick causing it to lean (or slump if the prime melts off) or otherwise not burn well. Many people consider that wick to be too small and reflexively wick up when the opposite is true. imagine the candle as an engine of a car. Flooding an engine causes inefficient burning of fuel and terrible performance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisS Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Additional issues occur when the fragrance in the melt pool burns off a bit/off-gases. Throw will diminish a bit going forward. Not to mention the probable jar temps--if you don't have an IR thermometer, get one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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