BrandNewToCandles Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Ok, my first melt pool was too large too fast, so I tried a new wick. The first one is after one hour of burning. The second one after two hours. The wick is not mushrooming at all and is self trimming and the hot throw is AMAZING - it's peach. Filled the next room in about half an hour. It's a 250ml jelly jar with a 2.5 inch diameter opening. Hopefully, I'm on the right track...[ATTACH]6023[/ATTACH][ATTACH]6024[/ATTACH]Thanks for any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyofsoycandle Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 That looks great to me!! Looks like your on the right track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewToCandles Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 OK, wouldn't you know, this is a wick that was included with a bunch of stuff I got from someone on ebay (newbie mistake) and it's not labelled!! I've emailed the seller to see if she can provide any details but in the meantime, can anyone hazard a guess to the type and possibly the size based on the photo and the burn results I got? It's pretabbed and about 8 inches long, if that matters.[ATTACH]6025[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekrunner Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Well I think we can narrow it down to either HTP, ECO, or CD. It definitely is a flat braid but not an LX.geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Well I think we can narrow it down to either HTP, ECO, or CD. It definitely is a flat braid but not an LX.geekYou think so? If the colors in the photo came out right, it looks just like my LX wicks. HTP/CD/ECO always seems to look a little more tan and the braids are highlighted by the dark paper filament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewToCandles Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 topofmurrayhill, the photo is pretty good, it's most definately a tan colored braid inside the outer layer. Sorry, I'm not very technical about these things yet, but I'm trying. After it burned for two hours it didn't have any mushrooming at all and didn't need to be trimmed, and it had leaned to the side slightly, I guess it's part of the self trimming feature?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyofsoycandle Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 that in my opinion sounds to me like a cd or htp...mine are tan on the inside...and "lean to the side" or curl when they burn......hopefully the person who sold them to you knows what size and type they were. good luck with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 topofmurrayhill, the photo is pretty good, it's most definately a tan colored braid inside the outer layer. Sorry, I'm not very technical about these things yet, but I'm trying. After it burned for two hours it didn't have any mushrooming at all and didn't need to be trimmed, and it had leaned to the side slightly, I guess it's part of the self trimming feature??Yup, all flat braid wicking curls like that. Based on the diameter of the candle, an appropriate wick should make it through a burn session without needing a trim, but you'll probably need to trim it before the next lighting.If you can see each braid highlighted by a thin brown line, then it's probably one of the wicks geek mentioned. Beyond that, I'm not sure you can really tell those types apart. They're all made in the same way by 3 different companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewToCandles Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yeah, she got back to me, says she doesn't know the size or type but would I like to buy anymore. Sounds like she's just trying to unload some wicks... That's what I get, I suppose, I just truly did not realize the importance of properly wicking and that there were so many options. I did get someone on this board to put together a sample pack of wicks for me, all properly labelled; they should be here any day, so maybe I'll get a few clues from that batch. Thanks so much for all the input, at least it's narrowed down now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyofsoycandle Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 well i wonder why someone would sell wicks that they dont have any clue what size or type they are, kinda wierd. Well, too bad that happened, but youll get it figured out next time around. :highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 It looks my ECO maybe even a 10, but I don't know what the others look like.But your burn is great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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