yet another wick question

[xsami3000x]

Ok long here so get ready,

I have been testing the 4 oz tins from peaks, ecosoya 135 and lx wicks. I've settled on the 16 or 18 depending on fo. I get great pours and cold throw, but no hot throw. I thought this was because my testing room (12 x 16) was too large for the little tin. Well I got a candle warmer on sale to try out, never used one before, set my tester candle of peaks cucumber cantaloupe on it and wow, the entire upstairs is smelling good.

So a scientific question would be why is there such a difference between wick burning and warming when it comes to hot throw?

More practical question for me is what wick comes close to the lx16 and lx18 for me to try?

Sami

[Meridith]

I use a 60 or 62 C depending on the FO in these tins and it works great. Also, the Premiere wicks 795 and 798 work well in these tins also.

Edited to add, I was thinking you were using the 8 oz tins - I use the 8 oz tins so I'm not sure the diameter is the same but I think it is or pretty close.

[rachf19]

I think the CD wicks work best with the CB135... I've recently begun playing around with this wax, and the CD's have performed better in terms of throw than the RRDs, and the paper cores for me so far. Don't forget that this is JMHO, and I've been having issues of my own getting throw out of the CB135... HTH, at least a tiny bit!

PS- I saw a thread a couple of days ago in the general section re: poor hot throw with LX wicks... you may want to check that out, too.

[topofmurrayhill]

They work better on a warmer because there's no wick to incinerate the scent.

If you want to try an alternative wick, ECO 2 should generally be good for a 4oz tin and CB-135.