Accents Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I've been testing wicks for my tealights using C-3 (container soy) and plastic tealight cups. I'm down to two, LX8 or LX10. The 10 burns very nicely, good flame size, no mushrooming, lasts about 5 hours. The 8 burned with a little flame that I thought would go out but never did, no mushrooming, lasts about 6.5 hours. They both have about the same amount of residue. It would be nice to have a longer burning one, but if someone puts it somewhere without much airflow, I'm afraid it may not stay lit. Do you think that would happen? I didn't expect them to be so close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I have no experience with tealights, but from what you described, I would go with the LX 10. I would be concerned about the small flame of your LX 8 because there's a possibility of it eventually dying. Are your tealights scented? If they are, the flame of the LX 8 might not be hot enough to throw the scent. Hopefully someone with tealight experience will chime in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accents Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 Thanks, Tangerine, I was leaning more toward the 10. Didn't even think about the scent throw. Had searched and saw someone uses the LX8, but it just may not work for me. At least not in the scent I tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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