Orange Glass Pumpkins with Hat

[Dianeb]

Has anyone successfully been able to wick these containers ? I have tried 2-HTP-83, 2-CD-8's, 2-ECO-6's, everything I have tried is burning too fast, I get a complete melt pool in the first hr.

Any suggestion ?

[Henryk]

If you do a search someone posted they use 2x cd-16s but I can't remember the wax - it was on this board though.

I bought some of these, and personally, they look good, but I don't really like the way they burn. You have to single wick them and let them burn forever at a time, and there really isn't room for two wicks that I can see (though there are a couple different sizes of these jars going around). I'm using them for other purposes, at least thats my plan of the day.

[Dianeb]

Henryk, How in the heck are 2x cd-16 going to work, when I used 2x cd-8's and had a complete mp across the top with a 3/8" mp in the first hour of burning ? I have a HTP-1212 in there now and it seems to be burning pretty good for the first hour of burning, at least I don't have a complete liquefied top, the only thing is the flame is dancing alot, ( and there are no draft ) I'm going to let it burn for approx. 3 to 4 hours to see how it does, But I'm thinking on trying a cd-20 or 22. It seems like I have better luck with them.

[Beth-VT]

I single wick with a CD-10.

[BarbaraC]

I single wick with a cotton 60

[Henryk]

I don't know, it was Marisa who posted it at http://www.candletech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3709 .

(It was 2 x cd14 she stated).

You mentioned one thing I didn't like - the dancing flames - (plus how hot the jar got at the top sides.)

[Dianeb]

I tried cd-10, I had no luck, I had 1/8" to 1/4" of wax around the sides, no mp at all. I tried cd-12 still had hang-up, no mp. The HTP-1212 worked, but the flame was dancing alot, had a small mushroom which wasn't too bad.

I'm trying the cd-14 to see if it's works, if not, then I'll try two of them and see what it does. Did'nt try the cottons because of them mushrooming alot. I know if it is wicked correctly they don't mushroom that bad.

Using Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4oz per lb, 2-smidgens of Orange & 2-smidgens of Brown, 5/8oz BW,

Thanks for the suggestion everyone. I'll post and let you know which one works for me.

[BarbaraC]

putting two wicks in these jars gets the hat way to hot.

when using one wick you may get a hang up but it catches up at the end of the jar as long as you burn it with the hat on. its like the hat insolates the jar to give it a better burn

[Dianeb]

BarbaraC, what single wick did you use ?

[mizbizzyb]

I got a good burn with LX 24's.

[Dianeb]

I retested the orange pumpkin with the hat again using the Eco-10, It worked beautiful. I don't know why it didn't work the first time I tried using the Eco-10, but it works now.

Thanks eveyone for all the help.