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I use the standard 8oz Jelly Jar (not wide mouth). I decided to experiment with a CD wick, so I plopped in a CD 10.

I lit it last night for the first time....after only 30 minutes I had a full MP! At the 1 1/2 hour mark, the depth was 1/4". This made me kinda nervous, so I went ahead and extinguished the flame.

Before ripping the wick out and going down a size, I decided to relight it this morning. I'm currently at the 2-hour mark and am just now almost to the full MP stage.

First of all, why did I get such a quick MP the first time and not the second time? (usually it's the opposite....slow burner and tunneling)

Secondly, now that the 2nd burn seems to be going a little better, should I just continue to let this one burn, or do you think I should still wick down?

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