Stella1952 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Some of our most hallowed members have been heard confessing to "POWERBURNING." Scandalous as this is, and I know many of you are shocked to the very core of your being, it's true. :undecided In hopes that others will feel free to unburden themselves, below is a sampling of confessions picked from the threads... Names have been changed to protect the innocent... or guilty"6 hours of steady burning is a mild power burner I have been known to leave a candle burning up to 18 hours."from The Matron Saint of Powerburning."So long as I am home and not in bed a candle is burning and in all likelihood, the same one. If that's a power burner, then I am one. I am not a professional chandler, just a witless customer who likes to burn every last bit of wax that she buys."from the Mouths of Babes..."I'm a power burner too. Just for research purposes only."from a late night Queen of De Nile"I try to test like the public thinks - set it and forget it, indoors, outdoors, in a draft. I have become a perfectionist about my wicked candles, which means I still don't have too many wicked candles to sell. Thank goodness for tarts!"from a Nutty Powerburner whose candles are absolutely wicked"WHAT WAX ON THE SCREEN?!"from a Candle-Abuser suffering from selective blindness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanneg Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 okay! I AM A POWER BURNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So there whew! Glad to get that off my chest! Is this the Power Burner/FO Anonymous Group!!!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramaroa Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 If it's confession time, then yes, hands up guilty as charged. I committed the ultimate sin last week: got up for work to find one of my candles burning merrily away on the dining table. OMG I did such a double take and nearly had heart failure. I couldn't blow the darn thing out quick enough; it had been going all night, approx 14 hours in total. :tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honebun Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 YES YES YES I CONFESS!!! I AM A POWER BURNER TOO!!! Deep breaths, calms down, feeling much better. Hi my name is Sarah, and, I am a power burner. I have often been found to burn for 12 - 14 hours at a time. There I said it. Is there a cure?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Sorry no cure I should know I have confessed twice now. Hey Stella very good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugtussle Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Of course I am a power burner. I test mine that way because I know some of my customers push it to the limit. My cure for power burning is a beautiful palm pillar put in a 3" high dish. I can burn those for 12-15 hours. No problems, no soot, just great smell. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootie04 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I too am a power burner:o ...I never trimmed wicks before I started making candles and I dont do it now either. I DO trim to test wicks and scent throw but then the REAL test is how they do power burning. I always include instructions with my candles that say for the BEST performance trim wicks after every 3-4 hours of burning. But my candles do well and jars are mostly clean after power burning.I have been known to forget to blow out the candle and burn it all night too:tiptoe: . So that is at least 18hr burn.tootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenOH Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Guilty as charged!10-12 hours easy on the weekends. And just last week I left one burning all night in the living room. I woke up a couple times and could smell it..I just thought, damn that Wildberry Mousse has a terrific lingering scent!! Got up and saw it had burned all night and about had a stroke. And the melt pool was still only between 1/4-1/2" after 14 hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxSioux Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Yup -- add this to my LONG list of faults! Rules are for the cautious that never discover how to build a better mousetrap. I turn into a mad scientist when I test additives, heating/pouring temps, wicks ... well let's just say I do a LOT of coloring outside the lines. There really aren't any rules, if you test properly & have at least an ounce of good sense. I've actually tried to make a candle ignite or shatter a container & can tell you it's almost impossible. I've burned a candle from top to bottom for about 26hrs, so I'm pretty confident w/ my wax, additives, fo %, wicks & containers. I'd much rather have a candle used by a powerburner, that the cautious Nelly's that screw up the candle's memory by burning 30 minutes & blowing it out. Then they tell you the candle didn't burn clean or put out enough scent! <grrrrr>Susan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerinarkansas Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Power burner here too...it's so easy to forget you have one burning. I never leave burning at night or while I'm gone but during the day, look out. I do trim wicks before I light them again. Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I too, must confess...I sometimes leave them burning when not at home (in hopes of burning the house down!)...hope my insurance agent isn't lurking here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeWaxMelts Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I don't know if I count as a power burner, But I do have a melt going on my electric melter all the time... Electric melters are much safer when not home or in bed...LOL...Here is the one I use...It has a 20watt heatting plate, and it plugs into the wall.Similar ones can be found at tartburners.com an NO IT IS NOT my site. I found it surfing the web one-day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyBean Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Too cute on the original post...I too am a power burner. What can I say, I love candles lol.Oh and if there is a group for power burners and FO hos then I really need to find them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Well, of course I power burn - how else will I get all those candles tested.:undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcountry Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 GUILTY AS CHARGED JUDGE:sad2: SOMETIMES LET THE WHOLE THANG BURN ITSELF OUT IN ONE BURN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeWaxMelts Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I don't know if I count as a power burner, But I do have a melt going on my electric melter all the time... Electric melters are much safer when not home or in bed...LOL...Here is the one I use...It has a 20watt heatting plate, and it plugs into the wall.Similar ones can be found at tartburners.com an NO IT IS NOT my site. I found it surfing the web one-day...Does having an electric warmer on constantly count as a power burner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Not really not enough danger involved. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Does having an electric warmer on constantly count as a power burner?Well, maybe, if you have cats it could get excitin'... or the cord is plugged into an extension cord in the bathroom on a shelf over the tub...But, ya know, still, I think ya gotta have flames from the get-go... There's just something primal goin' on there that a warmer just doesn't reach... Now if you had a tart warmer with a CANDLE under it, then I think THAT would qualify... Yep, ya gotta have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriLynn Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Power Burning,, the only way to test!!!! LOL. I test my candles for 7 - 10 hours of burning... I had someone once ask, well what do you do about those who only want to burn a candle for 2 or 3 hours, if you only wick them for slow burning, they will never get a melt pool as they should and they will tunnel. My response:.. tell them to buy a votive... Grinzzzz.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni S. Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hmmmmmmm, guess I'm not the only chandlemaker who doesn't practice what she preaches?I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE burning candles:bliss: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbla Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Bunch of pyromaniacs....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Bunch of pyromaniacs....... And proud of it:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsbennis Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I love to power burn my candles just to see what happens.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehouse Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I, too, have been known to power burn. My only saving grace is my husband (fireman), and my 6 yr old son. Son follows behind me and blows them out as soon as he thinks he won't see him. However, I do have most of the day home alone with my "fires". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violetsexoticcandles Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Since there are so many here confessing, I guess I should too. I've been known to forget that I have a candle burning on the table after a long night of pouring.... then wake up the next day and come downstairs to find the candle burning... one time just last week, actually- it was a palm votive that had been burning for like 18 hours! One time I came down and said, wow... it smells good... then went back to lay down and said, crap! I bet I didn't blow out that candle! I do it for research, too.... but that's when I'm planning on being there! :tiptoe:Sometimes things just come up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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