Anna Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 for wax to have water in it?I ordered some new wax(differant than what I been using),and it has water in it.How I know,I melted some of it,had to turn it off and leave home for awhile.when I returned home I dug the wax out of the presto,because I forgot how much was in it.in the bottom of the pot was water.Is this normal? Thanks,Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 It's not normal but it's far too common. See if you can get it replaced. What kind of wax is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 Can you believe I ordered four cases of it,maybe not all of it has water.It is JS123.I like this wax,and I got a special when ordering four cases.What does it do to a candle if the wax has water in it? Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Can you believe I ordered four cases of it,maybe not all of it has water.It is JS123.I like this wax,and I got a special when ordering four cases.What does it do to a candle if the wax has water in it?AnnaWeird things. Mottling, problems with the way it sets up. Thankfully I don't have sufficient experience to give you the full list of possible weirdnesses, but suffice to say you really don't want to use wax with water in it. Just does not belong.Theoretically you can get rid of the water by holding the wax at 220 in your melter for an hour and stirring gently once in a while. Sounds like you have a lot though so I don't know what will happen if you heat it up like that. Minimally, a lot of steam bubbles and snap crackle pop noises. Never tried it with wax that wet.I hope it's just a few slabs. If you can confirm that it doesn't permeate your entire purchase maybe they'll just be nice enough to send you an extra case. Hope it doesn't turn into a big hassle for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 Thank you Top:) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 You're sure it's water, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 Yes it was water.The wax had harden,dug it out of pot,and puddles of water in pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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