Vec Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 could anyone tell me why i have no luck with zinc..im using straight low mp parafin with vybar for some 4 oz (2" inch diamater) containers...at about 2 hours of burning my wick mushrooms about as big as a pencil eraser and the melt pool is all the way to the edge...and about 3/4 of an inch -deep-...i figure its heat traveling down the core helping melt the wax...but they arnt suppose to do this...are they?im sure im doing something wrong...any help would be greatly appriciated..thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdevine Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 What size wick are you using? Portia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vec Posted October 20, 2005 Author Share Posted October 20, 2005 oh yeah.. im burning one with 36-24-24 and one with a 44-24-18..and they both do the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 You could try wicking down 1 size and see how the burn is. Also zinc wicks are VERY prone to mushrooming.......nature of the beast in zinc, hemp and any other hard cored wick.:undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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