Fire and Ice Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 A friend of mine gave me a candle warmer a while ago and I tried it out but found that the throw wasn't nearly as strong as when I burn a candle. I just wasn't impressed with the throw and it was one of my candles. I have heard another soy candle person say the same thing. any idea why? The scent was French Vanilla. It should have been very strong. I had burned the candle for a few days and then remembered the warmer. The scent throw burning was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Maybe the warmer doesn't get the wax as hot as the wick does? It might be because the warmer has to warm the candle from the bottom up which is alot of wax to get warm while the wick is able to get a deep enough mp that is also hot enough to warm the FO so that you can smell it. I'm just guessing though it makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenoftarts Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 A friend of mine gave me a candle warmer a while ago and I tried it out but found that the throw wasn't nearly as strong as when I burn a candle. I just wasn't impressed with the throw and it was one of my candles. I have heard another soy candle person say the same thing. any idea why? The scent was French Vanilla. It should have been very strong. I had burned the candle for a few days and then remembered the warmer. The scent throw burning was great. Could be the wattage isn't high enough on your burner. I have found they work best at 21 watts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 It was a candle hotplate type setup. No lightbulb. I left it on most of the day and evening and could barely smell it outside the kitchen. My French Vanilla is VERY strong When burning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I have only tested French Vanilla on the candlewarmer(not burning) and it was awesome.I have only tested 3 scents with the warmer but French Vanilla was the best.I got my warmer at Michaels.Also Pecan pie was strong.Forget Sunflower.I could not smell that one but can with burning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I agree with Queen of hearts...the wattage on the warmer makes the difference...I had to switch over to a different warmer with a higher wattage.. I wasn't smelling my wax but slightly.. when I switched to a higher wattage then the same wax was kicking...Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I had no idea they came in different wattages. I've never bought one or really paid much attention the them. Learn something new everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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