Chef Isaac Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 A friend got some of our tealights a week or so ago and tested them out. Here is what he said:"I picked up some beeswax tea lights from you at the Capitol Hill farmer's market (Seattle), and you asked me to let you know how long the burned. I was burning two of them for 170 minutes, before I blew them out. I can't be sure, but I'd guess there is another hour left in them. There was one surprise though, which is that they generate a lot of smoke. I wasn't noticing, but them my wife came home, and she couldn't believe how smokey it was in the house. So you may want to work on that part of it. I hope it helps!"What causes the smokey burn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Before they blew out the tea lites they had only 2.8 hours of burn, which isn't very good. I get 6+ hours out of my beeswax tees. I'd say if it was smoking and with such a short burn time, your wicks are definately too big. One thing I would never ask my customers is to tell me how long a burn time they got, you should already know that, didn't you test them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Isaac Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Good point. However, when I burn the teas, I get 4 hours for each tealights. At the end of the burn, there is no more wax left in the dish. Doesnt that indicuate that it is the right wick for the right type of candle? What type of wick do you suggest for a tealight that is all beeswax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 With my beeswax I use a TL25. Just because you have no wax left at the end of a burn doesn't always mean it's the right wick, especially if it's smoking like your customer said. Did you test other wicks to see if you get a good burn but more time out of the burn? If you are only testing till the candle is burned and the wax is gone, you really are doing yourself a disservice by not continuing the testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethel Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The wick must be way to big, Beeswax should never smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circle Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I agree, the wick sounds too big which will cause smoking with beeswax. The burn time should also be longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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