dumb candle question
#255010 - 03/28/06 02:07 PM
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jen1013
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OK, I figure that most of us here probably go through a lot of candles  so maybe someone can answer my question.
I burn Yankee candles, which are a bit pricey. For whatever reason, they don't seem to burn evenly -- it kinda burns in a tunnel, so that by the time the wick is down to the bare metal, there's still a TON of wax on the sides.
So I guess I have two questions --
1) Is there a way to get it to melt evenly when it burns? (I burn the small votives -- I have tried different-shaped votive holders.)
2) Is there anything I can do with all this leftover wax? I generally burn a wide assortment, so I can't really just melt it all together. Well, I could, but something about Buttercream + Cranberry Chutney + Fresh Peach just makes my stomach heave.
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Jen
I have a yankee candle and it's burning strangely too!
Mine is only melting on one side even though I turn it around, it's not in a draft or next to another heat source. It must be a plot to mess with our minds! All my other candles burn evenly!
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burn best when you trim the wick to 1/4" before relighting. Something about trimming the wick helps them burn evenly.
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yes, trimming the wick... and also, for jars...if you don't burn it for very long and then blow it out... it will not burn even either... once the wax is warm, you can CAREFULLY take a butter knife and slowly push the wax that is not burning in towards the center..... if it were a pillar candle, you would smooth the edges by rounding them in toward the center and the flame will melt that part slowly. As for votives.... the smaller the holder the better...
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The best candles I've found are Sparta candles. They liquify when it burns for an appropriate amount of time, then solidifies after you blow it out. The burn time is around 15 hours for a votive.
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I burn alot of candles myself,Yankee and many other brands. But mostly jar candles. What I have found to be the BEST fix for uneven burning is what is called the candle capper- It is a piece of metal with holes in it that you place on top of the candle. It eliminates the tunneling that happens quite often with jar candles.
I am not good at links but if you go into google or yahoo and type in candle capper you will get numerous results.
I personally purchased mine in a Hallmark store so if you have one locally it may be worth a shot.
Hope this helps!
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There isn't much wick to trim -- it's gotta already be 1/4", if not shorter. And I am burning votives, not the jar candles. Maybe I just need to go shopping for new votive holders??  I will have to try Shell's suggestion about the butter knife.
Thanks guys!
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jen
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The best votive holder for "burning" it ALL is the classic cylinder like this one shown... the others are pretty...but the more space the wax has to spread out in the holder...the less likely that the flame will heat and melt the wax....does that make sense?
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I never burn my candles, NEVER! I used to, but when my entire condo ended up COVERED in black soot, I stopped immediately. I'm talkin' charcoal all over everything, including the plastic containers INSIDE my kitchen cupboards. Soot even adhered to the sides of the commode!
I melt my candles in an electric candle melter. No soot, and MUCH safer; I can even leave them on while I'm away for awhile, or overnight. Oh, and Yankee Candles are the best, BY FAR.
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