Burn behaviour
Performance~20 min to fixWick drowns in the melt pool
A drowned wick means the melt pool grew faster than the wick could consume the wax. The flame starves, weakens, and snuffs itself out.
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Why this happens
The wick needs to keep its flame above the liquid wax line. If the pool grows faster than the wick can consume it, the wick eventually sinks below the meniscus and the flame starves out.
Likely causes
- Wick is under-sized for the vessel.
- Wax has very low melting point (some coconut blends).
- Burn session went longer than 4 hours, building an excessive pool.
How to diagnose
- Re-light, let the pool cool, and observe whether the wick stays upright.
- Compare wick output rating against vessel diameter.
Change sheet · next batch
Fill in what you know. The change sheet below re-orders so the delta most likely to help your specific batch floats to the top.
WickWick up
+1 step
Increase draw so the flame stays above the pool.
ProcessChange
3–4 h sessions
Cap burn length so the pool doesn't over-develop.
Take action
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