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WarningRule id: wick-vessel-diameter

Wick size must match vessel diameter

Each wick series has a tested diameter range. Below the minimum the melt pool never reaches the wall and the candle tunnels. Above the maximum the flame is too large for the vessel, mushrooms, and overheats the glass. The rule fires whenever the vessel inner diameter sits outside the wick's tested range.

What this means for your recipe

When this rule fires the recipe loses 15 points and drops a band. Worth addressing before selling. The same rule fires every time the underlying condition is true, so the way to lift the score is to change the recipe, not the rule.

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Editorial content, not legal advice. Verify against the current text of the regulation before commercial sale.