How many hours of
burn time should I get from my
candle?????
How can I increase the burn time of my
candle?
What is the BEST way to burn a candle?
What is the BEST way to blow out a
candle?
How do you avoid smoking and/or flame
torching?
How many hours of burn time should
I get from my candle?
Burn time depends on the composition of
the wax and the number of wicks.
Nite-Lite Candle Company candles average
between four and five hours of burn time
per ounce of wax. If the container
requires more than one wick the burn
time will be proportionally less.
Examples: 8oz candle with one wick ==
40-50 hours of burn time
40oz candle with four wicks == 40*5/4 ==
50 hours of burn time.
How can I increase the burn time
of my candle??
The burn time of any candle can be
increased by placing the candle in the
freezer before actually burning the
candle. Continuously trimming the candle
wick to 1/4" will also increase the
candle burn time.
What is the BEST way to burn a
candle?
Candles have a memory! The first time
you burn a candle can determine how it
will burn thereafter. Before lighting,
trim the candlewick to a 1/4". After
lighting the candle, allow the wax to
pool and form a well within a 1/2 to a
1/4 inch (depending on candle size) of
the candle edge. This will usually take
about 2-3 hours or burn about 1" in
width per hour. As the candle burns,
center the wick in the wax pool so the
candle will burn straight down.
Extinguish the flame and allow the
candle to cool before relighting. Keep
burning in this manner and your candle
should have a long burn life. ALWAYS
trim the wick to approximately 1/4"
before relighting.
NOTE: If you only burn a candle
for a few minutes at a time, the candle
will slowly drill a small hole in the
candle core and eventually run out of
oxygen and burn poorly or not at all.
What is the BEST way to blow out a
candle?
To blow out a candle, hold your finger
in front of the flame and gently blow.
This will cause the air to flow around
your finger and extinguish the flame
without splattering hot wax.
How do you avoid smoking and/or
flame torching?
To avoid a large flame or smoking, never
burn a candle in a draft and keep the
candlewick trimmed to a 1/4 inch. To
neatly trim a wick, allow the wax to
cool, then hold the candle upside down
and trim the wick to a 1/4 inch: this
method prevents wick trimmings from
accumulating inside the candle.
