Yankee candles tip to improve burn on large candles.

[Autumn]

Funny you should mention colour because I find the blue ones burn really level and quick. I had ocean blossom on the go in the bathroom yesterday. It was ****** freezing in there and I thought it would tunnel but it didn't and it seemed to burn quickly. I blew it out after an hour because I was a bit worried about how quick it was burning.
On the other hand, the mango salsa in the living room (which was much warmer) and has a shade,tunnelled and it was on for 6 hours.
I have just popped it in the microwave for 45 seconds before lighting it so I will see what happens. Thanks for the tip.

I wish they would bring back Blue hydrangea, I have 3 votives I cant bear to burn as its so hard to get hold of that fragrance

 

[Weathergirl]

Autumn I saw some on ebay but think the postage on a couple of them was a lot as they were from the states. They had "after the rain" too

 

[Autumn]

Autumn I saw some on ebay but think the postage on a couple of them was a lot as they were from the states. They had "after the rain" too

OO thanks WG ill have a look. That ****** Minion Qvc had better be reading this thread :mysmilie_59:

 

[warwa100]

I have problems with the candles tunnelling and someone suggested keeping the candles warm so I put it in the microwave for 45 seconds before lighting it. I got a much better burn. Had to remove the label as it had gold print on it and it sparked.

Do we think this will work on all brands? I have a Wax Lyrical one I bought at Center Parcs in November on the go in the living room at the moment, but it has badly tunnelled.

 

[boffy]

I am burning snow in love t-lights I just love this fragance

 

[Vienna]

I don`t know if storage has anything to do with why the candles tunnel because I keep mine in the airing cupboard and it`s warm in there and so far ( touch wood ) I`ve never had a candle tunnel on me yet. They`re in a constant warmish temperature so whether that helps or not.

 

[boffy]

I think that my house is not as warm these days so the airing cupboard will have to be where my large jars are to be stored. its such a waste tunnelling on this scale. even though I do use up every scrap of wax in the burners

 

[Weathergirl]

I think I will now be moving mine to the airing cupboard.

 

[sharonk]

The microwave trick seems to work very well but the glass does get hot at the bottom of the jar so make sure you put it on a heatproof mat when you take it out. Mt mango salsa is only a few of cm from the bottom so I only gave that 15 seconds but I have just bought an under the palms medium jar and I put that in for 30 seconds.
We took our tank out of our airing cupboard which promptly became a new home for my craft stuff so that's not going to help me, great idea if you have one though.
This is what I love about this forum, it's a great place to learn new stuff

 

[iloveshopping]

Do we think this will work on all brands? I have a Wax Lyrical one I bought at Center Parcs in November on the go in the living room at the moment, but it has badly tunnelled.

Yes I would think so as long as they are not in a metal tin cause metal cannot go into microwave but could be heated in ordinary oven or just left somewhere warm lime airing cupboard. I have one here that hasn't any container and has tunnelled so I think i'll have a go with it but I will have to be careful not to over melt otherwise it will loose its shape.

 

[yankeeaddict74]

Enjoyed reading this thread,good to hear tips from fellow yankee addicts!just wondered if there were any other forums/fansites that people post on?