Tips & Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to perfectly reduce candle shoot

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Tips Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to
perfectly reduce candle shoot
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Tips Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to
perfectly reduce candle shoot

• One of the biggest complaints about Candle
  Company of all kinds is in regards to the shoot
  that can be produced by them.  There are a
  variety of ways to greatly reduce the amount of
  shoot coming from your candles which will also
  help them to burn better.  Today I will share
  some of these candle burning tips with you to
  help you have a better experience with you
  candles and save money. Lets first understand
  what causes soot from a candle flame.

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Tips Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to
perfectly reduce candle shoot

• Many event locations, where Candle
  Company are used for decoration, require that the
  candle flame not be exposed above the top of an
  enclosure.  This could mean the flame of your
  votive candle must be below the top edge of the
  glass or that pillars and taper candles need to
  be in tall cylinders or hurricanes.  At first
  this sounds like a good idea to
• also keep the draft away from
• your candles, and it is.  

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Tips Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to
perfectly reduce candle shoot

• However, using a closed bottom cylinder or
  vase can create problems of its own.  Fire needs
  and uses oxygen to burn.  When you have a candle
  down inside of a container the oxygen is quickly
  used up and more is needed for the flame to
  continue burning.  Naturally, more air is sucked
  into the container through the top but at the
  same time the warm air heated by the candle flame
  is trying to get out.  

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Tips Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to
perfectly reduce candle shoot

• This fight between the warm and cold air
  causes turbulence (a draft) in the container
  which causes the candle flame to dance and
  produce soot.  The best way around this problem
  is to use a cylinder or hurricane vase that is
  open on both ends.  Raise the container up off
  the table about a half inch using something that
  can spaced apart so air can get in through the
  bottom.  For my test I used 3 stacks of coins,
  which I am not recommending you use, but to give
  an example of what I mean.

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Tips Tricks by Kringle Candle Company on how to
perfectly reduce candle shoot

• The easiest way to reduce the amount of shoot
  from a Kringle Candle Company is to keep the
  wicks trimmed.  I recommend starting with about a
  1/4? wick for the first lighting.  If after a few
  minutes the candle flame looks too big or is
  bouncing around (while not in a draft) you should
  trim the wick a little shorter.  Keep an eye on
  your lit candles, they should never be left
  burning unattended.  If your candle has been
  burning for a long time the wicks may need to be
  trimmed again.  Dont be afraid to blow a candle
  out, trim the wick and relight it.

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