"Hey I have a fireflow and got this exact problem, but I am using a non-mathmos tealights.
One trick I use is to reuse old tealights (once lighted, then cooled solid) or cutting the wick too!"
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Mathmos Fireflow prone to overheating, what can I do?
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I have a Mathmos Fireflow with yellow wax and blue liquid, that seems to be very prone to overheating.I have compared how it behaves with my partners fireflow, which is purple with blue wax, and his…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bowlerhat Dec 29, 2022.
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"I have 2 Blue / Yellow bottles same lamp same candle one flows great the other constantly overheats really quickly, bottles were from different batches so that might be the problem "
"Okay, so I've been doing some more experimenting with this and so far I have come to the conclusion that the longer the wick, the hotter the candle burns.So what I have been doing is just cutting the wick roughly in half every time the lamp…"
"you could dilute the fluid with distilled water in small amounts."
"I live in Austria, so I don't really know any of the brands you listed, except for YankeeIn general I've made the observation that scented candles work better for me since they don't burn as fast and as hot as non scented kinds, and…"
Mathmos Fireflow prone to overheating, what can I do?
I have a Mathmos Fireflow with yellow wax and blue liquid, that seems to be very prone to overheating.I have compared how it behaves with my partners fireflow, which is purple with blue wax, and his seems to have a very hard time to get going using the exact same candles as mine. I think that's because the lighter wax has a harder time giving off the heat it absorbed, so it overheats after some time.Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with this?The small bubbles it makes are really…See More
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