Candle Burn-Test Worksheet
Record complete candle test series, individual burn cycles, controlled component changes, and production-match decisions.
Worksheet version: 1.0 · Last reviewed: · Related guide: Open the guide
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Instructions
- Use one record for one defined product or event.
- Enter exact IDs, versions, source locations, and dates instead of “current.”
- Use neutral factual status words only.
- Export or print the record if your organization requires a durable copy.
Stop triggers
Stop when a source is missing or conflicts, identity/classification is unclear, an incident occurred, or an authorized owner must decide. The worksheet records the gap; it does not resolve safety, legal, carrier, treatment, or pesticide questions.
Completed example
| Test series and cycle * | Wax and lot * | Wick * | Vessel measurements * | Fragrance and load * | Cure time * | Ambient conditions * | Burn cycle timing * | Flame behavior * | Melt pool * | Vessel temperature | Soot, mushrooming, and tunneling * | Decision and next controlled change * |
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| C-17 / cycle 2 | Coconut blend / W2606 | W-3 / lot 22 / trimmed to documented baseline | V76 / 76 mm inside diameter / 92 mm high | Lavender blend F2604 / documented 7% load | Poured July 1; tested July 12 | 23°C room; no draft; stable fire-safe surface | Lit 09:00; stopped 11:05 under procedure | Larger than established series baseline after 90 minutes | Measured and photographed at 60 and 120 minutes | Reading recorded at upper sidewall with instrument ID; no universal pass limit applied | Visible soot and wick mushrooming; no tunneling | Stop C-17. Start C-18 changing only wick W-3 to W-2. |
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| Test series and cycle * | Wax and lot * | Wick * | Vessel measurements * | Fragrance and load * | Cure time * | Ambient conditions * | Burn cycle timing * | Flame behavior * | Melt pool * | Vessel temperature | Soot, mushrooming, and tunneling * | Decision and next controlled change * | Row controls |
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