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I wonder how well it would work if I placed the incense in an empty tea candle tin, and placed that on the grill above the flame? There'd be no clean up. Thank you for these helpful videos, Legacy. Ima buy from you guys.
We recommend using Athonite style incense with the Smokeless Incense Burner, as some resins can drip through. Or you can put your incense on top of a piece of aluminum foil to prevent resin from dripping through.
It depends on the size of the charcoal. Our "home size" charcoal typically lasts up to 30 minutes, but if it is broken up into smaller pieces it may be used up faster. If the charcoal is properly lit, it should stay hot until it turns entirely to ash.
Incense can be burned indoors or outdoors. Check with any relevant authorities before burning indoors, if there is a concern about rules or setting off smoke detectors.
This is normal for uncoated lamps. Coated lamps should not seep, but you can contact support@legacyicons.com with any concerns. We recommend placing the Clay Oil Lamp on a small plate or coaster to prevent oil from getting on surfaces.
I inherited one of these lamps from my mother-in-law, who lived in Turkey before the WWII. In those days you could dig up archaeological bits and pieces (although I understand why you can't nowadays). I often hold it in my hand, wondering about the people who made it/used it (because it was buried quite deep she felt it was hundreds of years old - if not thousands). I never thought to light it, so might give it a try.
It is recommended to keep wicks trimmed, or at least remove any large pieces of soot from the end of the wick after it is cool. These pieces tend to pop and can make a mess if they are lit a second time.
How long will the beeswax candle last? I'm wondering how many times I can burn a few granules if incense with 1candle and need to determine how many candles I would need per month.
Absolutely! If your church has rats or perhaps even mice, this can be an issue. During lent we kept loosing these. It turns out rats were climbing up and taking the ones that weren't being hung from the wall. I trapped all three rats in our church and it's no longer an issue. The rats are attracted to the cork that is soaked in olive oil (it goes bad over time and becomes smelly for them).
Something I’ve learned is that, some resins smell like burning chemicals or plastic when. Burned directly on the charcoal. If you get a small piece of aluminum foil and bend it so it makes a little table that’s just barely touching the charcoal, you don’t have that problem. You can also use salt or sand, but that can sometimes smother your charcoal and also if you’re cutting your charcoal into pieces that doesn’t work. But if you’re using an entire charcoal, you could put some incense sand in the divot and put the resin on top of that sand. I find the aluminum foil is easier. This was a game changer because I know I have high quality stuff but it smelled terrible. So if you have that issue, it doesn’t necessarily mean you have low quality resin it could just mean that you’re heating it up way too hot too hot.
I use the metal cup from a tea light. I place it on my charcoal and add a spoonful of incense, and after it is done I can remove the old resin and reuse the tea light cup.
So true, I was using a brass burner and it always smelled great then when I tried charcoal method even after waiting 10-15 minutes for it to turn gray it immediately smelled like burnt plastic and smoke
Will an air conditioner disperse the smell quicker? I’m concerned if I burn incense while the ac is on it’ll get rid of the smell of the incense quicker
Does the arm swing around 180° so I can place the incense over my vigil lamp's existing flame instead of having to light another flame from a tealight candle?
It's been my experience that the heavy oils can only wick up about two inches. This configuration is fine as long as you keep a eye on the oil levels. For longevity, the burner needs to float on the oil and follow down the level as it goes. The nozzle of that device would fit nicely on a three cork slice & staple configuration. If you hope to wick up from a low level of oil, you'll need to use lamp oil or kerosene.
My incense smells good for a bit but ends up smelling unpleasantly burnt after about a minute or so. Is it the quality of incense or the charcoal? I use sadaf brand frankincense and three kings charcoal.
If the incense is getting a burnt smell it means you are adding the incense to early onto it try allowing the charcoal to burn for about 3 to 4 minus after turning a ashy white color to allow the charcoal to cool down a little bit still hot enough to burn and the incense will no longer have a burnt smell and if you want try adding some salt as a base on the charcoal disk to cut down on some of the heat that also helps stop the incense from getting a burnt smell. Hopes this helps.
@@SouthernRebels94 I tried this, though my discs do not seem to produce enough heat in order to work. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I'm also using a different style burger, it's a small bread pot with one air hole i had to drill into its side
I usually take a piece of foul the size of charcoal disk and mold it around my finger tip. Put the incense into the foil and place the foil on the charcoal. It won't be as smoky and the incense will burn alot cleaner
Thank you so much for showing how to clean it! I bought one of these from another site (I wanted the silver color) and thought my screens were ruined! I'll be making some purchases from your site to show my gratitude. Thank you! 😊
Very useful video! How would you advice to prevent the resin from burning out completely? After burning and spreading its scent, it tends to become darker and spread a burnt scent, which gets to cover the previous scent, I don't know if you see what I mean. Being a burnt scent, it may even be harmful, as far as I know. Thank you in advance for your reply :)
This is normal and will happen eventually. To slow down this process we recommend putting a piece of aluminum foil on the grate to insulate the incense more.
@@LegacyIcons Thank you for your answer. Actually I do use tinfoil, but the problem is that the resin burns within it as well. Is this maybe related rather to the distance between the resin and the flame?
From what I remember from my childhood in Greece, part of the cup is filled with water, and only the top layer is oil. Then you keep adding oil as needed. Oil floats, so it will rise as the surface layer.
