Do not be when I seen this I had to experiment to find out how true that this is I had to use two big pots with 12 of those small and two small parts with three candles under each pot a total of 30 candles and it was not even that cold here at the time this method can help you heat your home but it takes a lot of flame this three or four small candles is total bullshit
Well, I can see that the results might be very controversial. For some reason it worked perfectly by us and literally, as I said in the video, INCREASED the temperature for few degrees. It might be that our home has better insulation than yours, like double glass packages and thick walls, it can also be different size of the room or the different climate. That this heater didn't work at your given place, doesn't mean that it do not work at somebody's else.
Not total bullshit. Videos explains very well based on circumstances of the home. The video is described correctly, nothing false and this does work in a small area. Who would try heating their entire home with a few candles anyway? Please use punctuation in your comments as so others can read your feedback correctly.
Thank you very much for this. Here in the US our energy prices are not as high, but they are almost double what they were 2 years ago. We're having an Arctic blast right now, so it's a little harder to stay warm.
We have a similar setup that I keep in the car once it gets cold. That way if I get stuck I have heat, blanket, water, and snacks. I hadn’t considered it inside. We have a wood burning stove and live in a rural area with lots of hardwood trees. So wood is cheap if we need to buy it. The cost of heat this winter makes me afraid that people on fixed incomes will either be cold or hungry. Thank you for bringing this up so people can decide how to help each other. Get well soon. 🧡
Oh, you are so impressive ready for everything! Yes, the heating prices are worrisome and nobody can tell how much it will be in the end. We are not in danger of needing to chose between food and heating, but as you said, there are many people out there who will. 😟
Just a thought but in the video I watched a few years back, the upside down terracotta pot sat on a dinner plate with 3 piles of coins with 3 coins in each to elevate and support the pot. The tea light candle also, sat in the centre of the plate, under the pot. Another, 3 piles with 3 coins in each sat on top of the upside down pot. This was to support and elevate the upside down saucer/bread plate on top of the pot to encourage the dispersion of heat around the room. I have not tried this method or any other so could not say if it is a safe and effective one or not. I think the words “Cornish Heater” were in the title of the video. Stay safe & be well, all
Hi Melonie, thanks! I was using the bricks (which is much more safe and sturdy than the coins) for elevate the terracotta pots, because the flame needs an oxygen for keep on burning. And with all the precautions a.k.a. granite plate underneath and not leaving unattended, must be all good and safe. You yoo, take care!
May someone put a stove fan on a clay pot heaters.Or a brick heater some don't believe that them clay pot heaters makes the room warmer.But what if you put a stove fan on top of a clay pot heaters, will that make the room warmer.Will you do two test.1 with the stove fan and the other text without the stove fan(s)
I had to stop watching the video after you said, "For safety reasons, separate the candles from each other" that is possibly the dumbest fking thing ive heard... WOULNT WANT THE CLAY POT OR CONCRETE BLOCKS TO MELT. 🤦♂️
@paulleonard7038 That's OK not to watch everything. That's OK to have an option write your opinion and express it the comment. That's not OK to swear while you doing it. However, if you would think 2 cm (or 0,787 of inches, depending on your reality) further you would let the pots and concrete behind and concentrate on the candles only. In my young years I had a stupidity to lit a bundle of tiny candles all at once. They looked nice and cosy until begun to melt into one and all their flames united. It caught up quite large flame and there were not the few tiny burning candles anymore, there was a one thick candle with several burners and a huge flame, which didn't look cosy anymore and I was lucky seeing it happening and could prevent a possible fire. I am pretty sure that wouldn't happen with the tea lights, but I am just pretty sure, so would risk checking it out or encouraging someone else to do that in their homes.
Thank you for this Jolita! I remember seeing about this on RU-vid some years ago but then forgot all about it so your video is a timely reminder! And if it has cat approval then it must be good! I do hope your sore throat clears up quickly, and thank you for making a video despite being under the weather!
Does air flow matter? I would assume so, but I’m mainly talking about carbon monoxide.. not sure that tea lights on their own produce much and I’d also assume that not much would produce when multiples are used unless the space is incredibly small. But I dunno.. is anyone with knowledge on this have a way to answer with facts? I think it’s important to have these methods to help just in case something happens where we need them but also think we need to remember safety and assure that ourselves and family’s aren’t going to get sick or worse because we maybe should’ve thought about ventilation. Only looking for knowledge and facts to better myself and what to do, I promise I’m not coming at anyone because I actually know this stuff. Just wanna be sure I’m doing it the right way for my fam and that others are too. ✌️💜😊🕯️
Pray for snow., We live in a vacation chalet in Netherlands. it has nice furnace but we noticed that when we had large snow on the roof, it didn't come on as often. Snow is an insulator.
Thank you for demonstrating the candle/pot heater. I also saw it on you tube and wondered if it worked. I appreciate that you gave us an honest opinion. I love your choice of music. It is so soothing to my soul. Looking forward to seeing your Christmas video. 💕
This will not give off any more heat than four candles can alone. The first law of thermodynamics says you can not create more energy than the amount supplied.
Unfortunately this is very dangerous! The candles can very easily overheat and can cause the whole surface area of the molten wax to catch fire (very similar to a grease fire in the frying pan). If this happens, the cosy burning candle will suddenly start to burn furiously. Candles should never be lit close together (they heat each other) You mention this in the video but these candles are still too close to each other. Candles should never be covered by anything (not even non flamable items like a terracotta pot). Never restrict the airflow around a candle. The air has to flow freely into the candle and the heat and exhausts has to flow freely up from the candle. If you break any of these rules you risk overheating the wax and and in worst case a serious fire. If you are unlucky enough to experience overheated wax caught on fire: NEVER TRY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BY BLOWING ON IT (it may start to burn even more intense). NEVER TRY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER (it WILL cause an a huge fire ball (like water on burning grease)). The best way to put out such i fire is to cover it completely with a cooking pot lid or similar (the same way you put out a grease fire in the frying pan).
@mrscandalpolisen, thank you for your insights and concerns! However, 1. Those are not a wax candles and leave no residue on the pots as it simply evaporates as burning turns the wax into invisible carbon and water vapor. Here is the link which explains where the wax goes when burning: www.candlescience.com/where-does-the-wax-go-when-a-candle-burns/ 2. You must have heard about the covered candle holders, right? Merry Christmas and stay safe!
Thanks for the realistic evaluation of the clay pot heater. Where I live, the old buildings such as mine were built without insulation. So while it never snows here, it also rarely gets warm, except for a total of perhaps five days per year. My energy bills have doubled in the past year, but not due to increased usage. I honestly don't think that this will contribute much to the temperature, plus I would not encourage people here to do this because almost all the houses and buildings are wood. Greeting from San Francisco.
Before I finished reading your comment, you mentioned how it never snows, rarely gets warm except for 5 days out of the year where you are and I thought to myself, that sounds just like here where I am,.... in SF. Lol
I live in North East Florida, depending on the weather I use one to 3 of these "heaters" I also have several made from soup cans with a small pot on top that I burn votive candles in
We really must be very creative this winter, and so we shall! I have rediscovered an old time friend: the hotwater bottle, very cosy in the evening under a beautifull fleece, the dog loves it too and…..a dog or cat also give a lot of warmth 😂 keep it save and warm, Lieve from 🇧🇪
True, Lieve, all the creativity is welcome! I also have even two warm bottles - one cute but small and one ugly but LARGE, haha! Thank goodness didn’t needed yet, but I know where they are 😉 Take care!
Thanks for your experiment, my central heating system has broken down, I tried it too., your conclusion was same as mine, claypot can add some heat to an alternative heater on at the same time, it can look cosy too but, not as efficient as some people are claiming.
Hi Jolita 👋...what a cool idea .... love it! Oh no you sound as if you have a cold? Hope you staying well...🤗 Love from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤... ps... there was a bit of snow falling this morning 🥶🧊❄
Thank you, dear Line! It seems that some bacteria is circulate right now and both Christian and I were hit by it. 🙈 Oh, you had a snow!! My gosh, that's really early. 🥶 🧊 ☃️ 🧥 Take care you too!
If you calculate the cost of candles compared to other heating fuels per heat output then you will see that , cheap candles are made from oil ( parrafin wax ) and there is no oil derived product that is magically cheaper.
A single match is about 400btu/hr. So 2 would be 800btu/hr. Double wicks burning = twice as nice. Increase the air feeding the flame creates a hotter flame. But it then burns up faster.
May I ask where you brought the stone plate? Cause all the stone plates I find online are quite expensive or too small (i think). Thank you for this video!
Well done and realistic about expectations. Hopefully Europe will survive the winter. Thank you for making the video, it looks like an easy thing to do. Warm blankets, extra sweaters and socks and maybe the clay pot will be just enough to get you through. ❤
Thank you too, Coco B! My last purchases actually were several woolly sweaters, haha! I HOPE that we don’t have to invest all our savings into a heating. 🙏
This is a great idea. I'm building a house in Saskatchewan and I thought I was going to have to install a furnace and pay for fuel all winter. Now I will tell my contractor to skip that and I'll save thousands! Imagine replacing an expensive furnace with just a flower pot and a few candles! Why didn't someone think of this before?
Firstly, congratulations on your new house! And thank you for informing me what you are going to tell your contractor, even though you really shouldn’t have to. 😉
Actually I didn’t. Paraffin evaporates and leaves no residue, that way it doesn’t increase the risk of potential fire in anyone’s house. www.tasteofhome.com/article/where-does-candle-wax-go/
I’m thinking in the amount of time it takes those little candles to generate enough heat to provide the second larger pot the “thermal” effect two smaller desperate pots systems instead will be kicking it. Your video does provide food for thought but not what is going to be needed this winter to keep me from freezing to death when the power companies shut down.
Thank you. I will be trying this. I live in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and my furnace is not working at the moment .It's starting to get chilly, so hopefully, it takes the chill off until Monday when they come to fix it 😊
I have a friend who has been using this method since last year. She told me it makes a big difference, especially in her living room. I purchased the tea lights, but not the pots. I am so afraid of fire! I do have a tile table and 1” thick piece of marble I could use as a base, with a metal tray on top. I think that might be safe. But the room is open and I hear these work best in small rooms. What has your experience been? Love from USA!
Hi @miask, if you follow the precautions, it is safe to use the heater like this. No wobbly surface and fire resistant base sill make it. Our living room is 35 m2, it's about 376 sq ft, I have no clue whether is considered big or small for USA standards, but my pot is enough to rise the temperature for this size of room. However it's too small alone to heat when outside temperatures significantly drop. But as I said, it really adds more comfort. Greetings to you too!!
@@JolitaBartkus That answers the cost of candles. I assume your suggesting it's providing heat nit just light? Is there no other source of heat? And how hot is the room compared to outside? Having not been heated by any other heat source?
@@daveofyorkshire301 hi Dave, let’s not argue, ok? I am sure, you are a fair person out of internet and I am also quite ok. I am going out for the Christmas concert now, so I don’t want to write something mansplaining or in my case, womansplaining, haha! I wish you happy holidays and hope, I didn’t upset you. 🎄
Watch out, think for a second where the candles combustion waste are gonna deposit? Yeah, on the pots. That's where the evaporated wax will be transferred to. So, you're turning the pots into flammable pots. Eventually, if you don't clean them regularly, they will set on fire. Just waiting for the right temperature to burn. It is not easy to remove wax or grease from these pots.
He reminds me of my cat who unfortunately passed away a year ago about this time . He was 16 years old . I liked this video and subscribed . Interested this idea as an emergency back up in case the electricity goes out and the furnace won't work. Writing from the US near Chicago where the temperature has been as low as -23 C and wind chill about twice as low. Gas furnace could barely keep up. Now that the temp has warmed up to only -10 C and no wind the house is more comfortable. Happy holidays . Stay warm
The clay pots have no effect. The heat comes from the burning fuel. That's it. To heat the room, you have to heat the air in the room, and since hot air rises, the room is warmed from the top down. The radiant heat of the clay pots just makes the air around them warm and raise the same way as bare flames. There is no magic trick here. If you know the heat content of the oil you burn, you know how much heat will be produced. The end.
A coule of questions : Does burning the candles produces smoke AND most dangerous gases? Anyway they get out of the house? If not threat to life? To save more money someone would burn very many candles in every room in the house! So heavy threat? Could it kill the occupants? Any way to let the smoke and dangerous gases out but preserve/keep the heat in? If there is show, disclose it. If not are you not causing threat and danger to the L I V E S ? Please do not do this.
😀 I understand your concerns, so many questions… However the tea candles doesn’t change their behavior and the chemistry just being under the pot, sorry. 😀 You’re mistaken them for the firewood which didn’t act in this video 😀😀but yes, don’t burn the firewood indoors without good ventilation.
The total heat energy of the "heater" is no greater than the output of the candle flame itself, the terra cotta pots only distribute the heat in a thermal mass, its a heat sink. By using a larger candle, you raise the output of the heater, and this will only be by the amount of the candle's total output. Many people use vegetable oil candles to sustain longer burn times, and increase the heat energy of the burn. They are easy to make. By covering the hole in the top, you are trapping the heat within the first pot, and stopping the flow of rising heat. If you stack smaller pots atop the first, you gain output area. I tried this type of heater and found I could only heat a space about the size under my desk, so, it is great of you want to keep your feet warm under your desk as you browse the internet on cold mornings.
After Daniel Tartaglia , it's need 10 or more flames to heat a room that have a good insulation . Another, it's need to have ventilation at this system with flames to make hot air to flow quick . Another, it's good to have a radiation system at your stove . If it's made from metalic boxes that's are for preserve food , don't heat to much to become red because it will be destroyed more quickly . Use more systems of heat for indoor that will reduce smoke : methanol, ethanol, comestibil extra virgin olive oil or raps oil , use a chimney to improve burn and reduce smoke . You are surrounded by free materials that are good and free for heat and cook and have light ,in your house : cotton clothes,paper , cartoons, used oil ,and also at garbage containers and not only,you find wood and many others materials . There are rocket stoves that can be make to give more time heat if you use also sand battery inside .
Hello Jolita! I have heard of this idea but that’s as far as I got! I will give it a try as you have demonstrated it so well 😉 Stay well & warm 🤗 Love from England 💕 Thank you!