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neotericnewt t1_iuysaav wrote

Reply to comment by NoWayNotThisAgain in Warning issued over TikTok trend that turns candles into heaters by yeahokaythanks

You can get candles for ridiculously cheap. If you could actually save $20 a month that'd be a pretty solid option. Of course, there's the increased fire risk of using candles, but that can be mostly mitigated by not being a dumbass.

I'm doubtful anyone's really saving $20 a month doing this, but maybe I'm wrong. I once lost power for a few days during the winter, in a small room just having a few candles going got it to a pretty comfortable temperature when it was below freezing. Only issue was all the soot, got a bit of a scratchy throat afterwards.

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Tales_Steel t1_iv02n1t wrote

Recently saw a guy doing the math ... compare the price of a pound of heating oil with the price of a pound of these candles. The candles cost more and heat less.

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Dismal-Run-697 t1_iv5ud6e wrote

Makes sense since the candles are made of oil. Buying candles is just buying oil with extra steps.

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Tales_Steel t1_iv6850k wrote

Paraffin also heats less per pound then normal heating oil. So it costs more and heats less.

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Dismal-Run-697 t1_iv530hl wrote

A candle is a small amount of fossil fuel, and you are not getting a good price because of the small amount.

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