It has to do with how the energy of the candle is moving, rather than how much energy the candle is generating.
Basically, the clay pot is trapping the heat in a lower portion of the room, and allowing it to radiate and convect and conduct in a portion of the room that people actually occupy, as opposed to convecting it up to the ceiling where no one is.
I've burned one for a couple hours in a car trapped in a mountain pass. Snow is a good insulator -- bury the car and you can heat it nicely with a candle.
It just keeps the heat at a lower level where you feel it vs heating the air in which the hot air will quickly rise above colder air. And they have no power so no fans to circulate air to even out the different air temps.
This isn't some magical thing, it works but only for small spaces and it does carry the usual risks of open flame heat sources. You should only use this when you are in dire need of staying warm and you have proper ventilation. Sometimes staying alive in cold temperatures can be that extra degree or two you get from a shit heater setup like that.
Also you should be using metal not ceramic for proper conductivity of the heat.
It can if you leave it too close to the curtains
It has to do with how the energy of the candle is moving, rather than how much energy the candle is generating.
Basically, the clay pot is trapping the heat in a lower portion of the room, and allowing it to radiate and convect and conduct in a portion of the room that people actually occupy, as opposed to convecting it up to the ceiling where no one is.
It's not a lot, by any means, but it is far better than nothing.
And you dont have to only have the one! You could have like 3 on a coffee table.
I've burned one for a couple hours in a car trapped in a mountain pass. Snow is a good insulator -- bury the car and you can heat it nicely with a candle.
Leave windows cracked.
It just keeps the heat at a lower level where you feel it vs heating the air in which the hot air will quickly rise above colder air. And they have no power so no fans to circulate air to even out the different air temps.
One tiny tea cup candle used in this way put out about 40w of heat. Imagine using a few of those or a larger candle will warm up a room a few degrees
I used Roman candles
Hopefully not the original ones.
The ceramic pot was measured at above 300 degrees. The ceramic will radiate.
Using the candle to burn more fuel is my guess.
I'm gonna try it in the room I keep fish in tonight. I'll let you know how it goes
Yeah it might get up, take all your guns, and shoot your neighbors.
No one needs a backup source of heat!
I won't leave it unattended
It works for small spaces fairly well. Have used similar methods to keep warm while in the military.
This isn't some magical thing, it works but only for small spaces and it does carry the usual risks of open flame heat sources. You should only use this when you are in dire need of staying warm and you have proper ventilation. Sometimes staying alive in cold temperatures can be that extra degree or two you get from a shit heater setup like that.
Also you should be using metal not ceramic for proper conductivity of the heat.