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NoWayNotThisAgain t1_iuxkxr6 wrote

You can save probably $20 a month on your heating bills with only $50 worth of candles. You’d be dumb not to try it.

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neotericnewt t1_iuysaav wrote

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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squarepeg0000 t1_iuxhpjd wrote

Heating a home with tea lights would take a heck of a lot of tea lights.

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neotericnewt t1_iuysntx wrote

You don't try to heat an entire home, usually just a small room where you'll be spending a significant amount of time. I did something like this when I lost power for a few days in below freezing temps. A few candles going got the room to a comfortable temperature, it was I'd say a pretty average bedroom size, on the smaller side but not abnormally small.

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klaasvaak1214 t1_iv1suow wrote

If you completely insulate your home with a 1 inch layer of NASA’s aerogel, the heat output of a single tea light would eventually make it hotter than a kitchen oven. Just need to keep adding candle wax to that one tea light until the home is hot enough.

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nerdyjorj t1_iux0mdu wrote

Perfectly safe if done correctly, but not a great way to heat a large space or do with kids or pets.

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GetlostMaps t1_iuxnhfq wrote

We should stop all warnings over Tiktok crazes and let nature take its course.

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MOS95B t1_iuxhmp2 wrote

Warning - Open flame could be dangerous

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SwampTerror t1_iuxt56c wrote

China/CCP starts this shit to harm western children. None of this bs happens on China tiktok, only the American one.

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big_juice01 t1_iuzgi5e wrote

The power grid went out when it was freezing cold in Texas, not China. Western children and adults were affected.

Power grid still hasn’t been fixed and winter is coming.

Some families could benefit from knowing things like how to stay warm when there’s no electricity.

Just some food for thought.

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SwampTerror t1_iuzuira wrote

I know someone who works for a coop power company in Texas. They always have guys out fixing the lines. I hope there's warmth for the Texans this winter. Seems the climate is flipping. Winters are getting warm in Canada, and so cold in Texas. I hope for snow myself but I think it'll be green. When Oklahoma gets 3 feet of snow...that's messed up.

Are southern drivers even taught winter driving??

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