I have seen fifty videos describing this kind of heater and yours is THE BEST! It was so well done and simple to understand - And not long drawn out superfluous crap. THANK YOU!!!!!!

Some people might think the future holds floating cars, robots and AI... I think it holds humans learning how to artistically use all of our junk to turn our lives into functioning works of art. This reminds me of a book I read as a kid, ISPY Fantasy, and one of the themes was outer space and there were cheese grater and tea kettle space rockets. Haha, I love it!!!

Good video. I am noticing though many who make these videos concentrate too much on how the device is and not the rooms ambient temperature which surely is more important?

I made a variant of that. I used the same large candles but with clay sewer pipe cut at 24” with a clay cap at the top . I used a flower pot bottom. I really heats my room. I got a ton of candles cheap . I costs me almost nothing to heat my place now. 45 degrees outside now and 65 inside . Nice type of heat too. The candles last for almost 12 hours!

Another simple and creative idea on YT that I would never have thought of, by another citizen of the world. Thanks!

Of the gazillions of flower pot heating systems on the internet these days this is the most ingenious. Congrats!

A suggestion: Instead of an electrically powered fan, try a heat powered wood stove fan. They go for as little as $35 on Amazon. No electricity needed and just as good as an electric fan at moving air.

Britgal watching from UK hearing about power outages in Texas I imagine this is helpful for Heating

Very nice to face the heat towards you while sitting -clever attachment!!

Not only a brilliant heater , but quite the conversation piece too! looks brilliantly artistic and industrial. Great job yet again DS.

I just put a fan behind the clay pot heater, distributes warmed air nicely, no assembly, and I already had fans. This is a great idea for directing air where you want it. Thanks so much!

Nice work and relatively easy to make! You could even use a lithium rechargeable 9 volt battery even as they are surprisingly inexpensive. If you wanted the candles to last a lot longer you could use candles made from Crisco vegetable lard. I remember seeing Crisco on sale for $2.50 for a 500 gram block. You could just microwave the block of Crisco and make your own simple candles and the candles would burn much longer. Great idea and great video!

this is a great idea to prep for a power outage in colder climate area's! thanks for the vid!!!

Where were you two weeks ago? No worries, I'm still making one of those. I van live and your heater is one of the best portable heating units ever seen. Keep up the good work.

BRILLIANT!! THANK-YOU!! I thought a fan would help to circulate the warm air but didn't know how to safely attach it. Thanks again!!

Your stuff is just brilliant. Love the way you find improvements for appropriate tech solutions.

This calls for the MacGyver theme music...awesome!

EXCELLENT STRATEGY FOR HEAT

lmao any texans here in the year of our lord 2021

My mom used to have that same couch when I was a kid 😮😃

Oh my God. I literally had to find this video to make my day. Great man

How long will the fan work until it burns out from the heat? If I may make a suggestion to this; Instead of just using the Elbow and putting the fan in the front to pull the heat and blow it through the fan, why not have a "T" instead? Put the fan in the back of where it is now, at the top of the "T" and blow the air out of the same exhaust hole, the other side of the top of the "T". It will act as a siphon, blowing the air out the front, at the same time it's drawing the heat as it's rising from the bottom. This way your fan will last much longer or not fail prematurely. Once the SHTF (no pun intended) there will be lots of car batteries and voltage regulators to choose from to recharge via solar/wind power. Just a thought.

Upping everyone’s game! Good job!

That is an impressive amount of heat. I can see me kicked back with my feet on the side of the pot!

Impressive. Very creative. Thanks for sharing. These simple heaters seem to get more and more complex ever since I viewed the first video about a week ago. Nice video

I've seen a lot of designs for these kinds of heaters... I like this one a lot. It seems less dangerous compared to others and maximizes the usage of the heat. Quick question, does the fan create enough air flow for the flames to burn hotter? If so that may cost the candles a little quicker.

good improvement on radiant heater you stay warm not the ceiling few of these pointed at you on couch or office chair you stay warm

Well done.. It's simple idea but great results, I do like it. And just a quick response to the guy who suggest to buy a wood stove from Amazon.. etc. I would like to say.. first of a wood stove always needs a chimney, I believe, which makes the cost increase later in addition to that, it can't be moved from one place to another..

While people are measuring the heat right where it comes out, how much does it actually heat the room and how big a room does it heat? Also, does it actually make a difference in the winter time in cold climates?

thats an awesome idea. i will try it out. i currently have no way to heat my house other than a 800 watt generator that barley runs a 400 watt ir heater and a tv. trying to live with little income is hard. thank you for this video i might actually sleep a bit warmer.

thank you. good video and improvement on the radiated pot method.

very nice i well be trying this its darn cold here in new mexico but i got a adobe home with two foot thick walls holds heat and it stays cool in the summer. .

Nice addition to this type of heater!

Interesting idea adding the fan in an elbow. Single wall flue pieces (including elbows) also come in black, which some might find more attractive. Perhaps one of those wood stove fans powered by a TEG would do something similar, and you wouldn't need a wire from power source- the heat from the pot energizes the fan for circulation. Anyway, great idea.

You sir are a soldier. Salute this man.

I would think that the key question would be what is the room temperature with it running

That's awesome! Just brilliantly amazing!!!

Great Heat test during video! Very accurate.

You always come up with great things. bet that would work in a camping trailer really well

I wonder if this would work well with one of those heat-powered fans (requiring no battery).

Just a suggestion. Use a Peltier to produce Electricity from the heat to run the fan. Then all you need to buy is the candles. Or instead of candles, you can use a Lamp burner with a wick and a jar, you can use any lamp oil. cheaper, hotter and lasts longer No outside electrical current needed. It will produce its own.

I think this would make a good tent heater when camping during cold weather.

That's not bad, I've done this in other ways but this would work far better. I used mine in the office instead of heating the whole house when everyone was sleeping. All because I accepted 7000 tealights instead of 150 quid in payment on a deal I made, hahahaha.

Add a bolt and as many nuts and washers to join pots gets real hot and lasts longer we do it in canada

Hi, Laura here from Tiny House Ontario. I think you can get quite a lot more heat out of this. instead of using a penny on the pot put a large washer on top and put a large bolt through it. Then on the other side add another big washer and then a nut and as many of these as you can get on that bolt you installed. The metal is a big heat convector and should create a lot more heat in the inside. I hope you will give it a whirl.

man I really like this channel!! You have some great stuff here, I have really enjoyed your videos, Thanks for sharing them, Lee

Do the candle jars using crisco! One BIG CRISCO can with a long candle will burn for 72 DAYS!!!! you can make small ones.

You'll be a LOT farther ahead placing the fan a couple inches from the ceiling blowing straight down into center of room, heater placement won't matter either.

So what comes to mind is a kerosene lamp burner with an adjustable wick. Would this work? Might make it easier to adjust the flame and smoke. And I've heard lard burns longer and is cheaper.

Just a little tip that might save you some cash. Make some candles using crisco. It burns a lot longer

Copper transfers heat very well. Wich will radiate. Out into the space. Around it.

hey man i am an HVAC guy and i think your idea is brilliant!!!!!!

Now that is cool! I mean warm!

I used a copper coil alcohol burner in a clay pot heater recently. That shit gets REALLY hot.

That's a fan from a computer , good recycling idea

Great idea. Thanks for the video (I wish a little more time on that blower: couldn't easily see the details of how to connect it and where exactly to acquire it and what exactly to acquire and the 9v battery. I wrote down the model number, but I couldn't read the web site )

I love this channel and make lots of his Eco gadgets. These are effective but paraffin candles are smelly. Best to use pure vegetable oil , with salt candles and cotton wicks. Pots do crack if heated to quickly so it’s best to heat ceramic very slowly and then leave them in a fireproof area. Best to leave candles on ceramic plates not metal. I’d advise against paraffin tea lights as they get to hot and will burst into flames.

Thats great ! Thanks! I am going to buy all this.

How did you hook it up to a 9 volt battery? Can you demonstrate that? Thank you! 😊

what's the temp gain in the room?

Why cover the hole in the smaller pot? Looks like that traps more heat that would go up and out...the smaller pot will still heat up from the candles...

Thank you for sharing, very creative!

Going too try this for my to heat my shed. The mini woodstove I made out of a tin can isnt cutting it

I would recommend using a TEC-module for your power source, attach it to the side of the clay pot or the elbow joint and use that to power your computer fan that way you don't have to use a battery (because they die) or a soler panel (because you need light) and it would be completely candle powered.

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

USB fans are cheap, and get those Usb Powerbanks at the dollar store for power is another way to go.

Where does the wires from the fan go is it hookup to a battery or ? thank you! and one more question if it's a battery how do you charge the battery back up if we have no electricity? Thank you very much!

You can buy clay pottery "candle heat" and they are round and do not have a hole in the top. They look like if you took a round ball and cut it in half and then have a space between the two halves. the candles are set in the bottom half and you have a wire frame so the top half is held up. you can find them on the web and they start at about 60.00 depends on who sells them, They say they work, have never tried them.

A well placed Thermoelectric Cooler /Cooling Peltier would eliminate the need for battery, very well done sir

Best and easiest yet! Kudos!

You're very clear, the video great. Thanks!

You are a creative genius!! Keep thinking!!

Awesome improvement !

wow ,i have respect🙋🏻‍♀️ for people trying to look for solutions when a problem occurs because majority of us dont have a old fashion house with a fireplace inside ,i admire when people try to look for solutions OR temporary solutions , especialy when a disaster happens and other recourses are not available people get creatieve and we should because ,we see a lot of sudden coldstrorms and ..you know . i believe this is brilliant Idea ,be always open for improvement and Correction by our Creator our Father in Heaven ( this is Just a little advise no offense intent , for people who are asmathic you can also use natural bases candles without to much chemicals and parfum they sell Them to in the stores )

Great mod! I really want to do this in the garage this winter.

Better get you one of those fans at the youth for stores fireplaces that run off of just the heat set it up there

Read my comment please. Stove fan will work! I used them for years now. At 50* help it to give it a push. Then it will run hours. They start at 50*.. my terracotta heaters goes up with 4 theecandles( that little onces)(4 til 10 hours) up to 71*.

Great addition, was thinking about making one of these today, and have some of the material already.

It would be nice if you could make a video on how you put together your elbow joint fan thing.

Bonus air freshener, if you use scented candles 🕯

I've seen people use the bigger pot first, what is the difference?

i appreciate men's brains. i would never think of this. I'm watching it and I still won't be able to make this

This is awesome!

Turn the direction of fan flow 180 degrees and blow the air in, this way the fan will operate at lower temperature and last longer, also the outlet where the heat comes out will be the bottom. The air will flow thru the chamber between the first and second pots, but the base might need to be redesigned if it puts out the candles, offset the height in the bases to allow the air flow from putting out candles if needed. But i did that with an electric heater that couldn't heat my room, but i put a fan and the needed ducting work and blew cool air thru the fan while the fan blew across the heat coil and the old hot air exit on the heater became the cool air inlet, and the old cool air inlet became the hot air outlet next to the floor, it then heated the entire room with warm floor. But i also put heat shielding on the electrical switches since i reversed the heat flow. and this was an old heater made of 100 % steel body. I would never try with todays garbage.

candles releases some smoke too . How does the walls looks after few days of using this ? Or the smoke is retained by the smaller pot ? Any signs of smoke on the walls ?

Here’s what I see but I haven’t tried it. Eventually the cold moving air will cool the pots faster than the candles can heat it. It may still blow warmer air but it may not be noticeable. When you first plug the fan on with the hot pots it will blow hot I don’t doubt that. This is much better candle heater than the ones with out a fan to distribute the heat.

You could make it work better if you put bricks on all 4 sides.use the bricks that have holes in them.

This is interesting. I have a question though. Why put a fan on a radiant heat source?

Great information to have. Thanks for sharing.

I use charcoal in mine. I dont care for the smell much. I especially dont like the kingsford charcoal but it does light easily. I find if I place it out on the deck till it goes grey,then you dont get that lighter fluid smell. I have to be careful not to use too much charcoal because it gets too hot. I just crack the window a little and its fine. I want to make a bigger unit but I am afraid I would melt the fan.

I think these 'heaters' are a really good idea however, if some of the heat radiates out of the side wouldn't it be a better if you used a square to round hopper that completely surrounds the plant pots.The square to round hopper then attaches to the lobster back you have already. All of the heat would then be forced to travel through the fan. It may be more economical. Just a thought.

I am following the pot heating thread and saw your ingenious add on. I giggled and thought right you plug in fan during an outage and then I think you said it was a 9 vlt solar pwered one. I am also wondering why you cant use small oil filled glass bottles instead of tea candles. Maybe its the convienience and $ ratio...anyways you rock with your fan..loved it

Oh no u didn't! I got my new fun project!!!! Oooohhhh yea

Just as an added thing......put 5 gallon water bucket in front of said heater...with 4gallons of water in it...after about an hour or so one has hot water for a cup RV shower. It would have been nice to have last winter in Texas.

Use solar tubes to heat liquid metal then run it through a copper heat exchange with a booster fan to heat your home!

Very cool. Thanks for the video.

what does this mean for heating the room though? sure at that exact spot you hit 150 degrees, but after running for say a half an hour what would a thermometer in the room change? From say 60 to 70 or from 60 to 60.2??? That is what really matters.

Link your computer fan up to an external 12 volt DC solar panel, for day time power?

Really interesting video! Thanks for making it.

How well does it heat the room? Have you taken air temp. before and after you have lit and run the heater? I would be very interested in these results.