If you can touch the pot with your bare hands your not heating that room.

This is a awesome heat source .. Please be mindful that it does produce carbon dioxide and you need to have VENTILATION, If you use this and feel dizzy disoriented or confused .. ( PLEASE GET FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY ) ... The world is a nicer place with you in it

these do a GREAT job of reducing the damp humidity in the house even if not a huge heat source-- the damp bothers me a lot and this really helps that.

Might be good if you use a couple of them in a small bedroom in an enegency . Just have yo have a CO meter on the wall to tell you if the CO levrl is safe .

My patriot supply has these heaters/ stoves you can cook with the as well for $99.99 they have a fan on them that works from the heat no electricity or batteries needed. Worth every penny.

5:40 After 6 days continual burn? The "emergency heating" pot was removed with bare hands? And the glass jar/bottle also? So, a light source, not a heat source? 🤔

Might be good for a little light source,Doesnt seem like a heat souce if you can touch it...I think I'll just save my lard

"this is hot to the touch!" : Proceeds to take it apart bare handed!😂😂😂.

A long time ago, I use to keep a coffee can stuffed with a roll of toilet paper, with the center removed, and filled with alcohol. If my car broke down when it was cold out side I could light it and keep warm until help came.This might work better than what I had, because lard will stay good forever. It wont leak out, or evaporate, just ready when you need it.

Great idea for emergency lighting but apparently not so much for heating

Thank you for sharing this information & testing it out for us to see the results! I have often heard this was a nice way to light a space in an emergency & am thankful to see it in practice.

That heat is going right up the fluew

It seems you are more concerned about how long the candles burn. You have not mentioned how warm your space is

What did you use for a wick please

This is just amazing that the candle burns for so long. Would not have believed it unless I saw it with my own eyes. Happy New Year fella too.

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Thank you for uploading the information. I am sharing this video with people in Europe.

That's awesome!! Thank you SO MUCH for this!! ❤

More heat would be retained in the room if the fireplace was blocked and unused, all the heat is going up the chimney and causing air changes in the room. Well done for proving your time theory.

Thank you so much! What an awesome 👏🏽 video and idea! Full time RVer here and needed this for the winter 🥶 just in case! Appreciate your help!

If things work for you thats what counts everyone can do there own, thats how things increases by doing, great post

I absolutely 💯 love your videos. I'm learning alot from you. Thank you🎉

SOOT: Try to add an old metal funnel on the top. You will spoil the air, ceilings, curtains, clothes with soot. It is toxic.

Hello, will these candles if used 24/7 if not vented out will I expect to see any residue on the ceiling or wall? Thanks.

7:37 looks like a great project for ambience. Not useful for heat unless maybe you have built a tent in your bedroom.

It would have been nice if you talked about the wick you used and how you made the candles

This is great yes I want the link to make candles. Thank you

If you are able to pick it up something is wrong. Most others say it gets so hot you can't touch it. If you can pick it up it isn't heating much of anything. I doubt it even raised the temp in that fireplace by even 2 degrees.

Prices might be a little crazy where you live. I just compared the price of shortening per lb here. To the prices of 2 different kinds of candle wax. (Paraffin and soy wax) And I cannot for the life of me work out why anybody would be willing to pay so much more just to burn the shortening as if it was some sort of win. And that isn't even getting into the differences in how cleanly each burns. Shortening is the dirtiest fuel option. It even has less energy per unit of weight than the candle waxes meaning that per lb, it provides less heating. So, shortening is more expensive, dirtier and provides less heat. Vegetable fats used to be the go to fuel for small flames for much of history, there are REASONS we stopped using them as fuel, they suck. We switched as soon as any alternative became available. Granted this idea is being sold as "emergency" fuel. But if you are stocking it for "emergencies" then you may as well stock something cheaper and cleaner burning. Or get a wood burning stove for emergencies, if you don't care about a clean burn. The fuel, very literally, grows on trees.

You could use it in a tent inside of your house to survive I’m in Texas and my power was out most of the time and propane and secondary heat sources ran out for a lot of us

If you have a fireplace theirs plenty of free wood stock up on it .

I'm glad to hear you talk about the size space these things will heat. It's not a big area that's for sure. These won't work on a home that has the typical insulation in them. I would imagine a small cabin with extreme insulation (spray foam?) could benefit from the candle. I try to keep a positive mind with these type heaters and try to remember they really won't heat a large room in the cold.

Metal conducts heat better than clay. Use a small metal grate over the candle, then the elbow. If it burns your fingers to the touch, it's working.

The hard part is you can't actually judge the heat cause the fireplace will stuck the heat right up the chimney.

you need a metal box on top with some metal fins inside. opened ends with a fan blowing through, then you can use the "heat"

Thank you for your video. Has any one told you that you sound like Father Guido Sarducci from SNL

If you put that tester in the fireplace then isn't most of your heat going to go up the chimney

Thank you so much !

How much heat did it produce?? What size room will it heat??

That is what I am wondering from another commenter. It doesn't look like it puts out enough heat to heat a large room if the pot doesn't get real hot on the sides. Maybe good enough if a person got up right by the pot and like you say for dire emergency purposes. Though thanks for the idea.

You know what works even better than this? Just burn wood in your fireplace.🤣🤣🤣

If you cover the hole you make an oven..leave the hole open for ventilation to spread the heat.

That’s amazing.

Hi, great video. I have a 2006 and a 2001 fjr1300. Thinking of building a street fighter from th older one . Apart from broken parts, how much did you invest in the rebuild? Anders

We have a home with triple pane windows, 6 inch exterior walls, house wrapped and foam filled insulated vinyl siding... a match would heat our 2,400 square feet; maybe an exaggeration, but it would take the freeze off with no outside breeze making it in. A low insulated drafty house couldn't get those results.

That is brilliant. thank you sir..

Also depends on how open fireplace damper is..to burn wood most of the way open.eith a candle all the heat goes out chimney..in survival I d just crack it open enough for smoke to go out

Outdated cooking oil is still safe to use when it's still clear. If the fats start breaking down it gets cloudy. Then you can use it for fuel.

Our heated attached over sized 2 car garage never gets below 40 degrees F in the winter when the outside temperature is around 15 degrees F. Our detached 12X24 (288 sq ft) 1 car garage isn’t heated, but I’d like for it to be around 40 degrees F or higher. How many terra-cotta pots would I need to keep it warm? I would only want to keep it warm (40 degrees F overnight), so that our pickup can stay warmer than the 15 degrees F outside.

This works regardless of the lard turning to liquid? What supports the wick when the stuff melts, as it surely will in an enclosed space like that?

I used it in the rv when the generater died

doesn't the top terra cotta plate have yo be elevated with pennies or washers under it to let some heat out of the hole on the top???? Just asking because I see others do it.

4/5 left... still a good video. Glad I didn't waste my time testing.

Good video dude thank you

When I did the pots, I could touch them too when I used candles, they got warm but wasn't bad to touch

Is this a video on how long a quart mason jar candle will burn? 6 days. Wow! Thanks.

You need to put a big screw through the hole n put washers nuts between other smaller Terricota pots. I ran one like this n from abt 5-6 feet away from my chair it got significantly hotter. Very impressive. Probably need to set up a smaller area using sheets to make a tent in a real situation. Thanks for showing us how long the shortening burns.

Can you use Crisco in a old kerosene lamp? I've seen them in flea markets for around $10.

If you can show how to make the candle it would be a help did you put an ordinary candle in first then pour round it?

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that with preparation a person could run 3 of these to obviously triple the heat while using plastic painting sheets to cut down the square footage to a minimum (say, in the kitchen/dining area that includes a half-bath so you have kitchen, sink, toilet and a smaller space to heat- you'll survive but your wife will be not as happy. So maybe put her out in the cold part. I dunno. Everything in marriage is a negotiation.) What are your thoughts?

I’ve been saving cans, all sizes, and getting some empty paint cans from the big box stores. I’ve got various sizes of wicks and wick placement holders, off Amazon, to hold the wicks in place when you pour the oil into the can, the Walmart brand crisco is much cheaper. I also used several wicks per can, It gets real hot! I use various sizes of metal ductwork, and one with a large square base, so I can use two or three candles per base. I even got a little fan that works from heat alone, they are used on wood burning stoves. One of the ductwork goes straight up and I got a cap, punched holes and now I’ve got a little cook stove to boil water or whatever.

thank, you for you're video.🙏

mate you really leaned on the mike gain button at the start lol good vid

If you put wire ( copper is best ) around the inside of the pot , It will increase heat 😉 Baby oil burns nice too , plus it makes a nice air fresher

My house is so well insulted that all I have to do is a few jumping jacks and that warms the whole house! Lol

Very cool 😎 concept for Dire days if needed thx 😊

Can you keep the firplace vent closed while heating with this.

How well did it really work?

A larger wick might make more heat but shorter burn time

Would this cause carbon monoxide? Thanks. Great video!

Get the feet for the pot or small flat rocks with only a bout an inch or two space

Interesting, good to know.❤❤❤

i'm impressed too :)

I'd like to see what temp it's getting up to.

If you make candles for emergency heat you can add stearic acid to increase burn time as well

Your right about heating a smaller space. It's all about BTU's and that flame isn't putting out enough energy to heat a large room, especially one that isn't insulated well.

I called up my local candle company. I told them about this idea and they said "we don't want you to know that!" and then they said "forget it or else" and hung up. Since then there is a black Ford Crown Vic with tinted windows parked down my street and I receive threatening letters signed "Big Candle."

Great idea! Nice way to keep the firer place lit for the holidays instead of burning firewood all the time. 🔥 🌳

Thank you!

What are you using for a wick?

I think using 4 tea lights works better, the wicks are lower down so the whole pot gets hot, not just the top.

What are you using for a wick? Looks like clothesline? You just saturate it with the lard and run it down the center of the candle?

You can form a cone by stacking smaller and smaller pots on the large base pot.

Those terracotta pot heaters are for absolute emergency. There is nothing that you can do to make that candle put out more kelvins of energy than what it puts out. It may heat the pot up and store the heat just a little bit better than a regular candle but you're still only going to get so much heat because it can't create more heat than the flame

Like your show wish had such a thing and light source cool

Does the terra cotta pot have to be untreated or does it matter?

This works as a life saving heat source if the space is small. So pitch a tent. Not a joke btw, a real option if you have no other heating source. In the colonial era, some ppl would get caught in bad weather in the wild and not have a shelter so they would cover themselves up with a blanket (like ur a scared kid) and light a single candle inside. That would keep them from dying in 0 degree weather. But if you have a tent that’s probably easier and safer

How did it do heating up the house?

If you can put your hands on it, its not that hot. That translates into not much of a room warmer. Long lasting candle? That works!

How hot did it get?

He isn't showing you how hot it makes a room he's showing you how long it lasts , That's what's wrong with people , to quick to pass judgement and not enough listening and paying attention to what he's saying in the first place!

So how did this do out in the open room ? On a table ? Stove ? But in the dark no other light ? Thank you

"Random rocks I found in the backyard". LMFAO

Does it leave any kind of grease residue like over a stove?

Aye great idea dude !! My Dad and I are impressed lol We know that you were measuring it along the lines of time, and timing how long it lasts. Our question was - how hot does it burn temperature wise ?? Any way your able to put a thermometer aside of the flower pot to see how much heat it's actually producing ?

use multiple wicks and multiply the heat/light emission.

Says its hot then after taking it apart with bare hands decides it is just warm!!😂😂

I was homeless on the street when i learned of this. I tried it but someone forgot to explain it properly, some where along the story 😊😊you are supposed to use a roll of toliet paper in the center of the oil can

Very good

I believe the video is to show you how this works! So you might need to use more than one! Just keep them in a safe place from kids and pets