Tea candle powered heater for free, The only way it Works! Terracotta Clay pot, flower pot heater

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  • @OlovMetal
    @OlovMetal 3 роки тому +56

    preparing my soul for hard times ahead and macgyver shit like this puts a big big smile on my face!

  • @RLC7771
    @RLC7771 2 роки тому +1

    Hey thanks brother this is Richard from the United States and I lived in Germany for a while and really enjoyed it so God bless you stay safe stay strong

  • @lexxxluther
    @lexxxluther 3 роки тому +10

    this is the best one!! i think you are right thats thwe only way it will heat your cabin!

  • @SoCalRvca
    @SoCalRvca 3 роки тому +46

    I like how you repurposed your metal tools. I'm sure the metal base helped to conduct more heat to raise the heat production. Excellent!

    • @peterpeplinski9923
      @peterpeplinski9923 2 роки тому +4

      A candle puts out the same amount of heat no matter what you do with it. All he's doing is try to localize it for a small amount of time.

    • @xPumaFangx
      @xPumaFangx 2 роки тому

      @@peterpeplinski9923 Also parafin fumes are known to blow up inside the "Heater".

  • @1FokkerAce
    @1FokkerAce 3 роки тому +4

    .....”this old technique, flowerpot heating thing”. 😂😂 Best description of it I’ve ever heard.

  • @glenndespres5317
    @glenndespres5317 3 роки тому +10

    That is a sweet little welding tool. And great repurpose of old rusty sawblade and wrenches.

  • @mocrosnuremberg4444
    @mocrosnuremberg4444 3 роки тому +27

    Yes and we would like to see some traditional Bavarian cooking or meals 😉

    • @cynthiaengel568
      @cynthiaengel568 2 роки тому +2

      Ach du…😇

    • @SL-jx2fy
      @SL-jx2fy 2 роки тому

      Valderi.....Valdera....my knapsack on my back...

  • @johnndavis7647
    @johnndavis7647 3 роки тому +33

    That saw blade probably gets pretty warm after awhile. If you had short legs under the saw blade it could
    Pull warm air up through the arbor hole in the blade to the candles and improve the burn.
    Candle wax has an ignition point where the wax burns not just the wick. That can be dangerous. So i would limit the number of candles to three or four .
    Also mass is your friend with this kind of a stove so I put the tea candles in thick glass candle holders.
    I would set the whole thing in a
    shallow metal pan for extra safety.
    These things can break the chill in a small room or the cabin of a boat.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @markwalker3499
    @markwalker3499 2 роки тому +3

    I have seen many flower pot heater vids now, and this is the best demonstration I have seen so far. But I say the candles only produce X amount of heat energy whether they are covered with flower pots or not does not matter. They produce just as much heat without the pots as with them. The only things the pots are doing is trapping the heat in the pots so that you can utilize it for warming hands or whatever, but in fact if the goal is to heat a cubic space like a room or cabin, just burning those candles will add the same amount of energy to the space as making one of these heaters. You do not get more heat energy out of a heat source by putting something over it. You would probably "feel" warmer in very cold weather if on top of those pots you put a small pan or bucket of water (not blocking the hole of course, so you keep the air circulation going beneath the water) and that is because if it is cold enough to need heat then the air is certainly going to also be very dry. Adding a small container of water will eventually start evaporating from the heat source below. That will in turn raise the humidity and humid air feels warmer than dry air. People come to Florida in the summer and start crying about the heat when it is only 90 degrees (F) but are fine with 90 in Vegas or Phoenix. The difference is the humidity. So if you ever have to employ this strategy for heating it would probably be wise to add a small vessel of water on top.

    • @TanTanTra
      @TanTanTra 2 роки тому

      If you need to use this method (& I have lived in poorly insulated caravans & mobile homes) then excess humidity & the condensation caused is your enemy. Because warm air holds more moisture than cold air, when warm air cones into contact with cold surfaces (or when the temperature falls), moisture condenses out of of the air, & into your soft furnishings, bedding, mattress, carpets & clothes, where it goes mouldy. Most people in these circumstances are trying tov take moisture out. Damp bedding is cold & nasty.

    • @imonkeylover
      @imonkeylover 2 роки тому +3

      When young we used a coal Heater and my Mom would keep a pan of water on top of it.

  • @stevenbolin7688
    @stevenbolin7688 3 роки тому +28

    Using graduating sizes of pots you can hold in more heat 3 to 5 work great 👍

    • @finallythere100
      @finallythere100 2 роки тому +2

      Do you mean 3 to 5 layers of pots? for each little heater? (or do you mean double pots and use 3 to 5 separate heaters?)

    • @DDGLJ
      @DDGLJ Рік тому

      @@finallythere100 I pile smaller & smaller ones on top. It looks like a tower, a foot or two tall. It really works- it raised the temp. in my 6 ft. by 12 ft. greenhouse twenty degrees F.

  • @zulmabontiffe487
    @zulmabontiffe487 2 роки тому +13

    The more candles, the more heat. The more pots the more heat. The larger the pots the greater the heat.... so simple. Imagine 4,5 or more of the really large pots what heat they would generate!!! . HOME DEPOT HERE I COME !!

  • @debbied7035
    @debbied7035 3 роки тому +58

    We used a disc (broken) off a disc plow, and 3 short pieces of scrap re-bar. Use a pint jar full of crisco with a short utility candle stuck in it. Light the candle and put the inverted pot over it. When you don't need it anymore, remove the pot, blow out the candle and put the lid back on the pint jar of crisco.

    • @johngibson6758
      @johngibson6758 2 роки тому +1

      What's Crisco

    • @LM-rl4nd
      @LM-rl4nd 2 роки тому +4

      It is vegetable shortening sold in the US. It is solid, not liquid.

    • @joanneferndale101
      @joanneferndale101 2 роки тому +2

      BlessYou, thanks my tiny caravan will be cosy this winter xxx

    • @jolujo5842
      @jolujo5842 2 роки тому +1

      Crisco makes too much soot 🤕

    • @jolujo5842
      @jolujo5842 2 роки тому +2

      @@johngibson6758 Crisco is vegetable lard ...a substitute for pork lard

  • @atteroljones6936
    @atteroljones6936 3 роки тому +5

    Well thought out design repurposing a saw blade, three wrenches and the Mrs' flower pots.

  • @maureen14
    @maureen14 3 роки тому +166

    You can also just set it on bricks.. with no welding necessary.

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому +51

      You are absolutely right! People should use what ever they have! And should throw away less!

    • @mocrosnuremberg4444
      @mocrosnuremberg4444 3 роки тому +12

      Welding prevent the candle to meet each other and create large flame it happens when the pot is super hot 🔥

    • @DoingTheBestWeCan
      @DoingTheBestWeCan 3 роки тому +1

      I agree, I was going to say this too, but saw yours!

    • @jemma50
      @jemma50 3 роки тому +4

      @@mocrosnuremberg4444 That works with only the three candles. He had the candles touching using six of them, which is very dangerous.

    • @michelefitzgibbon7571
      @michelefitzgibbon7571 3 роки тому +22

      Placing candles in a muffin tin works too.

  • @alexblue6991
    @alexblue6991 3 роки тому +14

    I'm thinking about getting some pots and candles just incase the electricity power cuts for emergency Alec from Scotland

  • @gowest5145
    @gowest5145 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the information and experiment, saved me a lot of time.

  • @MegaLivingIt
    @MegaLivingIt 3 роки тому +5

    And very pretty also! 😊

  • @emeraldalba
    @emeraldalba 2 роки тому +5

    Carbon felt (wick) small copper pipe (push the rolled up felt tightly through the pipe) place on small dish of vegetable oil, two bricks and instead of the flower pot, just use a stainless steel pot. Alot more radiant heat. No welding

  • @ritamccartt-kordon283
    @ritamccartt-kordon283 3 роки тому +5

    Hello from TN, USA. Great video. GOD bless

  • @Hugh_Manitee
    @Hugh_Manitee 2 роки тому +11

    If you weld threaded bolts on the bottom plate vertically and use nuts and washers on top, you can have an adjustable output heater. You can adjust the amount of airflow coming in through the bottom.😀👍

  • @cherilynnfisher5658
    @cherilynnfisher5658 Рік тому +1

    New sub here.
    I LOVE THIS CHANEL!
    Many blessings upon you and all of yours. Please stay safe and be well. Light, laughter, longevity and Lager!🥰🍺

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  Рік тому +1

      😄😄thank you , you are welcome! Have a great Christmas!

  • @cherylb82
    @cherylb82 3 роки тому +13

    Can also use a broiler pan with insert for the base, keep and eye out at places like Good Will or St Vincent de Paul's for a previously owned one to save on cost. Three bricks and I have seen on a dif video where they used Crisco (original) put into a glass mason jar and butcher's twine for a wick. Candles usually have a lead wire running through them and you are breathing that in when it burns.

    • @finallythere100
      @finallythere100 2 роки тому

      Do you think the bricks hold heat as well as much as the pots?

  • @AB-C1
    @AB-C1 3 роки тому +60

    Excellent video mate and your take on the heater.. (resting on bricks might be easier for most also I wonder if bricks will absorb and give off more heat over a longer period? Not sure might be worth comparing the two methods? Just a thought..)
    Cheers from London England 👍💪😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙏

    • @NotYourOrdinaryDogWalker
      @NotYourOrdinaryDogWalker 3 роки тому +11

      Yes-I agree I bought bricks. I will set it up on top of my stove. I haven't had the time yet to discover how to use the oven rack yet. However, I hope to at least be able to warm up some water facing a power outage.
      Plus, I bought styrofoam to fit into the windows as it changes the window from an R1 to R5 with the extra coverage blocking the cool air from entering.
      I am getting prepared now so if I am stuck in another outage, I am not going to be a Popsicle this time. :)

    • @lucybellescott7531
      @lucybellescott7531 2 роки тому +2

      @@NotYourOrdinaryDogWalker I've got some odd pieces of styrofoam but is yours like an inch of so thick & size of windows? How do you get it to stay on there. thanks for tip

    • @wascawywabbit0987
      @wascawywabbit0987 2 роки тому +4

      Energy put out cannot exceed energy put in. What the pots do, and anything else you use, is absorb heat and keep it more local and puts the radiant heat lower where it is more useful. Otherwise with bare candles, most of the heat simply goes straight to the ceiling.

  • @mocrosnuremberg4444
    @mocrosnuremberg4444 3 роки тому +6

    We would like to see traditional Bavarian music and clothing ... 👍 👌

  • @tracezachdaniels4264
    @tracezachdaniels4264 2 роки тому

    SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
    and oooo weee soooo cool.!!!

  • @daphneraven6745
    @daphneraven6745 2 роки тому +3

    That’s the first variation with a saw blade and wrenches that I’ve seen. And I like it. Tyvk!
    Edit: I noticed that you had an anchor put in the middle, to keep it on the table, at least that’s what I thought it was. That’s a really good idea, just because freak things can happen.

  • @mocrosnuremberg4444
    @mocrosnuremberg4444 3 роки тому +5

    Nice ones are sold online they have a base with legs if you can make the same for yourself if you like I'm sure you can because you have tools ... Good luck 👍👍👌

  • @Sunshine-Light
    @Sunshine-Light 2 роки тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤ superb ❤❤❤ greetings from Irlanda

  • @jolujo5842
    @jolujo5842 2 роки тому +1

    Hello from North California USA 👍✌

  • @nancyallen8497
    @nancyallen8497 2 роки тому +3

    With only three points of contact the pot could easily tip one of three ways in the wide gaps between the wrenches.
    Three-point contact is great for making sure something doesn't rock onto a fourth leg it's much easier to chip something over off of three legs and four or six

    • @Kate-lz4fu
      @Kate-lz4fu 2 роки тому +1

      True, as long as the added legs don't impede the air's ability to travel into the pot

  • @timwoodman1154
    @timwoodman1154 2 роки тому +1

    I am glad to see you are not using one pot, I get better results by covering the hole in the inner pot with a coin.

  • @nunyabiznez1025
    @nunyabiznez1025 3 роки тому +2

    I love your waterfall! I have home made waterfalls all over my house and yard!

  • @tig8440
    @tig8440 2 роки тому +1

    Left handed tig welding - good man!

  • @notbloodylikely4817
    @notbloodylikely4817 2 роки тому +11

    I have this thing beat. A granite pestle containing a tea light or chafing tin with a larger granite pestle mounted above and inverted. Granite is a way better heat sink than terracotta so no need for layering with different sized pots. It stays hot for up to 12 hours, slowly releasing it's warmth and is safe enough to use indoorsm

    • @countesschocofang
      @countesschocofang 2 роки тому +4

      Do you have a link to a guide on how to do this? Does the pestle have holes in like the flower pots do? Trying to visualise how this would work. Thanks, great idea 👍

    • @notbloodylikely4817
      @notbloodylikely4817 2 роки тому +7

      @@countesschocofang no. I don't sorry. No hole required, just keep the granite bowl elevated about in inch above the tealight otherwise the wax will get too hot and risk of igniting. The granite stores the heat which is the benefit over terracotta which only holds and then radiates the heat, so a hole is necessary to let out the excess and prevent overheating.

    • @countesschocofang
      @countesschocofang 2 роки тому +2

      @@notbloodylikely4817 thank you for replying. Seems easy enough, definitely going to be trying this out 👍

    • @daphneraven6745
      @daphneraven6745 2 роки тому +3

      Notbloody Likely: That’s really using the old noodle!
      I think there might be an economic factor here though, because at 30-40 bucks, versus four for a terra-cotta pot, that may be a factor for some people.
      Do you get much of a buildup on the inside of the pestle, Or is it even useable again once you used it as part of an improvised radiator set up?
      And I watched this video, one of the things I thought about is whether it was possible to set up a better heat sink. This is something I think I’d like to try. I really like my granite pestle, so of course I’m thinking really hard about whether or not I want to have to purchase a new one if I spoil this one, and I’m also thinking about how much work it was to lug my last big one home.
      I guess the truth of the matter is easy: for a routine power outage that lasts a week or two, while the weather is still pretty nice, I’d be all about the flowerpots. But any longer than that, and no matter what the future useability of the pestle, it would pretty much be pressed into service as the weather starts to get colder. That’s irrefutable.
      I’d like to hear more about your set up, please. The way things are going, every good idea could end up being a very important idea and make a big difference to families everywhere.

  • @bridgetteendsley9420
    @bridgetteendsley9420 2 роки тому +1

    I would love to have a secret cabin...I want to come learn all your heating tricks....I stay frozen!!

  • @netwt449
    @netwt449 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the translation; that is really sharing! BE WELL!

  • @phillipmargrave
    @phillipmargrave 3 роки тому +18

    You could use an old saucer, baking sheet or pan. If the metal ring of the tea light candle is punctured or not sealed properly the melted wax could run out and cause fire to quickly spread.

    • @lucybellescott7531
      @lucybellescott7531 2 роки тому +12

      Guess that's why some people put the tea candles in tuna cans.

  • @CreativeCreatorCreates
    @CreativeCreatorCreates 3 роки тому +6

    I’m a new subscriber. Glad to have found your channel!
    Blessings and thank you for your knowledge and time sharing it! ✨

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому +2

      Servas, thank you very much for your support 👍🏻

  • @Known-unknowns
    @Known-unknowns 3 роки тому +2

    I put this together in my greenhouse in 15 mins. Waiting now to see if it keeps the chill off 🙂. Thanks

    • @daphneraven6745
      @daphneraven6745 2 роки тому

      The wine mouse - - I saw a post someplace from a Scottish gardener who says that terra-cotta flower pot set ups with a Candle inside his house Scottish gardeners keep their greenhouses from freezing during times of unexpected frost. It probably works just fine for periods of expected frost as well. :-)
      How did it work for you?

  • @Rosagale1012
    @Rosagale1012 2 роки тому +4

    Tiles or bricks work, too. For all us non welding females who live alone. Just saying. You can add flue to the top as well and direct the heat if you use a smaller pot to sleeve it on to.

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  2 роки тому +1

      You are absolutely right! The wrenches and sawblade is my version of recycling😊 use what ever you have, be creative!

    • @jerrysamuels8716
      @jerrysamuels8716 2 роки тому +3

      Most men can't weld either.

  • @mariec8649
    @mariec8649 3 роки тому +5

    Great video

  • @John-ee5dh
    @John-ee5dh 2 роки тому +2

    I live in a van in New Zealand winter can get cold I put dash board protectors in my windows

  • @rosievasquez4378
    @rosievasquez4378 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing God bless you and your family

  • @marvinsizemore427
    @marvinsizemore427 2 роки тому +1

    COOL. LOVE IT!

  • @lynnesimmons3112
    @lynnesimmons3112 3 роки тому +11

    I like the idea, but will be looking for a way that I don’t have to weld.

  • @johnM-Jr
    @johnM-Jr 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Very pertinent for current events

  • @melvis2017
    @melvis2017 3 роки тому +3

    You are the man wish Mary Christmas

  • @cuzzinmcleod3557
    @cuzzinmcleod3557 3 роки тому +1

    Thx, from the USA 🇺🇸!

  • @francescocorradetti6183
    @francescocorradetti6183 2 роки тому

    thanks 👍 now i don't need to die from debt because of heating bills :D

  • @mannyfragoza9652
    @mannyfragoza9652 3 роки тому +1

    i use just one pot the size of the first pot (small one) and i use car tire lug nuts to lift the pot off a cement slab so there is space for the air to get in. I can fit about 9 tea candles inside in the pot. Thats about 360 watts of heat.

  • @tondalayakapoofnick2681
    @tondalayakapoofnick2681 3 роки тому +20

    Wadded up tin foil will work instead of wrenches.

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому +6

      That’s a good point!! Be Creativ!👍🏻

    • @Cabria
      @Cabria 2 роки тому +1

      depending on the foil... i was using it to lined a small burn box for outdoors and it burnt away after a while. to my surprise. so i wonder would it be safe to use with this..

  • @terribelle3
    @terribelle3 3 роки тому +4

    Just found you and subbed

  • @hans62059
    @hans62059 2 роки тому +4

    I would like to know if you have tried using ethanol gel instead 'Brennpaste'. I believe this would produce more heat comparing to the little candles.

  • @ellabeyer7035
    @ellabeyer7035 3 роки тому +7

    Usually the hole of the smaller pot is covered.

  • @zoranpavlovski1352
    @zoranpavlovski1352 2 роки тому +1

    You have an awsome hat!

  • @ingridgustavsson3012
    @ingridgustavsson3012 3 роки тому +3

    New here. Lets see what this is all about. I just subscribed.

  • @bridgettestokesconner9401
    @bridgettestokesconner9401 2 роки тому +1

    I LIKE YOUR STYLE

  • @Watson1
    @Watson1 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you, very informative. My only complaint is you need to turn the back ground commentary off completely.

  • @ingridgustavsson3012
    @ingridgustavsson3012 3 роки тому +2

    Nice job

  • @xMrjamjam
    @xMrjamjam 2 роки тому +1

    I wonder if you could set a metal tin with a lid on top of the small pot and use the thin as an improvised oven then put the big pot over it all.
    Wouldnt be able to do a big meal with it bit for one or two people you should be able to

  • @kathyhathaway8823
    @kathyhathaway8823 2 роки тому +1

    Can this also work as a cooker ?? Maybe put some kind of a grate or stand in top of the outer pot and then maybe put a pot of beans or a coffee pot on top of the grate just so there is some space between the flower pot and what you are heating ?? .just a idea . I have never saw this before. THANKS

  • @hogbodyusmc9987
    @hogbodyusmc9987 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Sir...

  • @stevereilly1737
    @stevereilly1737 3 роки тому +1

    Hi there, love the idea, trying it now. This is probably before your time but next time instead of saying have a nice weekend, add a touch of Baveria, say somthing like "Hals und Bein Bruch Im sure I butchered the spelling lol !!

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому

      Hals und Beinbruch? 😄😄 ok I think about that 👍🏻. So…. Feier ‚gscheid und lass di ned ärgern!😄😄

    • @auroravegodsky9938
      @auroravegodsky9938 2 роки тому

      Not everyone knows the Bavarian language though. English is more common throughout the world.

  • @dkereopa
    @dkereopa 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing this, it's getting cold in Aussie, even up in the tropics mate!

  • @Cabria
    @Cabria 2 роки тому +4

    If you were trying to heat a larger room, would it work if you had 3 or 4 flower pot heater set ups like this in the same room?

    • @gee3883
      @gee3883 2 роки тому +2

      use a carbon monoxide detector

  • @debbied7035
    @debbied7035 3 роки тому +16

    My old man would have rather given up a kidney than part with a wrench!

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому +5

      😄😄these wrenches had a long and hard life! And now they “retired”!

    • @daphneraven6745
      @daphneraven6745 2 роки тому

      Perhaps if he had some that had no offset. Those are just utterly miserable, and a person who tries to use one ends up with bruised knuckles. I think anybody who has used one of those is glad to get rid of it. And the whole set to which it belongs.

  • @dawndare3949
    @dawndare3949 3 роки тому +1

    I’m going to try thid

  • @ninabaebae6334
    @ninabaebae6334 2 роки тому +2

    I read somewhere that if the candles are touching each other it can create an explosion so be careful ❤️

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you very much for the warning! But I’m heating my cabin since almost 10 years every night with this and I never had problems!😊

  • @pauls9189
    @pauls9189 2 роки тому +1

    Interesting. Maybe I'm wrong but surely a candle has a certain amount of heat emitted when lit and wherever you put it would heat a room the same amount whether in or out of the flowerpots.

    • @pauls9189
      @pauls9189 2 роки тому +2

      No, I am wrong ........ when you burn a candle the warm air will quickly rise to ceiling level by convection but when it heats a mass like a flowerpot it heats the pot which will then radiate heat which is more likely to keep the room warmer.

  • @davidhill8362
    @davidhill8362 2 роки тому

    Great

  • @johnallright6847
    @johnallright6847 2 роки тому +1

    Good video, another guy on you tube puts a piece of metal between pot one and the larger pot to transfer heat better

  • @bendover3838
    @bendover3838 2 роки тому +10

    Tea candles give only 100 BTU"s per candle, with or without the clay pots. The clay pots will not increase the BTU's only provides mass.

    • @Kate-lz4fu
      @Kate-lz4fu 2 роки тому +2

      Without pots: Heat rises, room heats from top down.
      With pots: Heat radiates outwards, heating the area around the pots

    • @STho205
      @STho205 2 роки тому +1

      @@Kate-lz4fu easier and safer accomplished with a $7 Kerosene RR lamp, a half cup of kerosene (20c) and many more BTUs+ light.
      A 10x10x8 room will gain 2 degrees from tea candles till they burn low then out....pots or no pots. The pot is good as a hand warmer.
      If you like candles a glass or tin candle lantern and a real stick candle is better.

  • @ShaniLian
    @ShaniLian 2 роки тому +1

    Do you need anything to insulate between the saw blade and the wooden table over a long period of time so it doesn't scorch or possibly start burning?

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  2 роки тому

      No I never had a problem and I use it very often and very long in my little shed, the heat which is getting downwards is not very much!

  • @bjornsjoberg5560
    @bjornsjoberg5560 2 роки тому

    Must know!what kind of weld is it you are using?never seen one,it seems like a traditional gasweld infused with some kind of plasmacutter!?

  • @laureltrawick6452
    @laureltrawick6452 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks

  • @LLjean-qz7sb
    @LLjean-qz7sb 3 роки тому +10

    In my experience, tea lights only burn for about 2 hours, not half the night. Need something that burns longer! God Bless!

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому +6

      Hi, even the cheapest one I bought by IKEA Burnt about 4hours (and they are really Cr…p)

    • @LLjean-qz7sb
      @LLjean-qz7sb 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @johnbull1938
      @johnbull1938 3 роки тому +9

      Vegetable shortening as a candle ... "Crisco" in the states. Burns longer, less toxic fumes.

    • @LLjean-qz7sb
      @LLjean-qz7sb 3 роки тому +1

      John Bull...... That's a great alternative! Never tried it but I hear they burn for a very long time! Thanks! God Bless!

    • @LLjean-qz7sb
      @LLjean-qz7sb 3 роки тому

      Bavaria Off the Grid.....I must have gotten crappies ones than you!Lol! Thank you and God Bless!

  • @robincorcoran343
    @robincorcoran343 2 роки тому +2

    🔥👏🏼

  • @jonathanb.3747
    @jonathanb.3747 3 роки тому +9

    My question may be silly (apologies in advance) but what is the point of the flower pots at all? I thought the amount of thermal energy is dependent on the fuel source combusting. So the room would heat the same amount with just the candles, just in less time since you're not restricting oxygen flow. What am I missing?

    • @denisefriese7522
      @denisefriese7522 3 роки тому +5

      The other materials absorb heat and radiate it more slowly = more heat, longer.

    • @jonathanb.3747
      @jonathanb.3747 3 роки тому +5

      @@denisefriese7522 thanks for the reply. Just so I'm clear though, the total quantity of heat is the same, it's just radiated over a longer duration, right?

    • @Lee-70ish
      @Lee-70ish 3 роки тому +2

      @@jonathanb.3747 You are correct .
      The flame of a candle or any other heat source cannot be made to produce more heat than it makes.
      Its basic physics.
      The so-called low energy halogen heaters burn exactly the same energy as others to give the same amount of heat a 1500watt halogen gives the same heat as any other 1500 watt heater and costs the same to run.
      Except for fan heaters which by blowing cold air over the element reduces the heat give off by an equivalent radient heater.

    • @mikeorjimmy2885
      @mikeorjimmy2885 2 роки тому +1

      @@Lee-70ish It is also called marketing that is why it is so confusing to everyone.

    • @OtesOtesOtes
      @OtesOtesOtes 2 роки тому

      I think that the candle might produce more heat and less light. I don't fully understand the thermodynamics though.

  • @crazysquirrel9425
    @crazysquirrel9425 2 роки тому +1

    So, every 2 hours you have to replace the tea candles?
    Next time try placing a coin on top of the outer pot to block that part of the air flow.
    You still have too much heat shooting up to the ceiling.
    Additionally, it is more efficient when the heater is placed on the floor.
    Increases the rate of heat transfer.

  • @kevinmckinney3625
    @kevinmckinney3625 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you.

  • @StevenHanover
    @StevenHanover 2 роки тому +3

    Are there any copper tubing attachments or methods of application for drawing in cold water to have coils wrapped outside of claypot to enhance warmth/heat extraction into boiling water?

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  2 роки тому

      That’s a really cool idea! I’m sure this will work when you put the coils between the clay pots! Sometimes I cook or toast between the clay pots! This works pretty well!

    • @Cabria
      @Cabria 2 роки тому

      @@Bavariaoffthegrid how hot does it get between the pots? Could you cook chicken or is it more toast?

  • @stevecole9674
    @stevecole9674 2 роки тому

    That room seems like it must be very well insulated. To gauge how effective the flower pot heater is, surely you would have to do the same experiment but just with the 6 candles and no pots so you have something to compare the results to?

  • @Florida_Man_Robb
    @Florida_Man_Robb 2 роки тому +2

    A cookie sheet with a smaller 1/2 the size cookie sheet inside makes a good base, and no labor.

  • @jemma50
    @jemma50 3 роки тому +8

    You need to be very careful and not have the candles touching each other. I saw a video where a man used one of these and the tea lights melted together and started a fire. It would be safer to just have the three tealights as you started with, separated by the wrenches.

    • @Bavariaoffthegrid
      @Bavariaoffthegrid  3 роки тому +2

      Servus, If you use the technique I’m describing with the two open flowerpot bottom holes, the heat in the smallest pot will not reach much more than hundred degrees Celsius, so it is impossible that the wax will catch fire!

    • @lucybellescott7531
      @lucybellescott7531 2 роки тому

      Yes I heard that .. to have them distance apart.

    • @janhovdet7784
      @janhovdet7784 2 роки тому

      I like the idea of each candle in it's own glass holder for safety. All great ideas!

  • @Tonythetrucker1979
    @Tonythetrucker1979 2 роки тому +2

    You can use these same pots as an improvised cooler as well

    • @jerrysamuels8716
      @jerrysamuels8716 2 роки тому +1

      How so?

    • @Tonythetrucker1979
      @Tonythetrucker1979 2 роки тому

      @@jerrysamuels8716 Use a larger pot, plug the hole and line the bottom with sand, place a smaller pot inside, and fill in the rest with more sand, pour water into the sides and leave it in the shade. The wet sand naturally cools the inner pot.
      Cover the top with blankets or towels.
      It's technique that was used in the the middle east and Mediterranean for a few thousand years.

  • @jackspratt44
    @jackspratt44 2 роки тому +3

    Use a few small rocks to lift the large pot

  • @robertjackson1407
    @robertjackson1407 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you 😊

  • @leahc9695
    @leahc9695 2 роки тому +2

    Also does it improve the heat if the hole on top of only the smaller one is covered?

  • @ragnarstrife3535
    @ragnarstrife3535 Рік тому

    Some ppl are blocking the little whole on the smaller clay pot, is that better ?

  • @sheilawaldren9236
    @sheilawaldren9236 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this.

  • @davoodehajiraj
    @davoodehajiraj 2 роки тому

    U need to cover the top Hilton first put so the heat circled out from under the y to next

  • @StarDarkAshes
    @StarDarkAshes Рік тому

    The science part that I don’t understand is why you can’t just leave a candle out without a pot over it. Won’t it produce the same amount of heat? Or is it that the heat will go up to high and just stay by the roof? Why do you have to put a pot over it? Is that just for safety or does it make the heat radiate differently?

  • @truthseeker2900
    @truthseeker2900 2 роки тому +2

    Can you do this with Crisco as your fire source?

  • @sweetsavorywords3506
    @sweetsavorywords3506 3 роки тому +2

    The pot got 20 degrees c, or 68 degrees F, but what happened to the heat in the room?

  • @eddieschwab864
    @eddieschwab864 2 роки тому

    I follow a few different Off the Grid Emergency type channels and stuff yours is the newest one I've come across just curious since I guess you're in germany, if a product called Crisco is available there because one they have heard multiple people talk about is something called the Crisco candles.

    • @richardtrowell8812
      @richardtrowell8812 Рік тому

      Crisco is the name brand of a vegetable oil that is a solid instead of a liquid . The purpose of using that instead of candles is cost over an extended period of time. Say a week without the ability to heat your home in the winter. As well as safety. Not having to worry about easily starting a fire.

  • @AWcinema
    @AWcinema 2 роки тому +1

    WARNING!!! make sure you clear away all old wax if any wax spills out the candles onto your surface let it cool and scrape it away with a putty knife wax is very flammable!!!!. I can't stress how important it is to clear away any wax that spills out and is left on your saw blade or bricks wax is flammable!!!!!!

  • @ancientonessanctuary1139
    @ancientonessanctuary1139 3 роки тому +1

    85🌞🌞🌞🌞🌴🌴🥭🍍watching from tropics. Love your accents.

  • @MaNNeRz91
    @MaNNeRz91 2 роки тому +3

    Aren't you meant to block the top hole on the little pot so that it sucks the air through?

  • @lpmoron6258
    @lpmoron6258 2 роки тому +1

    Do you have a video on the water wheel?

  • @markaddison1679
    @markaddison1679 2 роки тому +1

    Try using a can of crisco it’ll last for 50 plus days