GB#06 – The Kandle Heeter
February 25, 2006 by admin
Filed under Green Living
Steve from Green-Trust.org recently took delivery of an interesting little device called the Kandle Heeter Candle Holder. It’s billed as an Energy Conservation Device and I’ve got to admit, I think it’s cool.
The Kandle Heeter has a ceramic radiator that sits on a solid steel frame suspended over the candle. The radiator collects and concentrates the heat from the candle flame and then gently radiates the heat into the room. The radiator is comprised of three nested ceramic modulators held together and separated by a steel inner core. The core is positioned directly above the candle and is driven to very high temperatures by the flame. From Steve’s site…
The Nested Ceramic Modulators transfer and moderate the High Temperature of the Inner Core, one to another, until the outer Ceramic Modulator becomes a gently radiating Thermal Body that releases the Concentrated Heat from the Candle into your Home or Office. If you burn Candles, it only makes environmental and economical practical sense to Capture the Heat that is normally lost to the ceiling and use this Heat in your own environment. (A typical 4.5 oz. Jar Candle contains over 1,000 Btu’s!)
These things won’t keep your house toasty warm by themselves, but they’ll help a bit and if you’re someone who uses a lot of candles anyways, it’s a great way to harness that otherwise wasted heat.
They retail for $24.95 US and you can get more info from the Heatstick.com website.
[via Green-Trust.org]
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] Candles are pretty, mood setting, and a must for any romantic dinner or scary halloween party–they’re also pretty one dimensional–and beyond the ’stick your finger in the wax’ thrill not very functional. UnpluggedLiving–fellow 2006 Green Blog-A-Thon member–posted a great find on an attachment to candles that captures the heat that would otherwise be lost to your ceiliing. From the post, “The Kandle Heeter has a ceramic radiator that sits on a solid steel frame suspended over the candle. The radiator collects and concentrates the heat from the candle flame and then gently radiates the heat into the room.” What an excellent idea and something I definitely could have used by the keyboard this morning to set the mood and warm my hands. They’re available for $24.95 and can be scooped up here. Link: The Kandle Heeter via Unplugged Living :: Green-Trust.org « #41: Solar Rays In The Mile High City [...]