Tin candle on fire.

Aylesbury_Duck

Kala70 said:

Sarcasm is the best response for some people it seems.

You haven't actually said what outcome you're after.  What do you want?

Kala70

Can anyone tell me how or if I can delete my post, I am in contact with the company.

cymruchris

Kala70 said:

Can anyone tell me how or if I can delete my post, I am in contact with the company.

wouldn't it be better to come back when everything is resolved to update the thread - so that anyone that experiences a similar issue can find out how you dealt with it?

Jenni_D

Kala70 said:

Can anyone tell me how or if I can delete my post, I am in contact with the company.

If it's the company that are requesting you do this, that probably tells you everything you need to know about them.

cymruchris

Kala70 said:

I'm just wondering if anyone can advise where I go with this issue, I purchased tinned candles off an internet site, I had one lit in my dining room, which we all pass through often as it's the way to the kitchen, I then heard an almighty bang from dining room, went though and the candle was on fire, real full flames, I managed to get it onto a baking tray and into the sink to extinguish, the bang turns out to be the top of my mirrored sideboard shattered, the candle was sat in its lid on the surface and have never had a problem with any candle on there.

I have e mailed the company with photos but as yet no reply. I don't know how to add photos to this post.

Kala70 said:

Photos of candle and sideboard

Hopefully you can update us as to what they said..... And whether they've put the situation right... and given an explanation as to what's happened based on your descriptions and photos.

jon81uk

Kala70 said:

sheramber said:

I would never leave a  candle in a tin burning on  glass. When the wax  burns down low the metal will get hot. I always out mine on a tabel mat.

I also would not leave it unattended. I thought that was the first rule of candle burning.

I thought this was a place to ask advice? 

Hot and on fire spewing flames are two very seperate things. But thank you for your attempt at condescending reply.

I don't think you were given bad advice. Putting a metal tin directly on glass not designed to cope with heat is not a good idea.

cymruchris

jon81uk said:

Kala70 said:

sheramber said:

I would never leave a  candle in a tin burning on  glass. When the wax  burns down low the metal will get hot. I always out mine on a tabel mat.

I also would not leave it unattended. I thought that was the first rule of candle burning.

I thought this was a place to ask advice? 

Hot and on fire spewing flames are two very seperate things. But thank you for your attempt at condescending reply.

I don't think you were given bad advice. Putting a metal tin directly on glass not designed to cope with heat is not a good idea.

That thought crossed my mind - glass isn't a good dissipator of heat - so as the candle gets hotter and hotter - the heat can't escape easily - raising the temperature of the wax - eventually hitting its flash point - and boom off it goes. The candle would need to be stood on something to help dissipate the heat and keep the temperature down, while not burning it either unattended or for too long a period. Although a candle is a fairly simple device - it is 'fire' - and fire burns. I think there are people that don't really consider the danger implications of burning a candle - and then incidents like this happen. But it'll be good to hear back from the OP what's been said and what the outcome is.

Ditzy_Mitzy

sheramber said:

I would never leave a  candle in a tin burning on  glass. When the wax  burns down low the metal will get hot. I always out mine on a tabel mat.

I also would not leave it unattended. I thought that was the first rule of candle burning.

Sorry, but no.  The first rule of candle burning is that you do not talk about candle burning.  

On a serious note, be careful.  Apparently tin and jar candles can get sufficiently hot to bring the pool of molten wax beneath the wick to its flash point (400 Fahrenheit), which then leads to the wax itself igniting.  I suspect this is what has happened here.  Possibly one of them once in a blue moon sort of things, but a shame it happened to the OP.  It's good further conflagration was avoided.

Aylesbury_Duck

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

sheramber said:

I would never leave a  candle in a tin burning on  glass. When the wax  burns down low the metal will get hot. I always out mine on a tabel mat.

I also would not leave it unattended. I thought that was the first rule of candle burning.

Sorry, but no.  The first rule of candle burning is that you do not talk about candle burning.  

Nonsense.  You're encouraged to wax lyrical about it.

Shagger

I hope we get an update on this. The question about deleting the thread only adds to the intrigue...