Candles burnt in fireplace stove - help please

Wait, what? You set fire to something which is designed to be set on fire in a container that's designed to contain things that are set on fire and you're asking how to put the fire out? Am I the only one scratching my head here? :confused:
 
Thekwango said:
Damn, his actual house was on fire?! Oh wait, no it wasn't. It was a fire inside a stove which is self containing. OP was simply looking advice how best to put it out in case the wax from the candles caused problems at a later date.
Well done you though for not reading the OP (or maybe you did?!)
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well done on you for totally missing the point about a fire in a building being out of control, him not knowing how to handle it, and there being an organised group of professionals he could have called that would have given him accurate advice or come out and dealt w/ it.

well done to you for deliberately ignoring the humorous embellishment so you could try to be awesomely nit-picky amusing though. go tell mommy how clever you were, maybe she'll give you a sweetie.
 
suggestions welcome! said:
Wait, what? You set fire to something which is designed to be set on fire in a container that's designed to contain things that are set on fire and you're asking how to put the fire out? Am I the only one scratching my head here? :confused:
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Shouldn't leave a fire going still while you go to bed. I wanted to go to bed, fire wasn't showing any signs of stopping so I wanted to put it out myself. Also had no idea how the wax would behave, if it would rise with the fumes into the chimney and potentially reignite up there. Was being a bit paranoid I know.
 
B@Th*nG said:
jesus, is there something wrong with you? :rolleyes: always an axe to grind.. you're starting to look insecure.

and has already been said, water? I'm not sure you should have a fire at all if this solution has honestly passed you by.

B@
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http://www.doctorflue.com/blog/how-to-safely-extinguish-a-fire-in-a-wood-burning-fireplace/

"While it may seem like a tempting and easy solution, NEVER attempt to put out a wood burning fireplace fire with water unless it is a matter of life or death or of saving your property! Not only can this fill your house with smoke and even cause steam burns, it can also cause cracking and heaving in the masonry structure."

Of course I thought about water you numpty, I also thought to check what methods are safe to use before going ahead however.
 
I'd have put a large jar over it to snuff it out, or used some cooking tongues and picked out and chucked in metal container.

Once you get the burner going properly to 500-600 * any "wax residue" will soon burn off!
 
wolfie138 said:
well done on you for totally missing the point about a fire in a building being out of control, him not knowing how to handle it, and there being an organised group of professionals he could have called that would have given him accurate advice or come out and dealt w/ it.

well done to you for deliberately ignoring the humorous embellishment so you could try to be awesomely nit-picky amusing though. go tell mommy how clever you were, maybe she'll give you a sweetie.
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oh wow! 'go tell mommy' what age are you....oh no wait I should ask......are you mad bro?

also - what humorous embellishment? your reply was purely being arsey. so you got some back now you're a tad upset and trying to be clever with your reply. go you!

edit: I knew I'd heard a term once before to some up your original reply...
condescension is the repartee of the rude
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dl8860 said:
http://www.doctorflue.com/blog/how-to-safely-extinguish-a-fire-in-a-wood-burning-fireplace/

"While it may seem like a tempting and easy solution, NEVER attempt to put out a wood burning fireplace fire with water unless it is a matter of life or death or of saving your property! Not only can this fill your house with smoke and even cause steam burns, it can also cause cracking and heaving in the masonry structure."

Of course I thought about water you numpty, I also thought to check what methods are safe to use before going ahead however.
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Not sure that's applicable to a few burning candles...
 
Dis86 said:
Not sure that's applicable to a few burning candles...
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When I opened the stove door it really did rage and fill the stove, the wax from 6 or 7 large candles was mixed in with the remains of a few previous fires. It was much more than just a few small candles. I was really surprised by how big a fire it was, it was even throwing off a decent bit of heat.
 
dl8860 said:
http://www.doctorflue.com/blog/how-to-safely-extinguish-a-fire-in-a-wood-burning-fireplace/

"While it may seem like a tempting and easy solution, NEVER attempt to put out a wood burning fireplace fire with water unless it is a matter of life or death or of saving your property! Not only can this fill your house with smoke and even cause steam burns, it can also cause cracking and heaving in the masonry structure."

Of course I thought about water you numpty, I also thought to check what methods are safe to use before going ahead however.
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it's a tiny fire in candle wax isn't it?! not some inferno in your fireplace. it's not going to fill your house with smoke, it's not going to produce enough steam to burn anything and the change in temperature isn't going to crack any masonry. use a squirt gun or small watering can and i assure you that you'll live.

B@
 
dl8860 said:
When I opened the stove door it really did rage and fill the stove, the wax from 6 or 7 large candles was mixed in with the remains of a few previous fires. It was much more than just a few small candles. I was really surprised by how big a fire it was, it was even throwing off a decent bit of heat.
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Best thing to of done would have been to keep the door closed, close the vents on it and just let it die down. Even after it's gone out reintroducing oxygen can cause it to flare back up so you wait for it to go cold enough to put your hand on the stove, then look at opening the door and clearing it out.
 
B@Th*nG said:
it's a tiny fire in candle wax isn't it?! not some inferno in your fireplace. it's not going to fill your house with smoke, it's not going to produce enough steam to burn anything and the change in temperature isn't going to crack any masonry. use a squirt gun or small watering can and i assure you that you'll live.

B@
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If it's got to the point that several large candles are burning regardless of having a wick then it's going to be kicking out a fair bit of heat. Especially if the wax is now using the old fire's remnants as a wick. You're right that if it was just one candle you'd have been ok but in a log burner the heat bounces back which is what caused the candles to melt and burn themselves. All wax's are essentially hydrocarbons.

Some interesting facts about candles here: http://candles.org/candle-science/ Temps reported as up to 1200'c
 
So if I run out of wood I could put a cake baking tin in there - fill it with candles and have a bit of heat off it - could try putting half cup of olive oil in as well - live and learn :rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Surely the best way is to close it off and let it burn slowly. If you put it out the wax will only be there to burn again?

It'l burn off eventually
 
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