Yankee candle on top of the wood stove???!!!

I almost freaked out today when I saw a Yankee candle in its glass jar on top of my cast iron wood stove!!!!! The stove was cruising at about 450F and the wax was liquid in the bottom half... My daughter in law just didn't know any better... I took it off and let it cool naturally....Any body know the temperature resistance of the glass those candles come in??? I cant image that thing exploding on top of the wood stove.....DISASTER!!!

 

You were supposed to add some sawdust to it to make fire starters.

 

I’ve been doing that on occasion for a couple years without issue Of course I don’t leave the house when I do it though.

 

Just letting a candle melt on the stove?
Does it smell in the same way as if it were burning?
Might be a really cool idea......

 

My biggest concern is the glass the candle is in either cracks or even explodes!!! With the liquefied wax going everywhere!!!

 

Directly on the stove. I keep it halfway between the stove pipe and the door. Never tested the stove top temp though. The longest I’ve left it on there was probably 5-6 hours. I’m even able to take it off at that point without wearing gloves. I don’t claim this is a good idea, but I got the idea from a friend who’s been doing it for years without issue as well. Like I said, I don’t do it on a regular basis; maybe half a dozen times a year.

 

The good news is that any cuts from flying glass will be instantly sealed by wax. And if you’re lucky, it’s a refreshing scent like Winterglow Icemint.

 

A quick Google search says the melting point of glass is 2550-2900F (approximately) It becomes malleable at 1250F.
I doubt the stove top gets anywhere near that.

 

When heated, thin glass begins to crack and typically breaks at 302–392 degrees Fahrenheit. Glass bottles and jars are usually not affected by ambient, refrigeration or warm temperatures. However, high heat (>300°F) and excessive thermal variations can cause glass to shatter or break.

 

Yankee Candle jars are pretty thick, even the bargain brand knock-offs are too. This is the jar I last had on my stove. Cheap thin dollar store vessel, full of wax from several candles I melted into one. No issues.

 

If the glass temperature change isnt too rapid, or is warm not hot, that might be alright.
Not sure at what point wax melts, spatters, vaporizes, but i imagine that would be in the 3 and 400 degree range.
Or put the candle on a rack, or piece of soapstone atop the stove.

 

Went on a tour of the Yankee Candle factory with a girlfriend and her mother many years ago. Made it halfway through. Got sick from the smell. To this day I can’t walk down the scented candle aisle in stores. Certainly not allowed in my house LOL
I did have a nice wood burned ship scene coffee table from Maine State prison. Also had real American Indian Copal. An incense made of tree sap I believe. Burned on tiny charcoal briquettes. Glass ash tray snapped right in half and burned a nice divot in the table.

I’ve burned some Copal on the stove top with a metal shot glass

FWIW they make scented oils for wood stove tops that go on raw ceramic slabs. I’d go with that if so inclined

 

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We too like pine resins on those charcoal puckies. I use a crock bowl, with sand on the bottom, and a metal mayo lid to put the pucky on.
Norway spruce is better than ewp resin smell wise....

 

Every year my candles go upside down

 

They have these little pills...

 

Don't know if this will help put your mind at ease but I have an glass coffee percolator. Everything in it is glass....handle, basket, basket stem, you get the idea. I use it occasionally for a really really hot cup of coffee by placing it right on top of the steel wood stove.

No concerns at all.

At any rate, good thing you caught the candle on your wood stove and now the DIL knows better, right?

 

So thickness of the glass makes the difference as thinner glass would heat more quickly and then react badly.

 

so is puckie an official name for those charcoal briquettes? Not sure what they’re called. I do have one of those clay pots with sand. Not sure why I used the ash tray. Think maybe I had trouble keeping them lit inside the clay pot.
Ashtray was pretty thick. I’m not a glass scientist but some glass is designed for higher heat than others. Pyrex for one.
I’ll have to try that copal again. Been years.