The following tips will help keep you safe and help get the most heat and longest burn times out of your EmergencyBud candles.
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To prevent death or serious injury, DO NOT LIGHT if you smell gas!
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To make a useful tool from the paperclip, unroll the outside end and then add a new bend
at the tip. The final tool will look like the following:
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Once the candle is lit, use the new paperclip to pull additional available wick
out of the melted wax, push it back into the melted wax, or even bend the wick so
it fits your needs. Click the image to see an example use (without a flame so you can get
better clarity):
CAUTION: the entire paperclip will become hot if any part is left in the flame for too long.
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After you extinguish the flame, be sure to leave between 1/2" and 3/4" of wick
exposed after the wax cools. Wick that has already been burnt is more difficult to start than
un-burned wick, so try and keep at least some un-burned wick above the cool-wax line.
- Use the fingernail clipper to trim the wick before a new burn and while
everything is cool. Again, there should be between 1/2" and 3/4" of wick above the wax.
If the cool wick is difficult to start, try trimming the very end of the
burned wax off of the wick.
- We suggest you burn an EmergencyBud for 2 to 2.5 hours then extinguish
for 10 to 15 minutes or until the wax hardens. This should help keep the tin cool.
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To extinguish the flame, use the paperclip to push the entire flame into, and then
pull the flameless wick out of, the melted wax. This helps prevent smoke and the possibility of
splattering the wax by blowing out the flame.
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In the off-chance you run out of wick before you run out of wax, use the available extra
wick to create a new candle. Simply cut off about 3" of extra wick, and then submerge most of
it into the leftover warm wax. If the wax has cooled, use the file on the fingernail
clipper to scrape a channel in to the wax -- use the wax you scraped to cover the new
wick once it is in place. Leave about 3/4" of wick exposed and then light it.
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If burning a candle in your car, assume your car IS air tight.
You should crack a window or open a door every 15 minutes, or as needed,
to let in fresh air. If you can start your car temporarily, set the air intake to
"outside", "fresh", "vent" or similar. In older cars you may not have to start the engine
(even if your car won't start, set the air intake to the appropriate fresh-air setting). This
should open a passageway to outside air instead of recycling the air already in the car.
However, cracking a window or door every so often will still be good for your spirits as you
breathe the fresh air
- The cardinal rules of candles: (1) Never leave a candle
burning unattended. (2) Keep away from children. (3) Don't
put on, or near, anything flammable. Watch out for scarves, boxes, newspapers, cards -
anything that may be in your car or home that's not a permanent fixture.
- EmergencyBud candles are NOT like ordinary candles! They require extra supervision and should only be used in emergency situations.
