Asked on May 25, 2015
Burning candles in glass jars on stovetop
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SusieJen
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I sometimes burn my jar candles in the center of the top of my gas stove. My Mother in Law saw this and told me how dangerous it is. Is this true? I've seen many people do it before and I always have with no problems.
Actually, it can be dangerous if you're not careful. If the glass gets too hot, it will implode and spray hot wax everywhere. Trust me, I still have a scar from flying glass
Paul, thanks for that great hint. However my daughter has a gas stove and it does have a pilot light, I think it would be dangerous to burn a candle on that stove. A house on the street behind us blew up and it did not have any gas in it. What happened is that a utility working in the street near this house somehow caused gas to escape and it followed a path which led into the house. When the pilot light for the oil furnace went on. BOOM went the house.
I hope she isn't trying to interfere in your lifestyle. Not dangerous at all. Best place to burn a candle. Metal stove base, range hood. Even if you had a pilot light and it did go out the amount of gas escaping is so minimal. You'd smell it before anything would happen.
Yes it is dangerous, why because the pilot flame under the top of the stove top could cause a fire.
Hello Susiejen, hope this helps you out. It's just as safe as burning it on any other surface on the house, if your mother in-law is worried about gas leaks, tell her not to worry, gas stoves are not know to just start leaking.