Electric candles

Scented electric candles offer a warm safe glow...

If you have small children in the home or are worried about the fire hazards asscociated with natural candle light in the home, you might want to consider purchasing electric candles. Most of today’s models are scented and may be powered by solar light, a battery or electricity. We have come a long way from the days when the phrase electric candle used to mean a light bulb.

Flameless and wickless, electric candles do not burn like a regular candle. They eliminate the fuss and muss of dealing with burning wicks, soot, smoke and dripping candle wax. In fact you could call them the ultimate dripless candles!

Electric candles are very realistic and flicker just like a real candle. However, unlike real candles, it is acceptable to walk away and leave it unattended. Each candle is equipped with a soft LED light and is fitted with a computer chip that allows it to emulate true candle light.

Some of these candles come with a copper plated solar plate so that you can recharge your candle during the day and not worry about plugging it in at night. These kinds of electric candles are very suitable for outdoor or patio use.

There are several companies that offer a variety of styles of electric candles. WindowCandles is a company that specializes in electric candle light that is wired right into the frame of your windows so you don’t have to look at an unsightly tangle of cords.

FeelingFlame is another reputable company that uses a special LED that programs the flame to move in a random pattern that is similar to real candle-light. The candles come with sleeves that are slipped over the sheath of the flame to look like wax candles or even christmas candles. Unlike light bulbs, which contain filaments that flicker in a predetermined pattern, you will never know what the flame in this electric candle will do next. The length of the electric flames, which are called pendulums in the business, usually varies from 13 to 45 millimeters which is ample enough to give any room in your home that soft, cozy glow that is associated with real candle light.