smoke really bad after you blow out the candles and stays in ...
934985
smoke really bad after you blow out the candles and stays in the air for a while...not good..smelled bad
408716
I just had the 51618 blower start running while the switch was off. Fortunately I was home and heard it running. Smoke was coming from the switch. If you have this blower remember to unplug it when your finished. Its going in the trash, too bad.
1627028
Wicks curl up after burning and if your lucky you can dig them out..  Not one of the candles has burned all the way through- I end up putting them on a candle wax warmer.  Love the fragrance but very chency with the potency.
3965368
I had this product for less that two months with average use.  Today I plugged it in, heard a very loud pop and smoke started to come out of it.  This should not happen with any device, but this in particular became a safety hazard as well.  If I had it plugged in and was away when this happened, who knows the result.
1031936
ordered this item some months ago - not a very good product, there is no off or on switch because the timer is part of the twist candle (in other words if you twist the candle tightly, you can have the candles light up and off manually,but i needed flicker and to get the candles to flicker, you need to carefully twist it which is a pain because once you have it just right, the candles will go out as soon as you put them in the holders. too bad, because the light from these candles are very nice.
1787382
I don't often make candles.  I buy them.  What I do is save up the leftover wax in the bottom of jars from other purchased scented candles until I have enough to make a whole new jar.  It takes me roughly a day, but I'll melt one leftover, add a new wick, let the wax harden, melt the next leftover and add it, allow it to cool and harden and so on and so forth until I have a full jar of different layers of colors/scented wax.  Great way to use up "leftover" wax.

This is the second time I've purchased this product.  First time around was in 2014.  Only used a couple and then they disappeared (I suspect they were accidentally thrown out as trash from my teen's desk which was stacked up with piles of junk).  Those few that were used were great wicks and did exactly as a wick is supposed to do...BURN.

The first candle I made with a wick from the second purchase of this product was an almost complete waste of all the time I spent melting and creating all the layers.  The darn thing wouldn't burn!  The top 1/3 to almost half of the exposed wick turned to ash, like a cigarette, and hardly had flame and so not only would it barely melt the wax, it melted it in a hollow core tunnel with very little resulting scent.  Yeah, it was a low smoke alright.  It's because the darn thing would hardly burn!  I had to remelt almost the entire topmost layer and discard it to give the wick an even larger burn length and even then I was constantly relighting it because it would turn to ash.

Now perhaps I just happened to select a dud in the pack.  It's plausible.  I'll try one more time but if I have the same results, particularly after spending so much time creating a beautiful layered candle only to have it burn unevenly and me have to babysit it constantly to keep it lit, I'm dumping these in the trash.  I'm not sure what happened between 2014 and 2016, but I'm now leery about product quality.  Yes, they're low cost.  Yes, probably I just got a dud.  And yes, incidentally, the wick was the proper length to begin with.

Buyer beware.
3107300
Scent is WAY too strong and the sticks burn out mid-burn.
700134
The cigarette smoke smell would not go away no matter how many times I sprayed it with air freshener and set it outside for days to air out!
2214715
it works very well, but the lit item smoke still needs to be handled
3070138
The book came used in reasonable shape, except it smells like smoke. In fact, its so bad I am not sure if we can use it. We have had it in the garage for days, we have tried both Fabreze and baking soda and it does not seem to help. I would be careful to make sure the books come from a non-smoker
3084051
I bought it awhile ago. And first time I use it. It expode, smoke goes out and ... Thats it. Not working. And that was few days after a year guaranty....
4406501
you'll need to replace these every 1 month not every 3 if you are a smoker. after about a month the filters absorb to much smoke and it just smells like smoke coming out. but for that first month they are fan flippin tastic
2991062
Scents are great but i have a cone burner that creates a water stream effect with the smoke but to do that it requires cones with holes poked in the bottoms which these do not have.
635091
I had problems with this shortly after buying it. It's warning tone was on and nothing would turn it off. After calls with customer service, I was talked through the process of taking the thing apart and disconnecting cables to turn it off and reset it. After some tests, it seemed to be working again. Now, it's one year later. I woke up to strong fumes all through the house and the battery warning tone on again. I unplugged the stupid thing and it's now sitting in the driveway. I'm afraid it's going to burst into flames or something. The smell in the house is still lingering even after two days with open windows. I wonder how toxic the fumes are.
2220012
Really disappointed with an expensive Candle, purchased for my wife's Valentine present.  Smelled lovely but black smoke all over the place, was worried that our walls would be stained.  Poor show Joe!!!
828101
but at least you can have the memories brought back. The candle definitely smells like wood smoke. Not sure if I want to go hiking/camping or burn this candle more. Admittedly though, not sure how often you may want to have your place smelling like smoke.  If you'd had a wood fire going before and know the smell, keep this in mind.

Like soy candles in general, just use the lid to put it out and skip blowing wax all over the place.
1441946
I am only giving 3 stars because when I opened the box, the fumes were unbearable! I set it up in my living room & thought the smell would go away, but after a couple hours I had to move it to my mud porch to "air out!" The fumes were so strong that my eyes started watering & it made me physically sick.

I didn't want the hassle of shipping it back so I left it on the mud porch for almost 2 weeks. I was very happy to see that when I finally did move it back to the living room & turned it on, the smell had lessened considerably. After a month, there are no more fumes & I am very happy with my new fireplace heater. It looks great!