I normally relate candles to one of two things.
Right away when I think of candles I think of cozy, romantic evenings.
This makes my next stop seem oddly weird. Candles also make me think of the holidays. I almost hate myself for having those two sentences in the same paragraph. But, it’s true. Perhaps I associate these two images in my mind because both scenarios include my best friend and wife. That lady loves some candles. And why not? They are lovely to smell and set a mood just by being a controlled flame. That’s pretty cool. However, I found out the hard way that they will take a toll on your HVAC system if you’re not careful. During the holiday season, my wife will roll out maybe 50 or more candles through the season. I have always loved the idea of having the house lit almost entirely by candlelight. However, it didn’t really dawn on me where all that wax was actually going. That is until I heard my HVAC system laboring. This was unusual since we live in an area where the winter is so very mild. But, in this instance, the HVAC just would not shut off and there was also a weird pitch to the sound of the air handler. I shut the HVAC system off to investigate. I found the culprit on the very first try. The air filter was basically unrecognizable. When I opened the grate, the air filter fell out because it was so heavy with wax. I figured out real quick where all that burnt wax was going.