candle bulbs

[Mackem]

We've got a couple of chandelier lights that take normal BC candle bulbs.

There's a white plastic shroud, with immitation candle grease running down, that fits over the bulb holders but after a few years these harden, crack and disintegrate. They are about one and a half inches diameter and 3" long.

I've tried several larger stores that used to carry these years ago but now they don't (e.g. John Lewis )

I've tried searching on Google without success but this maybe because I don't know the proper name for these things.

Does anybody know what these things are called and where I can buy them?

Any help appreciated.

[Frank Erskine]

Christopher Wray used to do them. In fact they may still do, but their website isn't easy to search nowadays.

[The Natural Philosopher]

"Short lived, obsolete, custoimer service nightmare, plastic tubes wot look like candles, thankfully discontinued?"

[Adam Aglionby]

Properly called Candle Tubes

my store.

Adam

[Mackem]

> Not my store.

Thanks to all who responded. Googling "candle tubes" does bring up a few suppliers but with postage they work out quite expensive, for what they are. In the end I bought a 2m length of white Marley 32mm waste pipe and cut this into 3" lengths. So I got the 16 pieces I needed for less than £2, rather than £50+ by mail order.

[Staffbull]

Wont it melt ?

[David Hansen]

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:58:09 -0000 someone who may be "Mackem" wrote this:-

They are also called candle drips.

Of course they are expensive for what they are. They are things for visual appearance that serve no useful function.

[Guy King]

The message from David Hansen contains these words:

So /that/'s why the government costs so much!

[Andrew Gabriel]

Then it would look more realistic ;-)

Seriously, I wouldn't put PVC or ABS that near a lamp. The real things are made from a thermosetting plastic.