Replacing burning candles
What could your venue save?
See how much you spend on tea lights, fuel cells or pillar candles, and compare it with the cost of Context sets. Change any figure to update your estimate.
Use your own figures, or reset to the 24-table fuel-cell example.
Your estimate
Edit figures24 tables · Fuel cells
First-year savings
$3,018Candle purchases, after the set cost.
- Candles / year
- $3,954
- Context set cost
- $936
- Cost covered in
- 2.8 months
- Sets
- 8
Excludes shipping, tax, electricity, replacements and labor. Assumes 12 months using the same sets.
Breakdown & assumptions
- Candles / month
- $329
- Candles needed
- 48
- Docks included
- 8
Venue price: $117 per set.
This estimate compares burning-candle purchases with venue product prices for 1–19 sets. Orders of 20+ sets need a custom quote; their set cost and savings are not estimated. It assumes the same sets remain in service for 12 months. It does not establish product lifespan. Actual costs vary.
Monthly candle purchases = candle positions × hours lit per day × days open per month ÷ usable hours per candle × cost per candle.
Annual purchases are 12 months of that amount. We subtract the listed Context set cost to show the first-year difference. Set-cost payback is the number of months of avoided candle purchases needed to cover that product cost.
The candle count is rounded up to complete sets of 6. Each set includes one charging dock. This is a purchase-cost comparison; it does not establish product lifespan or include running costs.
| Candle | Price | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Tea lights | $0.20 | 5 |
| Fuel cells | $1.32 | 30 |
| Pillar candles | $4.60 | 36 |
These are illustrative starting figures from the original Context calculator. Enter your supplier’s price and your own usable hours above.
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