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[the Real Adiel]

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[the Real Adiel]

I read that just as you don't check with an "avukah" because you won't check well if you're worried about starting a fire, so do some poskim allow and even encourage use of a flashlight (and overhead electric lights) for places where you're going to be worried about fire even from a single-wicked candle like under the bed.

I know a lot of families that check one room with a candle and then switch to a flashlight because of the sakanah.

[the Real Adiel]

I use the feather, spoon and candle.

[the Real Adiel]

where did the spoon and candle thing come from? just because it can be burned with the chametz?

No idea, I only use it because I get a free packet in the mail every year that has the kit. By definition anything that you get free automatically becomes minhag yisroel (for example we started eating turkey on thanksgiving when shoprite started giving away free turkey, what's more Jewish then free?)

[the Real Adiel]

Interesting that the Tur says one shouldn't use a torch because there is a chance he could burn down his house...and that means he won't check well because he's so worried about his house.

[Yehudi]

where did the spoon and candle thing come from? just because it can be burned with the chametz?

I saw that you mentioned the sefer Minhag yisroel Torah in another thread, so if you have it, check it up on this siman as well as the previous and the next simanim where I believe he discuss this.

The Darkei Moshe in the previous siman brought from the Maharil that "if one did not find cometz he should burn the utensil he used for searching for the chometz.

[existwhere?]

I know a lot of families that check one room with a candle and then switch to a flashlight because of the sakanah.

We do that, but still use the feather and spoon for the rest of the house.

[Moshi]

I think the Mishna about how you only have to check 2 rows of a wine cellar, eye-level-only, is instructive in its attitude.

[Rentsy]

Candle, spoon, feather, and laser pointer.