Lava Lite 2118 Classic 14-1/2-Inch 20-Ounce Silver-Based Lava Lamp Review

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Well here is my story; I received my lava lamp cloudy, but I am now a (lava-lamp-oligist) the things you need is a bottle opener, pliers, small strainer, tap water, dish soap, a straw and Epson salts. First cool the lamp till the wax is solid refrigerator might help, then remove the cap carefully your going to reuse it. Next using a small strainer poor the water out and gently rinse the bottle several times with cold water. When the water is clear refill the bottle with cold water leaving a little room at the top, add 2 or 3 drops of dish soap. In an 8 oz glass fill it about 1/3 of the way with Epson salts and add water leaving some room at the top and microwave till hot and mix till the salt disappears (Hot, don't burn yourself) this you can let cool down. Replace the jar to the base and turn the light on. Place the straw in the salt solution and using a finger on the top of the straw remove about 3 inches of the salt and transfer to the bottle. Let it heat and the wax will start melting and moving around. Too much salt the wax breaks up or stays at the top, too little it sits on the bottom, if you add salt water just a few drops at a time or too much salt let it cool down and pour some water out, you will get the hang of it after a while. If it doesn't come out the way you want just start over. Replace the cap and gently squeeze the cap with a pair of pliers if the cap leaks I used clear nail polish (some people use epoxy but you might like to change the water color or the speed of the lamp and polish allows you to easily remove the cap) now your lamp is crystal clear and running the way you want it to.

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I have the one with purple wax (and blue liquid) and the supplied 25w bulb was not hot enough to get the wax moving even after six hours (but it was just fine for a different colored wax in my other lava lamp). So I put in a 40w bulb (GE S11 #90401 intermediate base) and within 90 minutes it was flowing as expected. Apparently the different lava waxes require different temperatures. Note that 40w is too hot for some waxes (i.e., the lava won't sink back down, it just floats at the top).

What's annoying is that the manufacturer obviously knows about this problem. When you unpack the purple wax lamp (and possibly others) you see a sticker on the glass that warns that the lamp needs 4 to 6 hours to warm up properly. But as I said, even that isn't enough time. The supplied 25w bulb is just too cool, and that is very uncool. I guess the manufacturer's lawyers warned them that a 40w bulb might be too hot for kids and result in silly lawsuits (McDonald's coffee, anyone?) So they had to stick with 25w bulbs and hope we'd figure it out. Or maybe they're too cheap to provide a 40w bulb? Or maybe they wouldn't get a UL certification if they did?

Anyway, the 40w bulb works fine and the lamp hasn't caught fire or exploded or burned anyone. Yet.

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Just as others have mentioned the liquid is cloudy and the bottle has pit marks. I got two of these, one is more clear than the other. I might just try to clean up the liquid as instructed by other reviewers. Too bad the quality isn't better.

Update. After having these two Lava Lamps since Christmas I have noticed each day that they liquid becomes more clear. The shipping stirs the liquid up thus creating the cloudy effect. I have upgraded this product to 4 stars and if things keep improving on their own perhaps 5 stars.

Lat the lamp run for a few hours each day and the cloudy appearance clears up on its own.

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I was so excited about having a lava lamp. I let it sit for five days to get it to room temperature. The liquid is not clear nor does it "bubble " like most lava lamps in the past. It takes three hours to heat up and then no multiple bubbles even after six hours. I don't recommend anyone buying this brand. You will be disappointed just like I am.

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Came quickly. Works well. However the colors are not as nearly deep as these pictures show. The water is more greenish and the purple is in there but doesnt stick out as much as I would've liked. The lamp came in great shape and worked right away. Its been used heavily over the last week with no problems. I will definitely buy another lamp soon. Just dont expect your lamp to look exactly like the picture display.