Rejuvenate Fluidium after 2 years - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T10:23:42Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/rejuvenate-fluidium-after-2-years?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A373232&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThere should be a 'how to' ab…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-15:1566398:Comment:3732542012-02-15T21:24:03.835ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
<p>There should be a 'how to' about on hear.<br></br><br></br>This is how I do it:<br></br><br></br>Empty out the master fluid (I would advise to keep this as others on hear may want it).<br></br><br></br>Replace the master fluid with DI water (fill it about 3 quarters) and add 1/2 drops of washing up liquid (dawn is suggested quite a lot) and put the lamp on to melt the wax.<br></br><br></br>Mix 2 tablespoons of Epson salts to a half a pint of DI water and put the container in a bole of hot water to get the salts thoroughly…</p>
<p>There should be a 'how to' about on hear.<br/><br/>This is how I do it:<br/><br/>Empty out the master fluid (I would advise to keep this as others on hear may want it).<br/><br/>Replace the master fluid with DI water (fill it about 3 quarters) and add 1/2 drops of washing up liquid (dawn is suggested quite a lot) and put the lamp on to melt the wax.<br/><br/>Mix 2 tablespoons of Epson salts to a half a pint of DI water and put the container in a bole of hot water to get the salts thoroughly dissolved.<br/><br/>Put the Epson salt mix in bit by bit until the flow is right - it will go a bit weird when the salt mix is first put in but let it settle before adding more.<br/><br/></p> Think I might try the cheaper…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-15:1566398:Comment:3730912012-02-15T17:00:27.852Zsquibnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/squibn
<p>Think I might try the cheaper method using the DI water and epsom salts...is there a "how to" on here? Knowing me I'll screw it up!!;P<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/rejuvenate-fluidium-after-2-years?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A373240&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment372981"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>- Filtering it with a decent MSR filter does cost as the cost of the filter kit is about 60…</p>
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<p>Think I might try the cheaper method using the DI water and epsom salts...is there a "how to" on here? Knowing me I'll screw it up!!;P<br/> <br/> <cite>Tim Gill said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/rejuvenate-fluidium-after-2-years?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A373240&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment372981"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>- Filtering it with a decent MSR filter does cost as the cost of the filter kit is about 60 quid<br/>- You could replace the water using DI water and Epsom salts - this could work and it would be cheap<br/>- Another option could be to just buy a replacement bottle and but the cloudy one on ebay to recipe a bit of cash.<br/><br/></p>
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</blockquote> problem with the msr filter a…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-15:1566398:Comment:3732402012-02-15T16:48:45.908Zmatt01165https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MattMona
<p>problem with the msr filter and these smaller lamps is that some fluid gets lost in the thing. while it is cold just use an ordinary 2 stage water filter with the pitcher then reheat it a bit before replacing the cap .</p>
<p>problem with the msr filter and these smaller lamps is that some fluid gets lost in the thing. while it is cold just use an ordinary 2 stage water filter with the pitcher then reheat it a bit before replacing the cap .</p> - Filtering it with a decent…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-15:1566398:Comment:3729812012-02-15T13:10:17.317ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
<p>- Filtering it with a decent MSR filter does cost as the cost of the filter kit is about 60 quid<br/>- You could replace the water using DI water and Epsom salts - this could work and it would be cheap<br/>- Another option could be to just buy a replacement bottle and but the cloudy one on ebay to recipe a bit of cash.<br/><br/></p>
<p>- Filtering it with a decent MSR filter does cost as the cost of the filter kit is about 60 quid<br/>- You could replace the water using DI water and Epsom salts - this could work and it would be cheap<br/>- Another option could be to just buy a replacement bottle and but the cloudy one on ebay to recipe a bit of cash.<br/><br/></p> Well if pumping is the only w…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-15:1566398:Comment:3732322012-02-15T11:06:07.256Zsquibnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/squibn
<p>Well if pumping is the only way wouldn't it be cheaper for me to just buy a replacement bottle? A friend of mine suggested I just buy a bottle of distilled water, empty the old cloudy water out, give it a wash out then add the new water in. Bear in mind I know nothing about this stuff is he talking sense? Or is there far more to it than that?...I feel that there must be if people are suggesting pumps and stuff??!!;P</p>
<p>Well if pumping is the only way wouldn't it be cheaper for me to just buy a replacement bottle? A friend of mine suggested I just buy a bottle of distilled water, empty the old cloudy water out, give it a wash out then add the new water in. Bear in mind I know nothing about this stuff is he talking sense? Or is there far more to it than that?...I feel that there must be if people are suggesting pumps and stuff??!!;P</p> It never clears up with fluid…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-15:1566398:Comment:3729742012-02-15T03:34:53.629ZEngineerSkinnyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/RyTouch
<p>It never clears up with fluidiums from my experience. Pumping is the only way.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/rejuvenate-fluidium-after-2-years#1566398Comment372885"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have read on several threads on here..squibn, that if this is a mathmos lamp, the cloudiness won't go away. But, on the flip side of that, have also heard that you can filter the master fluid and get a good result too. …</p>
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<p>It never clears up with fluidiums from my experience. Pumping is the only way.<br/> <br/> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/rejuvenate-fluidium-after-2-years#1566398Comment372885"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have read on several threads on here..squibn, that if this is a mathmos lamp, the cloudiness won't go away. But, on the flip side of that, have also heard that you can filter the master fluid and get a good result too. Hope this helps. Sure others will chime in with more experience than I. Glad to hear flow is working out with new bulbs though! :)</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks Mr MaGoo...I too have…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-14:1566398:Comment:3730142012-02-14T15:38:29.668Zsquibnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/squibn
<p>Thanks Mr MaGoo...I too have read the threads, although I wasn't sure if these were applicable to my situation? I saw the thread about filtering the master fluid but it sounded like I would need to buy in all sorts of soaps and stuff and filtering kits and I really don't want to be spending money on something that either wont work or might screw the lava up!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:…</cite></p>
<p>Thanks Mr MaGoo...I too have read the threads, although I wasn't sure if these were applicable to my situation? I saw the thread about filtering the master fluid but it sounded like I would need to buy in all sorts of soaps and stuff and filtering kits and I really don't want to be spending money on something that either wont work or might screw the lava up!<br/> <br/> <cite>Mr MaGoo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/rejuvenate-fluidium-after-2-years?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A372885&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment372885"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have read on several threads on here..squibn, that if this is a mathmos lamp, the cloudiness won't go away. But, on the flip side of that, have also heard that you can filter the master fluid and get a good result too. Hope this helps. Sure others will chime in with more experience than I. Glad to hear flow is working out with new bulbs though! :)</p>
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</blockquote> I have read on several thread…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-14:1566398:Comment:3728852012-02-14T14:58:38.912ZMr MaGoohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrMaGoo
<p>I have read on several threads on here..squibn, that if this is a mathmos lamp, the cloudiness won't go away. But, on the flip side of that, have also heard that you can filter the master fluid and get a good result too. Hope this helps. Sure others will chime in with more experience than I. Glad to hear flow is working out with new bulbs though! :)</p>
<p>I have read on several threads on here..squibn, that if this is a mathmos lamp, the cloudiness won't go away. But, on the flip side of that, have also heard that you can filter the master fluid and get a good result too. Hope this helps. Sure others will chime in with more experience than I. Glad to hear flow is working out with new bulbs though! :)</p> Update... Recieved my Halogen…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-14:1566398:Comment:3728812012-02-14T10:29:30.989Zsquibnhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/squibn
<p>Update... Recieved my Halogen bulbs from Mathmos yesterday....I'm happy to say that these bulbs seem to do a great job of heating my wax, they seem a lot more powerful than the other bulbs I've been using!</p>
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<p>The clouding still seems to be a major problem though??...But I'm hoping (like what has already been suggested) this will sort itself out after some prolonged usage! Is there anything I can do to aid this? And at which point do I need to start thinking of other ways to sort…</p>
<p>Update... Recieved my Halogen bulbs from Mathmos yesterday....I'm happy to say that these bulbs seem to do a great job of heating my wax, they seem a lot more powerful than the other bulbs I've been using!</p>
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<p>The clouding still seems to be a major problem though??...But I'm hoping (like what has already been suggested) this will sort itself out after some prolonged usage! Is there anything I can do to aid this? And at which point do I need to start thinking of other ways to sort the problem...I must admit I'm not very confident that it will sort itself out!:(</p> I havent had my Mathmos broug…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2012-02-09:1566398:Comment:3719072012-02-09T23:50:02.684ZTim Gillhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TimGill
<p>I havent had my Mathmos brought bulb blow easley - they are halagon and last for ages. </p>
<p>Yes they do overheat quickly with the halagon bulbs - this can be delt with by using a dimmer</p>
<p>I havent had my Mathmos brought bulb blow easley - they are halagon and last for ages. </p>
<p>Yes they do overheat quickly with the halagon bulbs - this can be delt with by using a dimmer</p>