Wax stayed at top sooooo... - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T23:09:16Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/wax-stayed-at-top-sooooo?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A855502&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat TIM saidtoo much Brakele…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-01-14:1566398:Comment:8555022022-01-14T22:24:51.880ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>What TIM said<br></br>too much Brakeleen/PERC</p>
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<p>Adjust with more wax. not the fluid adjustments<br></br> <br></br> <cite>tim said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/wax-stayed-at-top-sooooo#1566398Comment855188"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>you probably added too much brakleen, brakleen is denser than even pure glycerin/propylene glycol/salt and so if you add too much you will have no hope of ever getting the lava to rise. i would recommend adding…</p>
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<p>What TIM said<br/>too much Brakeleen/PERC</p>
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<p>Adjust with more wax. not the fluid adjustments<br/> <br/> <cite>tim said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/wax-stayed-at-top-sooooo#1566398Comment855188"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>you probably added too much brakleen, brakleen is denser than even pure glycerin/propylene glycol/salt and so if you add too much you will have no hope of ever getting the lava to rise. i would recommend adding more regular paraffin wax to the wax to make it less dense. also you will need to add some surfactant to the water if you want it to form more than one or two big blobs at once, but you can get it to rise and fall a bit without surfactant so i wouldn't worry about that yet.</p>
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</blockquote> UPDATE: Thanks Tim for the re…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-01-14:1566398:Comment:8554282022-01-14T16:30:25.108ZTiki Carolhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TikiCarol
<p>UPDATE: Thanks Tim for the reply. I had no more paraffin on hand, BUT plenty of E.S. </p>
<p>So I drained the lamp, heated the liquid in a my trusty lava pot, added another 1 pound bag of E.S. and a few drops of dish soap (wish I had went and bought some clear but getting impatient (not the lamps fault hehe). As you can see, the lamp is struggling. It's on the 25w lamp base currently. I'll leave it run the full 8 to 10 hours and report back. Still open for suggestions.</p>
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<p>UPDATE: Thanks Tim for the reply. I had no more paraffin on hand, BUT plenty of E.S. </p>
<p>So I drained the lamp, heated the liquid in a my trusty lava pot, added another 1 pound bag of E.S. and a few drops of dish soap (wish I had went and bought some clear but getting impatient (not the lamps fault hehe). As you can see, the lamp is struggling. It's on the 25w lamp base currently. I'll leave it run the full 8 to 10 hours and report back. Still open for suggestions.</p>
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<p>P.S. Please don't get me wrong, As impatient and frustrating as this hobby is for me I am still having a ball! :)</p> you probably added too much b…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-01-13:1566398:Comment:8551882022-01-13T14:15:16.806Ztimhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/tim547
<p>you probably added too much brakleen, brakleen is denser than even pure glycerin/propylene glycol/salt and so if you add too much you will have no hope of ever getting the lava to rise. i would recommend adding more regular paraffin wax to the wax to make it less dense. also you will need to add some surfactant to the water if you want it to form more than one or two big blobs at once, but you can get it to rise and fall a bit without surfactant so i wouldn't worry about that yet.</p>
<p>you probably added too much brakleen, brakleen is denser than even pure glycerin/propylene glycol/salt and so if you add too much you will have no hope of ever getting the lava to rise. i would recommend adding more regular paraffin wax to the wax to make it less dense. also you will need to add some surfactant to the water if you want it to form more than one or two big blobs at once, but you can get it to rise and fall a bit without surfactant so i wouldn't worry about that yet.</p>