"I'm going to give the distilled water a shot. Thanks. "
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Dimmers
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Can anyone break down when and how dimmers should be used?Thanks.Continue
Tags: dimmers
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Jun 19, 2019.
Hardened Lava
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Wondering if anyone has ever seen this? Bought this lamp and turned it on and about 3 hours in this happened. Stayed that way for several hours so I turned off the lamp. In the morning the lava was…Continue
Tags: frozen, flow, no, lava, Hardened
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mr MaGoo Jun 15, 2019.
Overheated Century?
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Anybody know what going on here? Lamp had been working great and then the other day I found…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Keith Jul 12, 2018.
Century year question.
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Hi,…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Jun 12, 2019.
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"Agreed.
its a simple formula
less wattage = More propylene glycol for flotation
There is a midline where the wax will not melt properly so it's usually best to stick with basics.
And, there is a 12VDC dimmer…"
"For small quantities missing, just add distilled water to the desired level
If flotation is an issue afterward, use Propelyene glycol.
It is best to invest in a bottle capper"
"Andy, I've been thinking about attempting the refurb but my Century lamps aren't quite at that point. I have a lamps from the 80's, Midnight and Silver Streak I think, that are short a few inches of water each so I may attempt to add…"
" I believe - Goo-Kit) need less heat than originally-installed lavas, so a dimmer comes in handy there
Yes, Correct!
the paraffin blend uses less heat to make the goo rise"
"Thanks. I guess I was wondering because I have one lamp that flows nicely, but it looks like the lava at the top has some bubbles in it. I thought this might be indicative of over heating.
Also, it starts with small lava balls and stays like that…"
"Dimmers are useful when you have a lamp that overheats easily
It controls the flow so you have proper movement of Lava
Also if the lamps have placement near heat source
Next to other lamps, etc"
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