""I just tried chlorine (Sodium Hypochlorite) on blue Mathmos fluid, but it turned darker and into indigo!"
Well this is really good to know actually, I've been struggling with my indigos turning clear!"
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master liquid colour refresh
Started Jun 6, 2021 0 Replies 0 Likes
One of my globes (Mathmos) is turning quite faded and I'd been pondering trying to refresh the colour of the master fluid a bit. I've seen the odd post about people using food colouring (not great)…Continue
Mathmos Astro liquid replacement
Started this discussion. Last reply by john May 3, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I got a couple of old astros from eBay , one had no fluid, the other had cloudy fluid. Both are the old style bottles with the wide cap.I cycled the cloudy one for a while and it had improved, it…Continue
Metallic Astros back in stock (UK)
Started this discussion. Last reply by MonsoonStorm Apr 9, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Just a head's up that Mathmos have the metallic yellow and red back in stock.I'd had the site open in another tab for a few days and when I clicked on the tab it refreshed and I got a 404, so I have…Continue
PSA: Mathmos UK - Pretty Green
Started this discussion. Last reply by john Mar 28, 2021. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Just a heads up to anyone interested,A couple of days ago I ordered a black astro with a blue/pink globe, and the globe that arrived was one of the limited edition Pretty Green ones! I was…Continue
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"the issue with longer lasting ones is probably that they tend to be taller, which would move the flame a lot closer to the bottle."
"As an addendum to the ikea thing, it seems they have two types of tea lights now, the original ones (glimma?) and a cheaper one. Reviews seem to say that the cheaper ones only burn for about 2 hrs. If you are willing to burn through…"
"The IKEA ones can be bought on Amazon for 2-3 times the price. I have bought them direct from IKEA in the past but only when I’m ordering other stuff online (furniture). I have none left sadly so can’t test them, but my…"
"Ok, well the blue liquid/yellow wax is already melted and moving nicely… so it may well be a colour specific issue.
That one may end up overheating to be honest, but it is working really well at the moment, I’m quite surprised at…"
"I thought the email was a bit silly tbh, if you are going to do the raffle system then just send them out and you either get one or you don’t. Adding an extra step that could be prone to error is just asking for trouble.
My second order…"
"Well mine arrived, unfortunately the black/plum refuses to get going no matter what I tealight I use. My thermostat is set to 20 (although it is admittedly in another room, but the room wouldn’t be far off 20). The wax melts but…"
"Yup, I mentioned that earlier tbh. I rarely see them on ebay.
It was more from the point of view of discouraging people from being prats and costing Mathmos money. "
"That's funny, their website says noon.
I have actually wondered if they have a system to stop peole exploiting this in place - there would be nothing stopping someone placing 50 orders if they wished and then returning every one that…"
"I don' think we did last time did we? Just thought I just found out when I opened the box, but then my memory is horrific so I could be wrong"
"I apologise Susan! :(
Still bought one though! I ended up going for the black/plum as I liked the clean look. I'll have to ratch around in my storage to see if I have any other clear telstar bottles I've forgotten about as I…"
"Regarding the colourways, that confused me too...
The have "telstar/baby/evo" bottle in a limited range, then "telstar/baby" in the full range".
I wonder if it's purely down to the brightness issue, meaning the other…"
"Oh god...
uhm...
well...
My first impression was "hey this is kinda cool, I quite like the glass!", and then I realised what it reminded me of... and now I can't unsee it. I've gone from "100% buy" to "I…"
"whilst we are in to the last hour or two of waiting, I've just noticed that the candle powered lamps (specifically the pods) have that same yellow "spotlight" lighting on the rear wall, So I guess my bets are on that now.
Neo…"
"I don't understand the restriction of bottle colourways... from what I've seen of their production videos one machine dumps wax in, another dumps liquid in. For example, they have clear liquid already (clear/plum), why not use it…"
"This is what bothers me and why get frustrated, at the end of the day they aren't a huge business and I'd really hate for them to disappear, they bring joy to my life! I feel there are opportunities they are missing that could help…"
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