problems with my lava lamp...can anyone help me here?

[lavagenic]

hi guys...i'm new to this site...glad to know that there's a community for the lava lamp lovers...
anyway guys,i have some problems with my lava lamp. The wax doesn't flow properly and it has so many air bubbles. Sometimes the wax is just floating in a big round shape. The color of the wax is actually red, but in fact, it's not a solid red. It's more like a glossy transparent red with a very smooth texture.
Does anyone know the problems?What should I do to solve these problems?
I attach several pictures of my lava lamp so you guys can see the problems.
Thanks heaps guys and forgive my english... :)

Cheers,
lavagenic

[Jerome Dopson]

Unusual but still pretty, however, if it is not flowing too well it kind of defeats the object. It looks like the wax bubble high up is mainly air hence the transparency. I'm not quite sure why or how there should be so much air in that particular globule?

I hope you get a practical response soon.

[Bohdan]

Is this lava lamp a LW China 20z model if not which model is it.

[lavagenic]

thanks for replying guys...
yes, I think it's a 20oz pink/purple lava lamp and it's made in China. It doesn't have any inner heat ring...Here's some information about my lava lamp that i found on the vase:

Model No: LA154
Rated Voltage: a.c. 240V/50Hz
Maximum light bulb wattage: 25 watts
lava series 5
It's the original lava brand

I hope that information can help...
Do you have any idea what problems that i'm having here?What's your suggestion to fix it?Because i really love this lamp and i don't know what to do to fix it...my friend gave it to me as a birthday gift and i don't want to throw it away...

Thanks a lot guys...

[LampHead]

Its overheating. That style and size of lamp is very stubborn, not really the best lamp to have, but you can try a dimmer. Another trick is to put some aluminum foil on the bulb to try to cut the heat down alittle. When the wax is off the spring in the bottom, its too hot.


LampHead

[Bohdan]

On the LW 20z lava lamps after an hour or so most seem to over heat. Try a 15w bulb will take longer
to reach a flow but this may help it. This remedy will work only on a few 20z globes seems the wax on
this 20z is softer . Or you can go and get another like this one and swap the vase out and then return
the bad vase in the box to were you got it from. They will then return it back to LW for a refund. LW will
look into a problem more if a major company starts returning lamps back to them then a single person.
They want to keep that company in good terms to deal with. A dimmer will cost more then that lava lamp.
and to buy one just for that lamp is not worth the cost.