Heritage Grande coil

[Cowmatian]

Hey every one, as I think I have mentioned before, I bought 2 heritage grandes and they wouldn't flow after the second or third run. I contacted Lava Lite, and they sent two more lamps (very nice of them), but these also had flow issues.  Anyway, I am almost 100% sure adding a second coil would get these going. Anybody know of a good source of coils, I know there have been discussions about replacement coils before, but I though maybe there is a better source available now. I tried the plated steel springs from Lowes, and they began rusting in my aristocrat.  I was thinking maybe 5 below lamps? What do you guys think?

[VOXul]

That is cool! Whatever remains after Cow, if any, I will buy off you!

[Cowmatian]

Sounds good. What's your preferred payment method?

[Erin]

Paypal from your bank account, please. I'll PM you my information... How many would you like?

Vox - how many would YOU like? 

Here's what I have:

[VOXul]

Awesome Erin! Perhaps a 52 and a 32 pretty please? Let me know on PM how much and where to send it, thank you!

[Cowmatian]

I'm definitely interested. I guess I'll take a 52 and a 32 also. It's been a while since I've used PayPal, but I will send the payment ASAP. It may be a few days because I may have to transfer money, and I have to get to sleep now, I have class tomorrow at 8 and its 11 here now. Lava is making me lose sleep! :)

[Erin]

No worries, you can send me $2 in an envelope, too. Not picky. :)

[Rick Gillespie]

I would love to have a 32oz one Erin. If there are enough. PM me your PayPal address if there is one left that you will part with. Thanks! 

[Rick Gillespie]

I got it to stick to about 80% of it today and it ran good for a couple hours then just sat in a mound trying to stretch high but just couldn't. I'll try that dimmer trick when I get a chance to by one. 

[Rick Gillespie]

I don't want to give up and kit it just yet, Carol. 

[Rick Gillespie]

Good to know the steel wire works. 

[Rick Gillespie]

That's what my original Grande did. That's why I took it back. My Classic 20oz is doing it now. My current Grande gets one or 2 once in a while but pop. I did fall asleep with my original Grande running. I wonder if that condition is from overheating. 

Cowmatian said:

Well, this lamp was doing the "pea shooter" thing where a water bubble comes up through the wax, and pulls a small pies of wax with it. The jewelry wire helps as the lamp will now flow, but the wax isn't completely sticking to the new coil, so I suspect that is where some water is still getting in. Erin, how much do you want for your coils? I attached a picture of what all my grandes with one coil do. I have tried the dimmer, and all the wax will do is sit on the bottom until it hits the point where it starts the water bubble (peashooter) flow again.

[Carol]

Rick it does sound like an overheating issue...I would definitely try a dimmer before you turn to goo kitting.  Not that I wouldn't mind kitting a grande but it does take a whole entire quart of goo and quite a bit of distilled water.  Still you would get awesome flow from a kitted grande.  I usually don't like to give up on my LL's until there's just nothing more that I can improve upon.