"Distilled water only, can use an eye dropper for example and go very little at a time. If done when lamp is cold, it may swirl slightly near the top, can mix gently or turn globe slightly until the solution mixes completely."
Lorenzo Gerace's Discussions
Refilling an old yellow/green lava
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So I opened up one of my lavas that had (and unfortunately still has) water bubbles in the wax.I manager to get rid of most, but since I ran it without cap for some time, a little of the water has…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J May 15, 2021.
Refilling an old yellow/green lava
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So I opened up one of my lavas that had (and unfortunately still has) water bubbles in the wax.I manager to get rid of most, but since I ran it without cap for some time, a little of the water has…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Galaxy_9 May 16, 2021.
Replacement Bulbs for 17" lamp
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Hi all,new here, so please bear with me.I have three Lava lamps, the two older ones (about twenty years old) need some replacement bulbs.Now, I have tried 60W for the colder season and 40W for the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Claude J May 29, 2020.
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"I AM on Topic
Just like a lava lamp and candle wax brewers, I use a vacuum pump to eleminate bubbles"
"Can you stay on topic? I asked a different question..."
"I bought a vacuum pump and use a very thick jar
Results vary depending on the age of the wax"
"How did you got rid of the bubbles?"
"Thanx for the reply,
well, yeah, the wax has started to loose its hydrophoby and started getting liquid bubbles inside, which is not pretty. I may consider redoing it if I can find a suitable wax kit or recipe.
One of the lamps is running just fine…"
"It may be worth looking down the halogen bulbs as you could get a 30watt but get a 40watt brightness they do them so they look like a standard bulb shape, but you'll need to see what size the bulb is as in height so that you get a bulb that…"
Replacement Bulbs for 17" lamp
Hi all,new here, so please bear with me.I have three Lava lamps, the two older ones (about twenty years old) need some replacement bulbs.Now, I have tried 60W for the colder season and 40W for the spring/summer.Problem is, the 40Ws still overheat the lamps and make the goo splinter in thousands of tiny bubbles instead of the mighty blobs.I tried some 25W incandescent oven bulbs but they do not heat enough and the flow is pretty stiff (and besides, they don't do that much light...)So, what would…See More
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- Something Interesting About Me:
- like tinkering with stuff...
- Where I Live:
- Italy
- My First Lava Lamp was:
- A yellow goo/blue liquid 17”
- My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
- three
- My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
- my purple goo one
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