"Seriously, I hate cloudy lamps too.
Just used tap water and a litte sea salt in mine and it's remained crystal clear ever since. May be worth a try!
Cheers :)"
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I Destroyed My Carlisle
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Greetings!This is my first post and I thought I should introduce myself. I’m Robert and I live in San Francisco. I joined shortly after I destroyed one of my prized possessions- The Carlisle 300 lava…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark May 20, 2019.
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"I'll stick with propylene glycol,.. thanks
Its specific gravity doesn't have such mood swings with temperature varinces and its non-toxic"
"Yes- I know that Ethylene Glycol is the main ingredient in antifreeze and that it has also been used to adjust the specific gravity in lava lamps. I find that it works better than Proplylene for lamps with wax from 60s/70s. I've had pretty good…"
"Ethelyene is used as an automotive antifreeze and toxic.
Propylene is the one historically used for adjusting the specific gravity and is non-toxic.
That is the first time I've ever heard of it being used in that manner"
"Hi Claude....no I meant Ethylene. Why?"
"Ethylene Glycol?
Didn't you mean propylene glycol?"
"Thanks Mark! I appreciate that and will give it a whirl. I've fixed a Century with dH2o, ethylene glycol, and pure glycerin last week. So I'm going to see what happens to it after running it for a month or so before trying to do the same…"
"I've not done may refiills, but have done a capri and a carlisle. For both, I just tipped out the old fluid, refilled with fresh water, added enough salt to get a column flow, and then added a drop of surficant to make it break apart (I used…"
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- Something Interesting About Me:
- I'm a digital asset manager and archivist, quilter, bicyclist, and collector of fabulous things.....
- Where I Live:
- San Francisco
- My First Lava Lamp was:
- ....given to me by my mom for Christmas, 1976.
- My Collection Includes this many Lava Lamps:
- 4 working- 6 in pieces and parts
- My Favorite Lava Lamp is:
- My original red Lava Lamp with starlite base from the 1970s
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- At 2:32am on March 28, 2019,
Modulo '70 said…
Gooey greetings to you!
- At 3:56am on March 25, 2019,
Claude J said…
Welcome to OG!
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