Water filter pitcher for cloudy lava lamps

[Gooboy]

I have heard several folks say they cleared their cloudy LL's simply by running them through

a Brita (or equivalent) water filtration pitcher and it works great!

 

So, instead of a Brita, I decided to give this one a try since it has much higher ratings:

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002U50QQQ/ref=s9_simh_co_p60_d0_i...

 

This experiment is kind of expensive since I am sure to go through a few filters just for one

Grande lamp, so if it does not work, all you guys who say it does, are going to be in trouble :) LOL!

 

 

[Rici Faulkner]

Yes, that is exactly the one I used.

[Gooboy]

Did you say you filtered a Grande through one or was it a 52oz LL?

 

Other's are saying only a;

http://www.amazon.com/MSR-56425-MiniWorks-EX-Microfilter/dp/B000BBF...

 

will work, but this is too expensive.

I just as soon GooKit all my Grande's!! except my blue/yellow which I ordered from Lampsplus.com looks pretty

good and not so cloudy that you cant enjoy the lava, so I am leaving that one alone ;)

[Rici Faulkner]

The PUR process works....but will not give you 100% crystal clear clarity like that filter. As the young kids in my neighborhood would say....that filter is the "truth".  To answer your question, I have done two 20oz globes and a 52oz globe. The 20's were clear/orange and purple/yellow, and the 52oz was a purple/yellow.  The water pitcher did lighten the color of the purple liquid a tad, which is not something I minded much. I don't know if the filter you posted would do the same thing. The flow of the lava did not seem to be affected, so I don't think the PUR removed much of the surfactant. Please keep in mind that I used the water pitcher on globes I didn't care very much about.  Your Grandes are much more valuable and impressive items...so if you are going to open them, I would either go with the filter you just posted or with the goo kit method and I think you will be much happier with the results. The fun part is that you have a few of them to experiment with, thanks to Paula.  If the filter methods don't work to your satisfaction, you can just go ahead and goo-kit them.

[Rici Faulkner]

http://cgi.ebay.com/MSR-Miniworks-EX-Microfilter-water-filter-/1405...

Stanley Post said:

Did you say you filtered a Grande through one or was it a 52oz LL?

 

Other's are saying only a;

http://www.amazon.com/MSR-56425-MiniWorks-EX-Microfilter/dp/B000BBF...

 

will work, but this is too expensive.

I just as soon GooKit all my Grande's!! except my blue/yellow which I ordered from Lampsplus.com looks pretty

good and not so cloudy that you cant enjoy the lava, so I am leaving that one alone ;)

[Rici Faulkner]

Marcel, I think I want one of these filters myself.  I just ordered some 52's with chrome bases that I know will arrive cloudy and I think this filter is JUST what I need to make them look glorious.  In your opinion, does this filter remove the color from globes with colored liquid to a great degree?

Marcel said:

This one is the filterpump with the best results.

http://www.amazon.com/MSR-56425-MiniWorks-EX-Microfilter/dp/B000BBF...

Many in our community use this Filterpump. With this you can get a new totaly cloudy grande with one filter process 100% clear. It worth the money.

 

You must know that the Pur water filter is more for the Home to filter the piped water in the kitchen.

With the MST filterpump you can filter water of a pond when you are camping crystal clear.

[Gooboy]

Marcel, I am going ahead and buying one of these.

Can I filter one Grande without have to change filter?

Do you clean the filter or is it disposable?

[Rici Faulkner]

Stanley...YIPPEE!!!!  I think you are doing the right thing! 

Stanley Post said:

Marcel, I am going ahead and buying one of these.

Can I filter one Grande without have to change filter?

Do you clean the filter or is it disposable?

[Gooboy]

Thanks Rici, I really love these Grande's, and will do whatever to get them right.

If I get a replacement for my blu/yellow Grande, that will make 4 (2, I paid for).

 

I also have some good quality stainless steel springs of various sizes on order, and am still going to

GooKit one of these puppies as I absolutly LOVE that Iceblue fluorescent Grande another member made.

No doubt you saw the pic he posted. I am going to make one :)

 

Once I get these Grande's "fixed", I am sending some before and after photos to the LL CEO with a nice long

letter :\

 

[Rici Faulkner]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...FUNNY!  But Stanley, it might not be a good idea to let them know you are "fixing" the lamps. I say that because someone told me that if LL feels you are exploiting them, they will blacklist your address so that you can never get a replacement ever again if anything goes wrong with a future purchase.  I think it would be enough to just use the "before" pictures to get your point across to the CEO, and you can write those letters right now, I would love to co-sign them.

[Gooboy]

Rici, yeah I think you are right. I let my emotions take control of my better senses sometimes ;)

 

I really dont even know if Paula from LL is going to ship a replacement for my blu/yellow grande or

not, she seemed a little suspicious even though I told her that I have been running it for 8 hours every

day (its on a timer) for the last week or so and hasnt cleared up.

I was also surprised when I received my replacement purple/yellow Grande because they just sent me a

whole new lamp! I was only expecting to get a replacement globe!! :\ LOL!!

[Gooboy]

Excellent! I have plenty of distilled water since I am gathering the supplies I need to GooKit a lamp.

I should receive the filter today :)

Do you burp your lamps after replacing the water?

Marcel said:

Maybe i can post a before and after picture of a filtered Grande.

You can use the MSR Filter a long time. But you have to follow some rules:

Clean it after use with destilled water, unscrew the parts and let them dry in the air for one week.

[Rici Faulkner]

That is what I call clear.