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Old 04-09-2005, 05:39 PM   #1 (permalink)
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refilling a lavalamp

I finally pulled my old LavaLamp from storage and I realized that the clear liquid (water maybe??) was pretty low. How would one go about refilling that sucker so it can get to glowing again?
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Old 04-10-2005, 07:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I Googled Lava Lite Lamps and did some reading. It doesn't look good for your lamp. Everything I read says not to open the bottle as it will ruin the lamp. I went to this site's FAQ section for my info.
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Old 04-10-2005, 07:59 AM   #3 (permalink)
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It's a delicate mix. You may change the behavior by using incompatible fluids. Might be simplest to empty yours completely and refill it with the contents of another lamp.

<a href="http://www.oozinggoo.com/howto.html">OozingGoo</a> has some great info on how they work and making your own.
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Old 04-10-2005, 08:21 AM   #4 (permalink)
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they are pretty cheap to buy, they have quite a few at "Spencers" in any US mall.
or try.... http://www.planetlava.com/
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Old 04-10-2005, 08:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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http://www.mathmos.co.uk/
They have replacement bottles.
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Old 04-11-2005, 11:16 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Sounds like a silly question, but since someone else has brought the subject up, I'll ask.

Is it quite common to have to replace the bottle every so often? I have a mathmos Astro lamp but it hasn't worked since I replaced the light bulb a couple of years ago. The lavalamp itself is about 7 years old. Do I need special light bulbs or do I have to replace the bottle?

Advice would be appreciated.
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Old 04-11-2005, 12:02 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I noticed on the lamp in my boys' room, that once the original bulb got a little loose and it stopped melting the paraffin "lava". I screwed it in snugly and it's worked now for another year or so, still working. I bet the bulb has to have high enough wattage or it will not melt the lava. When I had it out, it was a smaller than normal but hot running bulb, not sure what size. Also make sure the bottom of the bottle is down as far as designed so it gets hot enough. If that doesn't work, buy a new one.
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Old 04-12-2005, 09:13 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I noticed on the lamp in my boys' room, that once the original bulb got a little loose and it stopped melting the paraffin "lava". I screwed it in snugly and it's worked now for another year or so, still working. I bet the bulb has to have high enough wattage or it will not melt the lava. When I had it out, it was a smaller than normal but hot running bulb, not sure what size. Also make sure the bottom of the bottle is down as far as designed so it gets hot enough. If that doesn't work, buy a new one.
Might get a new bottle. Have tried three new light bulbs. Picked the most energy inefficient light bulbs!
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Old 04-12-2005, 03:44 PM   #9 (permalink)
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in most lava lamps, you need a 40 watt "high intensity" bulb. Otherwise you won't get the wax hot enough to bubble.
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Old 04-14-2005, 09:02 AM   #10 (permalink)
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...nevermind

I misread your "inefficient" and blabbed on about it but I was wrong, you're right.

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Old 04-21-2005, 07:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
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If a lamp has been sitting for a while and you have the right bulb, just leave it on fro a few days straight. It worked for mine.
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