Lava Lamp Wax Not Melting or Flowing: Seeking Solutions for Stagnant Wax Issues

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Hello everyone! :) I have a little problem with my lamp. When I bought it, everything was fine, but after connecting it and waiting for about 3 hours, the wax inside almost did not change, that is, there were some separate bubbles, but it was not the effect it should be. all this magma flowed...

_siekier · Accepted Answer

What is the power of the bulb? It should be consistent with what it says on the lamp/in the manual/on the box. If the power of the bulb is not too low, then put the bottle itself in a pot with water and heat it. If the behavior of the wax is the same as now, then advertise the product.

arturrr45 · Answer

the power of the bulb is good, and with the heating in the pot, what should the water temperature be? I'm asking because I don't want the lamp to explode at too high a temperature and are there any other ways to make the wax sink to the bottom?

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Here is a photo of the current situation, unfortunately this is what it looks like :(

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Unfortunately, the quality of the photo is not very good, but I think it is not so bad that you will not be able to see my problem...

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and I can also add that yesterday the lamp was lit from morning to evening... and the wax did not change its shape or position

_siekier · Answer

Unfortunately, I could enjoy the view only after buying two bottles for such a lamp at a junkyard for a symbolic zloty Did someone shake the lamp while it was working? But if you can, replace it with a functional one.

norpaw · Answer

Is this wax just like candle wax? Because I want to make one for myself! Oh, and one more thing, where can I get such a glass tube for a container with wax and liquid? For not a lot of money!

And! · Answer

These lamps are not expensive, home-made products may prove to be useful in certain circumstances, dangerous, leakage, explosion (unsealing), cracks.

Madrik · Answer

Mythbusters proved that such a lamp could kill under certain circumstances, but they had to heat it healthily.

endless · Answer

I have a question: does the temperature in the apartment need to be certain for this lamp to work well?

piusik · Answer

Apparently the wax has been shaken and is surrounded by air bubbles and does not want to sink to the bottom at normal temperature.
Secondly, the spiral is probably at the top.
You need to make the lava melt at the top, i.e. in the place where it cools.
You can do this by turning on the lamp and covering the entire lava, e.g. with a scarf, and waiting some time until the part containing the spiral sinks to the bottom.
Then you can wait until some of the lava settles and you can remove the scarf and the lava will return to working properly after some time.

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