Lava the Original 16.3-Inch Silver Base Lamp with Yellow Wax in Purple Liquid, Yellow / Purple / Silver

In case it makes a difference, after reading all these reviews, all I wanted to do was keep it still for a long time after it was shipped, hopefully to recombine anything that may have separated. It ended up being 3 months. And I hadn't taken it out of the box first, so I don't know if the fluid was cloudy. In any case, it works wonderfully and now the fluid is clear. It's been plugged in about 5 hours now - it took 1 hr. to begin moving and didn't really start flowing well until 3 1/2 hrs. Very beautiful colors. Looks great against our cream-colored wall. I'm so glad I purchased the bigger lamp. The larger volume allows more flowing shapes and color gradation. The yellow-orange color, shaded with red, at the bottom really looks like lava and also the cooler reddish-purplish colors at the top. Very pleased with it. I hope you have the same experience. Good luck! UPDATE: 3 months later. The flow does take a while, couple of times using the lamp and cooling it completely, to get going really well. But I really liked it then. Connected flow, very soothing and smooth. Unfortunately, after a couple of weeks of daily use, the flow separated into the globs seen in the pictures. So it's not as neat-looking or soothing. Also, a small piece has permanently split off and always floats to the top, preventing proper temperature flow for it to work best. I've followed tips posted here to gently twist the COLD lamp back and forth while keeping it firmly on the table so that the circular motion bumps the hard quarter-sized wax back down and where it can heat up with the rest of the wax. But alas, it doesn't mix back in and as soon as the wax begins flowing again, it floats right back up to the top, covering the surface of the liquid, impeding proper flow. But it's still a nice lamp and the rest of it is working well..

I ordered this for my daughter for Christmas because for some reason, she saw a picture of a lava lamp and really wanted one. Now you could spend up for a Mathmos and go through the trouble to import one in from the UK but I'm telling you you really don't need to. Bottom line is this unit is offered at a nice price, is attractive, and functions exactly as advertised and hoped given the really simple care it requires. First of all, the liquid was crystal clear. The issues with the cloudy salt water seems to have much decreased over the last few years. And liquid and wax colors are quite vibrant. Second, if you give it sufficient time to heat up, it'll work just like you hope. That said, there are a couple of important points to remember. 1. Don't shake the bottle at any time, whether the wax is cold and solid or melted and flowing. If you shake it cold, the puck or pieces will leave waxy marks on the inside of the bottle. Shaken hot, you'll make a million little wax droplets. Neither situation is fatal. If you have wax marks, simply wait for the wax to melt then gently tip the bottle over and roll it slowly so the melted wax blob picks up these marks. Give it a moment to do so. If shaken hot, just let the lamp run and in 30 minutes or so, all the small droplets will have coalesced back into the main blob. 2. If there is cold wax stuck at the top of the bottle that simply won't get warm enough to melt and combine with the main blob, use a heat gun set at around 70% (same setting you would use to shrink wrap or window film) to warm the bottle wall at the neck near the cap to get it to melt and drip down. Go slowly and be gentle. This will clear every last drop of wax to join with the big blob. I have not tested it running for more than 5 or 6 hours but in that time frame, it is truly delightful. As good as goldfish.

Guess I got lucky on this. My lamp is clear and the bubbles form and move how they should. I didn't need to change the bulb or anything else. Just plugged it in, waited, and it works great. It does take a few hours, especially the first time. But lava lamps have always taken time to get going. I haven't had to replace the lightbulb, but they are inexpensive and should last awhile anyway. You can get the right bulb at a hardware store or just order online. I would suggest the hardware store however. I don't know the life on these, but I've read they're typically 2000 hour use. You can use them after that of course but it will be cloudy and not work as well. The lightbulbs should last about 1000 hours. So 1 replacement should be all you need and then very likely when it dies you just throw it out. The problem with lava lamps is you have to replace the container, I guess that's a reason they lost popularity. I've liked these since I was a child and I visited my cousin who had one. I couldn't afford one back then and hadn't gotten a chance to get one until now. For me it's nice and relaxing. I would warn on the price however. They should only be $30 for the 16.3 oz. And only $20 for the 14.5. This is regardless of the color combination. It's probably a good idea to just get it off the lavalamp site if there is price gouging here. They should also be available at Walmart and Target.

Takes about 3 hours to warm up, this is pretty standard and says so in the instructions. If yours isn’t warming up in that amount of time make sure the metal coil is laying flat on the bottom, not propped up or on its side. Mine was a bit cloudy at first because the amount of air bubbles in the wax material. I followed the instructions on how to reduce the cloudiness and it worked. I think that it is a bit murkier than other ones I’ve seen but I quite like it. I also think it could be because there is technically glitter in this one even though you can’t see it much. All in all, I really like my new lava lamp, I turn it on all the time!

Antes de hacer mi compra estuve leyendo muchos reviews y tuve muchas dudas sobre adquirir o no esta lampara. Despues de tenerla usando por mas de varios meses, puedo decir que estoy bastante satisfecho con ella y no me ha fallado ninguna vez. Como toda lampara de lava, una vez que la enciendes tienes que esperar un par de horas para que empiecen a burbujear y esta lampara lo hace sin ningun problema. La recomiendo ampliamente tanto por el precio como por su tamaño, en otros lugares estan mucho mas caras y de menor tamaño

Attention les ampoules nécessaires ne se trouvent plus dans le commerce et j'ai un peu galéré à trouver un modèle adapté sur internet. Mais sinon le produit est conforme aux attentes esthétiques ! :)

Lava did not flow, just created balls of wax, probably not enough wax to flow properly.Originally had a lamp costing twice as much and needed to replace worn unit but firm no longer in business so got this new lamp instead. Just goes to show you get what you pay for

The colour combination in this lamp is stunning and, in my opinion, the best of all the combos. The wax glows iridescently yellow near the bottom and changes through fiery orange and red tones as it rises up through the beautiful purple liquid, for a truly hot lava-like effect. Size-wise, the difference between this 16.3" and the next size down,14.5", doesn't seem like much, but it makes a huge difference in the lamp's majesty and affect. Before ordering this one, I had a 14.5", blue liquid with green wax. There's just no comparison. This one looks awesome even when it is first turned on and still inactive. Just the lit-up liquid with the glowing blob at the bottom is beautiful. Tip: Placing the lamp in front of a white background makes a big visual difference. It accentuates the colour of the liquid and gives added dimension to the floating wax.