Lava Lite 21250400US2125 Lava The Original Silver Base Lamp with Yellow Wax in Purple Liquid, 14.5", Yellow/Purple

The media could not be loaded. If you're looking for a Lava lamp, but are afraid of wasting money on it due to the reviews, PLEASE keep reading!-This product is definitely worth a purchase!‐I was extremely hesitant to buy online because of all the reviews stating that the lamp was defective in some way (broken bulb/glass, coil not working etc) but what made me want to try was another review expressing how to troubleshoot with the lamp in the case of it not doing what was expected out of it immediately.I really appreciate that reviewer and I hope this review will be worth the read for others who are on the fence but really want one.I received the package in fine condition, read the start up instructions (please read them!), and set up my lamp with no issues! Since it's cold where I live, I had to let the bottle warm to my bedrooms ambient temperature before turning on the lampThe lava process needs patience in order for it to work. The rest of the checklist was fine (coil was nestled in the right spot, bottle was not cloudy, bulb was packaged well and was intact.)After I turned on the lamp, it took about 5 hours for the wax to start "towering", and after a day, it was working perfectly. Now this is where ambient temperatures come into play for me. I have a bedroom that is either too warm or too cold. The instructions state that the lamp works best in a certain temperature range, that way the bottle can stay warm enough throughout the day to keep the wax melted as it flows to the top.I had turned my lamp off for 2 days when my area had a cold front move in, so my room got colder. The lava never settled to the bottom fully, so it was left in a "stalagmite" or lumpy shape for those 2 days because it didn't cool slow enough. I ran it for 3 days after, on and off like the instructions say to do, but it never melted the wax fully. I researched what I could do to fix it but since my coil was where it should be, I wasn't finding help online. (Last pic is an example of this problem.)I decided to take a risk and heat some water to a simmer (almost boiling), and poured the water into a seperate large container so I could gently melt the wax and warm the bottle without breaking the glass. It worked well enough, and it seems that the lava is working perfectly now!TL:DR - take the plunge and buy this lamp. If the product is not working as intended, customer service is here to troubleshoot or even replace your lamp (I didn't need to contact though) and if you follow the instructions as best you can, this lamp works just fine! Make sure to keep your room at a good temp and you shouldn't have the same issue as me. If you do, just heat the bottle back up in some hot water (like giving it a "bath" 😅) and it should solve the issue! Thanks for reading!

I see people have problems with bulbs. I engineered mine a little and I love it!I've noticed if you see a display with multiple lights going, they are all different. Some rise slowly, others are perky, bubbling away. This lamp is a little science experiment: heated liquid rises, cools and sinks back down. The problem is, its all thermal. If the bulbs are not consistent, they give off differing amounts of heat. The temperature of room air affects it too: in warm air it bubbles more, less with cold air.For starters, the bulb is a simple appliance bulb, sold in hardware stores. If the lamp is too slow, replace it. No need to order them.Second, I put a table top dimmer on mine (yea, another $12). The lamp plugs into the dimmer cord, then into the wall. The dimmer slider sits on the table next to the lamp. If it gets too perky, I dim it and slow it down. I keep it on my desk at work, and dim it so it is VERY lazy. I find it calming.Third, maybe I shouldn't recommend, It might cause a fire or something. However, I put the next higher wattage bulb in mine (yea, another $3), so it warms up in like 20min. Then I turn it down. Who knows what will happen if I forget...I wanted to share this because I love mine. Its totally adjustable. It might even be fun to keep it perky or quiet on your desk to match your mood. If someone comes in and that thing's bubbling away, just quietly tip toe out!Coming from CO, it reminds me of tending a wood stove: keep adjusting it so the flame is lazy and mesmerizing. No chimney required!

This is a more modern lava lamp that isn't going to burn the crap out of you if you touch it. Unfortunately that means that for it to work, the room you have it in needs to be of a higher temperature. I'd say around 68-70 degrees this lava lamp will work properly. Anything below that, it might not bubble around. Also when I received it the internal coil was upside down. I did a few flips to get it over and onto the bottom. If this coil isn't on the bottom and coming in contact with the light bulb, the lava lamp isn't going to work. The waxy stuff isn't going to melt. ERMERGERD am I right?!When I received this lava lamp it was also cloudy. But I was like whatever, I paid a pretty low price for it and it looked decent otherwise. It took a long time for it to warm . I'd say like 4ish hours. But since I've been running it daily, it bubbles within an hour and a half depending on the temperature of the room and the cloudiness went away after about 6 uses. I think they just need to be broken in and you need to be patient with it.I did take a gamble buying this lamp because of the reviews but now I've just realized a lot of people dunno how a lava lamp works. Or they are hoping for the old version that might set your house on fire cuz it's so f..ing hot.