Oh my god thanks my mum is struggling with money just now and we just got a new house and my room is almost done and she got me a lava lamp and I wanted to see what was at the bottom of it and stupidly I turned it upside down and then the wax did that. So I thought that I would have to go and tell her that its broke but before I did I went on google and searched how to fix it and I found this video thanks alot👍your video saved me.
WTF same my mum got a new lava lamp for my little brother for the new house that we're getting and while we were moving in I accidentally turned off the lava lamp while the lava was settling in and the lava got stuck so I was gonna tell my mum that I accidentally broke my little brothers lava lamp but then I found this video
I cannot thank you enough. I got a lava lamp for Christmas and I was an idiot and flipped it over to look at the coil. I was really worried I’d have to replace my own Christmas gift but thanks to you my lamp is working like normal again
I honestly don't understand why there is this persistent myth that one can ruin a lava lamp by shaking the contents vigorously when it's hot. I owed lava lamps for 2 decades and shaking it up then waiting 2-3 days for the contents to slowly settle is what restores the stagnant lava flow. However, - a permanent solution is to install a dimmer switch and turn lamp's brightness down a few notches. This will make sure the wax isn't overcooked and help the lamp look far more "psychedelic" with wax breaking up into 2-3 large, slowly moving blobs, not 10-12 small, fast moving ones. This will also make your lava lamp last DECADES despite being on 24/7 and also extend the bulb's life 5-10 times (yes really, there is a reason for this which I won't get into right now). I had dimmer switches installed in my lamps. One is still with me 25 years later, and it was always on 85% of this whole time.
Awesome, awesome, and more awesome video my friend, worked amazingly. Only thing I did different was I tried this method with a Wagner Heat gun and set the temp at 440° at 3” away and it sped up the “heat time” to 5 minute’s and Wam Bam Thank you Man badah bing badah boom. My Wife is no longer Pissed at me Thanks again brother👍🏼
This had just helped me out with my brother's lava lamp that he had gotten yesterday. It wasn't working properly so I used this and it worked. Thank you so much
This worked for me. 3 days trying the steps that came with it. 15 mins with your method. Now it "lavas", before it just made hollow tubes that got stuck for 6 hours not moving.
I found the easiest method to solve issues with these lamps is to get a higher wattage bulb and a dimmer. When it needs it, crank up the dimmer forcing more heat into the lamp and once it's sufficiently warm I can then lower it to my prefered setting. A dimmer also helps if you want to use the lamp both in the summer and winter since the ambient temperature of the room will have a large effect on the lamp. The dimmer allows you to dial in exactly what the lamp wants to flow smoothly. My 40W lamp has a 60W lamp that I run anywhere from 35W-50W depending on the room temperature.
Yes yes 👏🏼 this actually does work! The coil was stuck sideways in the clump of wax so melting it loosened the coil and allowed it to fall in place at the bottom. Thank you so much.
Thank you I shakes my lava lamp and I was scared cause it look weird I got it brand new but when I saw this video it really help thank you so much!!!!!
Hello, it’s still working perfectly. This happened when the lamp was relatively new so the lamp looks to be giving the right amount of heat. There are some good tips at the following website: lavalamp.com/faq/ Me guessing, if the light bulb is old, I would consider replacing and try after everything is cool and settled at the bottom
No it cannot. Not with a blow dryer, well, only if you pulled the lamp out of your freezer before that, lol. The glass on lava lamps is thick enough to withstand that, to actually break it, you'd have to leave it on a stove or something extreme like that...
I like one of the tips I saw on this thread to change the wattage of the bulb to a higher one. But I do believe you would be fine by applying heat only to the top, it should drop down
@@allenm3994 okay i did try it to melt the wax out of the liquid, it fell back in but now i got like a big ball of wax not sinking back to the base of the coils. i'mma try it again to see if i can get it to go back down or not. But it did help getting it back in the liquid when it was stuck up top out of it. thanks :D
This can happen if the coil is not seated at the bottom or the room is too cool. They don’t seem to get as hot as they used too when we were kids. Mine stops working if my room hits 60 degrees or if my fan is on high. Hope this helps.
Some idiot lifted mine upside down when it was on...and now the coil is at the side. So hard to get it back to the bottom. Impossible, I think. Any tips though? Thanks in advance!
@@lesleyh88 You need a good strong little magnet. The coil is steel so you can gently manoeuvre the coil from the outside of the bottle with the magnet. The join in the coil where the spring overlaps is the part most attracted to the magnet if it's near the glass. Hope this helps 🙂.
An easy way to do this without a hair dryer is wrap a dry wash cloth over it (use a rubber band to hold it on) it will raise the temperature a little higher then normal and boom. Alway monitor it and do not leave it unattended. It can cause a fire so keep an extinguisher handy. Do it outside. (The warmer the weather the better)
Never put it in sunlight and try to keep it room temp, it says it on the lil paper thingy, thanks though, my room got too cold and I wondered how to make it start going again
I got a big lava lamp, but there was wax stuck on the side, I tried to wrap it up in foil and leave it for a few hours and that worked, but a lot of the wax was still stuck, I tried your method, but I think the lamp is just too big
I think you’re going to have to stay with the blower for at least 20 minutes applying heat, until the wax drops to the bottom all together. There are other comments here with great suggestions (wrap with aluminum foil while monitoring frequently, and increase the bulb wattage)
@@allenm3994 I have done the blow dryer thing for like 45 min , nothing is happening, will try the foil , as far as the wattage goes, the maximum it can take is 40 which is what I have
One thing I can ask you is about where the lamp is placed in your room and the temperature. Try to make sure the air vent is not hitting the lamp area, and is it close to room temperature in your room?
FYI, after 3 of these fixes, the lamp started to run as expected. It was a new lamp at the time. The lava now even looks different and it will correct itself as needed.
This trick works perfect but what am I to do when I turn it off and it continues to act the same way? I was thinking about leaving it on even longer than a few hours but im not sure.
I have yet to try this, but what seems to be a good idea to potentially fix it without having to worry about this anymore is to get a lightbulb with higher watts (just a little higher)
The coil in my lava lamp is stuck at the side, so now the lava does not flow. Someone turned it upside down while it was on.......I'm watching these videos, but is there anything specific for a coil that won't move back down to the bottom of the lamp? I will try the tips listed here in the meantime ! Thanks in advance )
I would try the blow dryer, and it’ll take at least 20 minutes to heat up the lamp, especially the whole coil itself. Make sure it sitting on a protected surface and have a glove/towel handy so you can twist the bottle. Some bottles have a colored film covering, so you don’t want to heat up only one area
When you see the coil sit to the bottom, turn off the blower, and if you still have the lamp on, give it about 5-10 minutes and it will function normally (I hope)
@@allenm3994 hate to have to reply but I have no clue what to do. I bought my lava lamp from someone and I move and left it in the truck and took it out today and all the wax was stuck on top along with the coil would this fix it I changed the bulb today as well
Hello, if you use the blower on it and it’s overheated, it will stay on the bottom. The lava lamp has to have a hot bottom with a cooler top in order for the lava effect to take place (I believe)
I watched the video and read all the reviews so I tried it but it’s starting to have yellow gunk around the glass and idk what to do someone got any advice?
Before anything, if you still have the receipt, try to trade it for a new one! If not, here’s my recommendation: What I would do is test the electrical current using a multimeter where the bulb screws into. If you know someone who’s handy, I’d ask him/her to do that. My suspicion is the in-line light switch may be defective. If the test is good and there is current with the switch, that you may need another light bulb (make sure it’s not a dimmable bulb and it is recommended for the lava lamp). If the test comes out negative, then I would replace the in-line light switch. That can be a $2-$3 fix , they sell the switches at Lowe’s.
Dont bother blow drying it, 1. You can burn out your hair dryer if you do this for too long, And 2. Fuck the noise. If you turn it on, and put it in front of a space heater for about a half hour, it’ll be fixed and working again faster than it normally starts up, no noise required and it hotter so it obviously works better lol
Oh my god thanks my mum is struggling with money just now and we just got a new house and my room is almost done and she got me a lava lamp and I wanted to see what was at the bottom of it and stupidly I turned it upside down and then the wax did that. So I thought that I would have to go and tell her that its broke but before I did I went on google and searched how to fix it and I found this video thanks alot👍your video saved me.
WTF same my mum got a new lava lamp for my little brother for the new house that we're getting and while we were moving in I accidentally turned off the lava lamp while the lava was settling in and the lava got stuck so I was gonna tell my mum that I accidentally broke my little brothers lava lamp but then I found this video
@@erxpt4154 h huh by u
Anyways on the bottom is a coil to help heat up the bottom wax
You saved my lava lamp after researching and finding nonsense stuff. this was so helpful! Thank you!
I cannot thank you enough. I got a lava lamp for Christmas and I was an idiot and flipped it over to look at the coil. I was really worried I’d have to replace my own Christmas gift but thanks to you my lamp is working like normal again
I honestly don't understand why there is this persistent myth that one can ruin a lava lamp by shaking the contents vigorously when it's hot. I owed lava lamps for 2 decades and shaking it up then waiting 2-3 days for the contents to slowly settle is what restores the stagnant lava flow. However, - a permanent solution is to install a dimmer switch and turn lamp's brightness down a few notches. This will make sure the wax isn't overcooked and help the lamp look far more "psychedelic" with wax breaking up into 2-3 large, slowly moving blobs, not 10-12 small, fast moving ones. This will also make your lava lamp last DECADES despite being on 24/7 and also extend the bulb's life 5-10 times (yes really, there is a reason for this which I won't get into right now). I had dimmer switches installed in my lamps. One is still with me 25 years later, and it was always on 85% of this whole time.
Thank you so much! This saved my lava lamp.
Awesome, awesome, and more awesome video my friend, worked amazingly. Only thing I did different was I tried this method with a Wagner Heat gun and set the temp at 440° at 3” away and it sped up the “heat time” to 5 minute’s and Wam Bam Thank you Man badah bing badah boom. My Wife is no longer Pissed at me Thanks again brother👍🏼
😂 genius!
I have this exact lamp and you saved mine! The coil was lopsided in the wax so it couldn't hit the bottom. This worked in 10 mins!! Thanks!
Saved my lava lamp too!!! Super impressive that it worked, very happy for this video!
This had just helped me out with my brother's lava lamp that he had gotten yesterday. It wasn't working properly so I used this and it worked. Thank you so much
I saved my lava lamp by putting it in boiling water then using your technique with the blow dryer. Thank you.
This worked for me. 3 days trying the steps that came with it. 15 mins with your method. Now it "lavas", before it just made hollow tubes that got stuck for 6 hours not moving.
I found the easiest method to solve issues with these lamps is to get a higher wattage bulb and a dimmer. When it needs it, crank up the dimmer forcing more heat into the lamp and once it's sufficiently warm I can then lower it to my prefered setting. A dimmer also helps if you want to use the lamp both in the summer and winter since the ambient temperature of the room will have a large effect on the lamp. The dimmer allows you to dial in exactly what the lamp wants to flow smoothly. My 40W lamp has a 60W lamp that I run anywhere from 35W-50W depending on the room temperature.
Which 60 watt bulb do you use? I can't find 60 watt appliance bulbs.
You gotta know a guy. @@michaeltaylor8537
Yes yes 👏🏼 this actually does work! The coil was stuck sideways in the clump of wax so melting it loosened the coil and allowed it to fall in place at the bottom. Thank you so much.
Thank you I shakes my lava lamp and I was scared cause it look weird I got it brand new but when I saw this video it really help thank you so much!!!!!
Thank you. Used a Russell Hobs 2200w hairdryer. Less than 5 minutes and it is perfect again.
Didn't expect this to work but it did! Thank you!
Ty it worked,my grandma has had this same lava lamp for 10 years or longer and now it working like new again.
Thank you very much I was about to cry now my lava lamp is working
Thank you sooooooo much!!! I followed your advice and it saved my lava lamp!!!!
Didn’t think this would work but it really helped me out thank you!
Hello, it’s still working perfectly. This happened when the lamp was relatively new so the lamp looks to be giving the right amount of heat. There are some good tips at the following website: lavalamp.com/faq/
Me guessing, if the light bulb is old, I would consider replacing and try after everything is cool and settled at the bottom
This follow up is much appreciated
Thx man u fixed my lamp :)
Be careful having the dryer that close to the glass it can break try distributing heat around it
No it cannot. Not with a blow dryer, well, only if you pulled the lamp out of your freezer before that, lol. The glass on lava lamps is thick enough to withstand that, to actually break it, you'd have to leave it on a stove or something extreme like that...
OMG IT ACTUALLY WORKS THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
thank you it actually help it was sitting at the top and it melted.
If your lamp keeps clumping make sure coil is seated if it is get a higher wattage bulb
IT WORKED!! Thank you!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
My lava lamp got cloudy the first day I got it, wish me luck. It's literally 33 dollars 🙃
It worked
sameeeeeee i got it yesterday and it got cloudy today im gonna see if it works but mine cost 20 dollars
Logan Wolf mine costed 5$
Thank you the lava lamp wax was just sitting now it's going like a lava lamp
Honestly it looks like a cold start
I tried it!
It worked! Thank you!
This just saved my lava lamp. Thank you so much
Works, thank you!
u can turn it on, wrap it with allluminumfoil to extra heat it a bit. its like a powerboost if its stuck to the glass
Thanks
question do you need to run the lamps base WHILE you were melting that wax? I have my wax stuck at the top, it wont flow back down on to the coils
I like one of the tips I saw on this thread to change the wattage of the bulb to a higher one. But I do believe you would be fine by applying heat only to the top, it should drop down
@@allenm3994 okay i did try it to melt the wax out of the liquid, it fell back in but now i got like a big ball of wax not sinking back to the base of the coils. i'mma try it again to see if i can get it to go back down or not. But it did help getting it back in the liquid when it was stuck up top out of it. thanks :D
Same here
THANK U
Thanks this fixed my sisters lamp it had a giant blob at the top stuck cause someone turned it upside down
Im glad it worked out for you
Thank u Man U the boss really I was sad
This can happen if the coil is not seated at the bottom or the room is too cool. They don’t seem to get as hot as they used too when we were kids. Mine stops working if my room hits 60 degrees or if my fan is on high. Hope this helps.
Some idiot lifted mine upside down when it was on...and now the coil is at the side. So hard to get it back to the bottom. Impossible, I think. Any tips though? Thanks in advance!
Yup mine was next to my a=c. Im going to get new bulb & i moved it
@@lesleyh88 You need a good strong little magnet. The coil is steel so you can gently manoeuvre the coil from the outside of the bottle with the magnet. The join in the coil where the spring overlaps is the part most attracted to the magnet if it's near the glass. Hope this helps 🙂.
It worked for a bit thanks alot for the video btw ill try with mine
Tysm
This worked really well for me
Muchas gracias, this helpeddd
Leave the lamp on and wrap the glass in aluminum foil for 30 minutes,
Does it work
This sounds legit... but I’m scared.
I do that for a bit with my candles that the wax doesn’t burn evenly so you might be right I’ll try it
Lol
wow good job brother!
it work perfect
I’m not having problems with the coil on my just foggy will blow dryer help it?
Tysm 😌😌
Thank you so much saved my favorite Lava Lamp
good work!
thank you i did it it works
I had a problem like that my ring at the bottom was broke make sure you check
An easy way to do this without a hair dryer is wrap a dry wash cloth over it (use a rubber band to hold it on) it will raise the temperature a little higher then normal and boom. Alway monitor it and do not leave it unattended. It can cause a fire so keep an extinguisher handy. Do it outside. (The warmer the weather the better)
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I know this guy!!!
Poor lava lamp
This worth the loss of me high lava lamp was the same
What If it's the light at the bottom of the lava light?
2021 - This works
Got a lava lamp today for Christmas and broke already that's from B&M s no wonder its broken merchandise
Same I got a lava lamp for Christmas then I broke this hopefully this works
@@elizabethjorge2009 did it work
did it work because the same thing happened with me todsy
That white noise from the hair dryer made me sleepy lol 🥱
Never put it in sunlight and try to keep it room temp, it says it on the lil paper thingy, thanks though, my room got too cold and I wondered how to make it start going again
Le falta calor. Prueba con una lámpara más grande incandescente. / It's because the lamp don't warm enoght to heat the lava. Try whit a stonger bulb.
Does it hurt to use a 40 watt bulb.? It won’t work with 25 watt
You should have information on the package or inside the cup, what is max. I have 30 vatt in mine ald works correctly
30w Tungsten core r39 bulbs are the best. 40w id be careful and make sure its not too hot
I got a big lava lamp, but there was wax stuck on the side, I tried to wrap it up in foil and leave it for a few hours and that worked, but a lot of the wax was still stuck, I tried your method, but I think the lamp is just too big
I would look into getting a higher watt bulb, in addition to this, I would make sure the lamp isn’t placed in direct contact with your AC vent
I have a blue and pink lava lamp and it had won blub it was big what do I do and it split
Any lower than a 40w bulb will cause these issues as well as the thermal mass is not sufficient to keep the reaction going.
But on my lamp is says max 25 W?? If iI put 40 W it will burn out?
@@evicaf4e fair point my lamp is very large and takes a 40w so you're right stick with the max that yours states, if I use a 25 it never gets going.
My wax is split into 2, some at the bottom and some floating on top, no matter what I do I can't seem to combine both together, please help
I think you’re going to have to stay with the blower for at least 20 minutes applying heat, until the wax drops to the bottom all together. There are other comments here with great suggestions (wrap with aluminum foil while monitoring frequently, and increase the bulb wattage)
@@allenm3994 I have done the blow dryer thing for like 45 min , nothing is happening, will try the foil , as far as the wattage goes, the maximum it can take is 40 which is what I have
One thing I can ask you is about where the lamp is placed in your room and the temperature. Try to make sure the air vent is not hitting the lamp area, and is it close to room temperature in your room?
@@allenm3994 my house is at 70 degrees F, and it's not sitting in a ventilated area
I would also try placing the bottle only in to a hot water bath to heat the whole thing up
Did it work?
Hi, thanks for this. did this hold up for you? i tried it and it worked for a few hours, then it clumped up again by itself.
FYI, after 3 of these fixes, the lamp started to run as expected. It was a new lamp at the time. The lava now even looks different and it will correct itself as needed.
Try a higher wattage bulb
This trick works perfect but what am I to do when I turn it off and it continues to act the same way? I was thinking about leaving it on even longer than a few hours but im not sure.
I have yet to try this, but what seems to be a good idea to potentially fix it without having to worry about this anymore is to get a lightbulb with higher watts (just a little higher)
@@allenm3994 I was thinking about that, thank you for your time.
Make sure the metal spring is on the bottom of the lamp, so it can warm wax evenly...
@@jurijavsenak the metal spring on the bottom of my lamp is stuck inside the cloudy chunk…
What do you do if you have a string stuck to the wax?
Madlina Mzher idk how that would happen
spring must be at the bottom to acumulate a heat
I'm just wondering how strong the hair dryer should be and how careful I should be?
As time went on, something worth trying out prior to hair drying, is to wrap it with aluminum foil. Good luck 👍
Can u use this method for lava stuck at the top
There are some other good ideas on this thread. But yes, it should melt everything and it’ll all go do the bottom 👍. Hope it works out
The coil in my lava lamp is stuck at the side, so now the lava does not flow. Someone turned it upside down while it was on.......I'm watching these videos, but is there anything specific for a coil that won't move back down to the bottom of the lamp? I will try the tips listed here in the meantime ! Thanks in advance )
I would try the blow dryer, and it’ll take at least 20 minutes to heat up the lamp, especially the whole coil itself. Make sure it sitting on a protected surface and have a glove/towel handy so you can twist the bottle. Some bottles have a colored film covering, so you don’t want to heat up only one area
When you see the coil sit to the bottom, turn off the blower, and if you still have the lamp on, give it about 5-10 minutes and it will function normally (I hope)
can't you stick it in boiling water ... dry it and put it back into the socket
GITMO Holliday no
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Mine is working fine but still cloudy? Will this hairdryer trick work on that too?
I would get it warmed up with the lamp, and apply more heat towards the top with the blower. It should all come down (my hypothesis).
@@allenm3994 ok ill give it a try some time and update
@@gmont28 did it become Lear again?
@@MrIncompetent1 it is better than it was however its still a bit cloudy on top now im going to leave it off for 2 weeks and see what happens next
@@allenm3994 hate to have to reply but I have no clue what to do. I bought my lava lamp from someone and I move and left it in the truck and took it out today and all the wax was stuck on top along with the coil would this fix it I changed the bulb today as well
My brother got one I picked it up and idk wat happend
What do u do when your lava lamp doesn’t bubble mine lava lamp little does not move
Hello, if you use the blower on it and it’s overheated, it will stay on the bottom. The lava lamp has to have a hot bottom with a cooler top in order for the lava effect to take place (I believe)
I watched the video and read all the reviews so I tried it but it’s starting to have yellow gunk around the glass and idk what to do someone got any advice?
idk sorry about that im gonna see if mine works
I would just throw it away
Instead of doing that why not just turn the lava lamp on and wait a few hours mine does this sometimes and I just let it on till the inners melt
Because the temperature is too low in some areas, it will not dissolve
Question cold air ' warm air ' or hot air
It was hot, just be careful!!
just leave it on and it will fix itself wtf!
True, if the room temperature is normal (not too cold). As mentioned in a previous post, a higher wattage bulb could do nicely
@@allenm3994 im not an expert lava lamp man but I have had my lamp inn the state you showed for atleast 2-3 hours before it fixed itself.
Mine is really really blurry i can not see nothing this happened after dropping it 😢
My 8 month old pushed mine and that’s that
Cloudy wasn't the problem/
Mine stopped working completely and I have only had it 3 week
Does the lamp light turn on ? Is it cold in the room you are using it?
@@allenm3994 no it's something with the wire or something it's stopped working completely I have switched bulbs but still nothing
@@allenm3994 and the room is quite warm
Before anything, if you still have the receipt, try to trade it for a new one! If not, here’s my recommendation:
What I would do is test the electrical current using a multimeter where the bulb screws into. If you know someone who’s handy, I’d ask him/her to do that. My suspicion is the in-line light switch may be defective. If the test is good and there is current with the switch, that you may need another light bulb (make sure it’s not a dimmable bulb and it is recommended for the lava lamp). If the test comes out negative, then I would replace the in-line light switch. That can be a $2-$3 fix , they sell the switches at Lowe’s.
Dont bother blow drying it,
1. You can burn out your hair dryer if you do this for too long,
And 2. Fuck the noise.
If you turn it on, and put it in front of a space heater for about a half hour, it’ll be fixed and working again faster than it normally starts up, no noise required and it hotter so it obviously works better lol
THANK YOU SO MUCH
That white noise from the hair dryer made me sleepy lol 🥱