Lava® Lamp - 14.5'' Vinyl Record Grooved Base - The Original Motion Light - Yellow Wax and Orange Liquid - Item #2017

Lava lamps are not a normal light. You have to know what you’re getting into before you have and use one. There are days and hours that I make a conscious decision not to turn it on, won’t be on long enough or might neglect it. These need literally a few hours to get going, but if you were to leave it all day, it will start to crisp up and get ruined (as a teen, I had two and ruined one by being on too long). I got the original and thought it seemed a little smaller than I had wanted but the look, quality, and function have all been great.

Looks good, works good.

Looks like the old school lava lamp and the vinyl grooves were really cool but instead of metal like the old school bases these are just plastic. I’m not sure if that’s the issue or if it’s being shaken during delivery even though they are packaged pretty well. I thought this color option would be neat, it looked nasty. Compared to the old school lava lamps they are also overall smaller (we have one from the 90’s that still works). The main problem was it never worked. The wax stayed in a big clump at the bottom and then another clump at the top. It says don’t leave on longer than 8 hours and it never did anything in that time. I asked the Amazon AI for troubleshooting and it said it was a known issue and I should send it back. That was day 2. It finally mentioned that some people had luck cycling it, like 3 hours on, 2 off, repeat. I did that for days and it burped a few bubbles but ultimately never did anything. Turned on the one we had from the ‘90’s and it started within minutes. I wonder if the plastic outer can’t get hot enough to conduct heat and warm the wax or if it was just faulty wax or delivery or all of the above. I recommend buying one in store if possible to save yourself $40 and return hassle.

This yellow lava lamp with the black vinyl record base makes a great addition to my collection as the only yellow I have. Runs well.

Bought this as a gift for my daughter. Love the vinyl record look. Giving it 4 stars because it stopped working properly after a few months though…it does not heat up as fast and the wax is clumpy.

Works flawlessly out of the box no problems and it looks amazing to put in your room

I really like the vibe of this lamp, as I'm an avid collector of vinyl records and this lamp was a great addition to my listening area with the vinyl record groove base. But it too some work to get it there. I noticed two things in the first week. One, I noted that I only ever saw two very slow moving, generally equal sized blobs of wax at any given time, even at full operating temperature (see first picture). It appeared the lava wasn't very active in my lamp. And two, like many other reviewers, mine came a bit cloudy (see third picture). Not as bad as some of the reviewers that couldn't see their hand through to the other side but it certainly wasn't clear anymore. I ran it everyday for several hours for about a week and it hadn't cleared. So I resorted to cracking open the bottle and filtering the fluid using the survival straw method mentioned in many online forums and it cleared the murkiness up in one pass. It is now crystal clear and looks so much better (see fourth picture) There is more contrast between the wax and the fluid so it's visually more interesting. As for the inactivity of the wax, I ended up replacing the cheap round 25 watt bulb that came with it with a nicer, tulip shaped 25 watt bulb with reflective coating on the back of the bulb to direct more light and heat up toward the bottle. This made it a bit too active so I had to buy a dimmer switch to control the bulb output. Now, finally after weeks of modifying and experimenting, I got my lamp to run the way it should've run out of the box. Cloudy lava lamps is something that seems to be very common with this brand and it doesn't appear that the company is interested in resolving it. I'm hoping Mathos figures out a way to sell their lava lamps in America this year because this company has gotten really cheap. Consumers shouldn't have to modify their lamp to get it to look and work the way it supposed to straight out of the box. Lava needs to do better.

Lamp arrived in perfect condition. Liquid is perfectly clear (orange in this case) not cloudy at all. No dents in the base. I saw several negative reviews before purchase. Please understand what you are buying when you purchase a Lava lamp. They look really cool, but they take HOURS to heat up enough for the wax to flow. It uses a small 25 watt bulb to heat the liquid inside. The lamp itself gets hot. If you follow the directions inside, you have a good quality cool looking lamp.

Es importante entender que el líquido no es transparente, no es que esté defectuosa (cloudy). Es la original, tamaño excelente, la luz es hermosa en un cuarto apagado, muy complacida.

The wax looks dull and the liquid is cloudy... Not the nicest lavalamp ive seen

I purchased a used item (either a return or an open box) because it was cheaper and works perfectly without any damage or scratches. The bulb socket screw was tight, so I was worried it might break the bulb, but it held up just fine. It takes a couple of hours to warm up and work properly (As per the instructions.). I was also concerned about the yellow colour, but it looks great. I like it !

Exelente compra muy protegida

Love this lamp so much!! Great buy. It’s the real deal and not the cheaper stuff that doesn’t work as well. Exactly what I was looking for. Love the texture of the lamp too, really looks and feels like a vinyl record.