Lamp Lava 2149 14.5-inch, Decal Colormax, Color Max Volcano Base/White Wax/Clear Liquid/Tri-Colored Globe

I have been looking for a quality 70’s lava lamp for years. I am THRILLED with this lava lamp and use it every day. The packaging by this company was professional and informative - as well as thanking the buyer and to not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns.I use it daily in my bedroom. I bought it for decor and nostalgic memories of my parents having one. I have found it helps me with relaxation... I am prone to insomnia, it runs in the family. Sleep meds aren’t effective for me at all or have unpleasant side effects.When I am unable to sleep, simply resting is what I am now doing. I find the lamp soothing. Typically, I’d thrash around in bed for awhile and then head to the coffee pot. Now I’m resting and am relaxed as well as I have been even fallen asleep for a bit.My husband likes it, too - it is groovy and he is also impressed with the quality. He is a good sleeper and it is my nightlight....it doesn’t disrupt him.It’s a decent length cord and the base is sturdy. I am going to buy another for a friend. It’s unique and affordable gift.I am simply a customer so this is not a fake review. A++ highly recommendedCompany note is friendly and confident they stand by their product. I use it every day!

I have had this lamp for several months and used it extensively through the winter and spring (I don't turn on lava lamps during hot summer days). This lamp is great, it has an attractive finish that reminds me of a martian landscape. I have several lamps, this particular one is the favorite of my housemate, and he is picky! This lamp is a good quality for the price. It is, however, one of the smaller lamps. Classic lava lamps come in 3 standard sizes (not counting certain specialty lamps). So be aware the size of this is the 14 inch not 17 inch (17 inch is probably the more common size found in mall shops etc that one would expect if you don't have other lamps for a reference). The wax in this lamp heats up fairly quickly, same quality expected as other current model 14 inch lava lamps. If you want to be able to enjoy your lava lamp's motion effects the fastest, I would recommend getting a 14 inch lamp over the larger sizes anyway, as they are much faster to heat up and create motion. I highly recommend this lamp, it is a lovely orange colored glow and creates a beautiful atmosphere. Would make a great gift, especially for young men, or for anyone who likes lava lamps, retro lighting, or the warm colors.

The media could not be loaded. So this lava lamp is great once you get it going. I read and followed the directions exactly. You always want to make sure the coil is at the bottom. That is very important. The thing that I think is a little misleading is in the instructions it says the very first time you run it, you should run it anywhere between 2-6 hours depending on the size of your lamp. I bought a 14.5 inch one. The first day I ran it, I ran it for 8 hours and it still wasn't flowing. It was making the towers but that was it. So the next day I ran it for over 10 hours and it finally was beginning to flow right. These aren't like the old ones, but it is working properly now. The next day, after I ran it for over 10 hours the previous day, it only took an hour to warm up and flow right. In my opinion, I feel like they should have a slightly higher wattage bulb. I'm not saying have a 60 watt bulb in there, but something higher than 25.

So, got this delivered. It had 3 layers of packing tape on it. Box was warped. It looked like Ace Ventura delivered it.Metal was damaged on the base, but I was able to draw it back out with some deft metalwork.After fixing the damage and firing it up, I was happy. It does a great job of slowly heating wax in a liquid tube to make humans happy.

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We bought this as a Christmas gift and when it arrived (a few weeks before Christmas), I inspected it. The wax at the base was tilted and not sitting in the base of the glass as it should. Read the instructions, said to give a gentle swirl of the glass until it fell into place - that worked. Kept it upright until gifted. The first two days, it seems to really have trouble getting warm enough to do anything. Day 1 took about 6 hours to finally shape into what looked like a stalagmite form just frozen in place. Day 2 it was getting closer to the top this time, but stayed at the top and didn’t come back down to continue flow. Note: I did not run the lamp longer than 10 hours in one day. Day 3, real “lava” movement happening finally .. slowly and still kinda of boring to look at. Day 4, the lava show presented itself. Flow of wax moving as it should and just nice to watch. My son is very pleased. Will update after having it a bit longer!

To those who say that it won't "lava," what do you want?--for it to boil? Common, man! It functions perfectly after being plugged in for about two hours, which is par for the course with most lava lamps. The appeal, functionality, and performance are all solid. If you want a good lava lamp of an appropriate size, buy this one.