Lava® Lamp - 14.5" Deep Ocean - The Original Motion Light - Yellow/Green Wax and Blue Liquid - Item #2634 (Amazon Exclusive)

The lava lamp is great!! PSA: to anyone who says that the liquid inside is murky and you can’t see the bubbles you just have to run it 2-3 times and the liquid clears up!!! Your item is NOT defective. All of the teeny tiny wax particles in the liquid just need to melt fully and then the liquid becomes clear. It takes multiple times running the lamp to do so. I am at about.10-12 hours now and it’s starting to become completely clear inside. The first time I turned it on it was completely cloudy. This is normal, don’t worry just keep running it!!!

A bunch of reviews say this lamp is cloudy. And sure, you think: “Okay, maybe people are impatient or don’t know how lava lamps work.” and it makes sense, right? We live in the age of instant gratification and all. Nope. It depends on whether you got a good lamp… or one of the MANY defective ones. Mine arrived cloudy/milky and I followed the instructions exactly. I ran it for hours. I did multiple cool-down cycles. I gave it DAYS. And yes, the liquid got a little clearer… just enough to reveal the real problem: The wax is FULL of bubbles. Not a couple. A RIDICULOUS amount. The blobs literally look aerated, like someone whipped the wax like they were trying to make whipped cream in there. That’s not “shipping particles.” That’s a manufacturing defect and it's not hard to figure that out. I even emailed the company directly asking for a replacement globe, because clearly this one is defective. Their response was basically: “Cloudiness is normal, keep cycling it for 1–2 weeks… and if you're not happy return it to Amazon.” So just to be clear: the company does NOT help you. They're great if you want someone to repeat to what the box insert says. Reach out, they'll repeat it to you in a longer version. They just push you back to Amazon which is surprising Amazon allows it honestly. And here’s the part that matters: This company has been making lava lamps since 1965. That’s 61 years of producing the same basic product. If something stays relevant for 61 years, it’s because it’s basically a 5-star idea and people liked it a 5-star rate. So how does a product this simple and timeless end up sitting at 3.6 stars? Answer: quality control is non-existent and customer service doesn't exist. Some people get a good lamp (very few though it appears). Others get cloudy junk that they're little "helpful" booklet doesn't help. How cloudy? I can't see my fingers on the other side of the lamp through what? 3 inches of liquid? But don't worry, I'm sure it'll clear before the Universe itself ends, I'll be long gone but not the company's problem apparently. If you get a good one, great. But if you get a bad one like mine, don’t expect the company to make it right, they see it as Amazon's problem.

Waste of money. It just stopped working.

I missed getting one of these when they were all the rage in the 70’s, always wanted one, and finally saw this and bought it ! Good quality, nicely designed and made (and just as I remember them from long ago!). Glad I finally found and got one. Very soothing and calming to watch the wax blobs rise and all. Got the pink/Orange one, going back for the blue.

We loved the colors of this. It was very foggy when we opened it but after about a week it was nearly clear (blue but clean liquid). I wish they used a 40watt bulb because a 25watt takes forever to heat up. We ended up returning it to get a 17 inch unit. The 16.3 unit also takes forever to heat up. The 17 is perfect!

I got this just over 2 weeks ago and I was prepared to receive a cloudy/odd lava lamp and had read the things needed to fix it. And yet, after 2 weeks of cycling it on and off using a planter setup that runs for 8+ hours on and 8+ hours off, its still incredibly cloudy, to the point I can't even see into the center, only around the edges. Strangely enough, it was less cloudy when I initially received it than it is now! Really bummed by this concerning quality and I'm preparing to return it, frankly. I'm going to try other methods online that don't involve opening the globe, but as of now it's pretty disappointing since I can't even visually see the main appeal of the lamp. (Pictures included are from the day received, 1 week into cycling, and 2 weeks into cycling.)

Good quality, looks great, shipping made the lamp cloudy but with a little patience it looks and works great.

I bought this to replace a Lava Lamp of the same color that was about 15 years old and starting to fade. Unfortunately the new ones have really decreased in quality. The fluid in the lamp I received was very cloudy and the wax looked fuzzy. Also when the wax softened after it warmed it became a bunch of little balls that stayed up at the top of the lamp and didn't flow up and down. I returned it and ordered a replacement lamp of the same color, purple fluid and yellow wax. The replacement was exactly the same with cloudy fluid and little balls of wax staying up at the top after the lamp warmed up. Other reviewers have reported the same issues. I regret I didn't go by their reviews. I did try the suggestions offered by the manufacturer to clear up the fluid which were not successful on either of the lamps I tried. I wish Lava Lamp would go back to their previous manufacturer as those lamps were high quality and lasted for years. There are so many similar complaints like mine that Amazon should pay attention to. Does nobody other than customers read these reviews? Fortunately Amazon refunded my purchase. If I could give it no stars I would have but Amazon does not allow that. I do not recommend this lava lamp.

Producto llegó dañado

Arrived broken

Great color. I bought one several years ago that wasn't as vibrant as this one. I am happy I took the chance. Wax doesn't stick to the inside of glass globe.

Given so many reviews mention they received what looked like previously returned products looking cloudy, I wanted to add my experience with getting a unit which I also believe was previously returned. It arrived with the spring askew near the bottom and all. I followed the manufacturer's instructions and let it settle for a couple of hours before turning it on. Then I put it on a timer outlet and let it cycle 2h on 2h off for about 8 hours. Then I let it settle while off for some 8h, and put it on a 6h on then 6h off for a few days. After that, I had a very dynamic and good looking lamp. It did look a slight bit cloudy, but now, after several months, it looks great! So while I am ready to accept I may be lucky and got a really good unit, the fact it looked returned (cable wrapped sloppily, etc), my lamp survived all this and operates like it should, as far as I can tell. Forum posts seem to indicate these lamps, although not the best they've ever been, are also a lot easier to make work despite motion during shipping, and that has been my experience.

Cloudy garbage. Had it for a year and still cloudy.. same as all the other reviews. Why is amazon even selling this junk??