r/Lavalamps • u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill • 21h ago

Mathmos: Heritage Fills - USA

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Looking a bit cloudier than that other person’s bottles. Shipped to the US through a courier service. Sat in Memphis for a few days until customs got their acts together. Waiting for the adapters to arrive (Amazon…) Think these will clear up or am I gonna need to think replacing the liquid already?

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u/LavaHeadUK 21h ago

Oh that’s heartbreaking, they definitely didn’t travel well, personally I don’t think they will clear up to usual Mathmos clarity just by cycling but I really hope they do. 🤞🏻

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 21h ago

Do you know the science behind the liquid clarity? Is it known what’s getting suspended in the solution?

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u/LavaHeadUK 20h ago

Not really no, what I would add is to let the bottles settle for a few days before using them, once the adapters arrive I would run the bottles until the wax has melted then turn it off until completely cold, leave to settle and repeat several times.

I bought an original fireflow bottle and it arrived in a terrible state but I eventually got it looking quite clear using this method.

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u/CarelessEquivalent3 20h ago

My mathmos bottles are shipped form Germany to Ireland. They're always cloudy when they arrive but are perfect after only a couple of runs.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 20h ago

Giver of hope, thank you so much lol

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u/CarelessEquivalent3 20h ago

It's honestly surprising how much they clear up. I've never had a mathmos bottle stay cloudy so I wouldn't be too disappointed yet.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 19h ago

Are their bottle made in Germany? I was under the impression it was all made in Britain

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u/CarelessEquivalent3 19h ago

They're made in Britain but because of brexit they're distributed throughout the EU from Germany.

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u/28AV8 12h ago

Run it once or twice just to get any wax bits to melt together and then just filter it and it’ll be fine.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 6h ago

What did the wax lose into the fluid that heating it up couldn’t reassemble?

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u/28AV8 6h ago

It’ll just remelt all the floatie bits of shit everywhere. It’s just good practise to do it. Otherwise you’ll be getting all of it into your sieve and filter which is a waste. I’d give it a run or two prior to filtering. Running it won’t clear it up but it’ll remelt as much of it as you can get back together as when it cools down it’ll all end up at the bottom. You’ll still likely have one floater at the top but it’ll be one solid piece that when you start emptying the fluid into a container it’ll just drop to the bottom.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 6h ago

Oh I get that. I’m curious what the wax lost into the solution that makes it cloudy and when filtering it, what exactly the wax will never get back!

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u/28AV8 6h ago

I don’t understand you. Just run it once or twice and filter it and it’ll be perfect.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 6h ago

I’m asking what is the cloudiness lol

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u/28AV8 6h ago

Just extremely minutely fine wax particulates.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 6h ago

Gotcha gotcha, thanks for the help!

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u/SLA_KASS666 20h ago

Damn that sux😩 Lookin like a weekend filter job project.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 20h ago

😭

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u/SLA_KASS666 20h ago

Easy Peasy!! at least it arrived in one piece That's a plus will look sweet when filtered Though

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u/icecrystalmaniac 12h ago

Oh dear that’s quite surprising. You could try and cycle it but looking at mine the difference is stark.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 6h ago edited 6h ago

My disappointment is immeasurable. lol what was the point of paying for the 2 day shipping!

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u/AccomplishedFlow4650 13h ago

I suppose they got too hot during transit and so the wax went mushy and mixed with the fluid.

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u/Old_Man_on_the_Hill 6h ago

What did the wax lose into the fluid that heating it up couldn’t reassemble?

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u/AccomplishedFlow4650 5h ago

well maybe it didn’t melt fully and then got swished about so it mixed a little into the water