Schylling Lava Lamp quality control issues

I bought a Schylling Lava Lamp, and the liquid was so cloudy that you can barely see the wax inside, despite following the instructions for clearing cloudy liquid, and running the lamp for several days on top of that. I exchanged the lamp, and the replacement, shown in this video, is exactly the same.

[RJtoon]

Bought another Schilling today with white lava and teal fluid, it seems OK and back in January 2023 I bought my first one with clear fluid and white lava and it’s been great so I don’t know maybe yours was dropped or shaken in transit. I got it today at London Drugs Canada $19. My first one in January was full price $35

[johnvamvo]

i had this lamp for 2 years . also didn’t run it for a year and it still works great. no cloudy liquid . i’d just keep returning until u get a good one .
i have clear liquid btw

[joshuau.]

I bought a pre owned clear liquid and blue wax lava from amazon of this lava lamp lite / schylling lava lamp brand. The liquid does look very cloudy as you mentioned even after running for several days.
You’re right this brand is one of the bigger lava lamp brands. Amazon and even the store Spencers sell this brand.
On Spencers website they list webpages that list questions and concerns about the lava lamps. Their website says that the cloudiness is not a defect and they will not allow this as a reason for a refund, unless I read the website wrong.
The cloudiness does not appear in the product description and image, so to me this seems like it is not the same product that is described and is a reason to return. Especially if you don’t get a product as it is described and depicted on the website.
Glad you started the return process!
Hope you get one, maybe from somewhere else, that you are happy with the results of!

[cybrfxx]

my 16.3in yellow/purple lava lamp from the same company has been working good the past year or so since I got it, very groovy x3

[Lachlant]

I used to love lava lamps, my sister and I both had them when we were teenagers, and I knew quite a number of people who had them. I still have mine, but haven't used it in ages since it got dropped and some of the water has leaked out and I think I damaged the threading on the glass bottle neck, I'm not sure if the company who made it still makes them.

[catgirl_eva]

I think they sell lamps in this exact style (not sure about the brand though) at Walmart here in the States. Maybe next time you're on this side of the border, it might be worth taking a look.

[cjhova]

I bought this exact lamp on eBay thinking I avoided the “amazon” cloudiness. Sadly this lamp still shipped through Amazon and looked worse than this one. I “attempted” to filter it but couldn’t get the cap back to factory tightness. It also seemed to affect the lava flow. Some of these are just bad. Thanks to them moving their manufacturing over to China. I miss our 90s lamps

[MBRelaxBase]

was very interesting. Most of my lava lamps are from Mathmos.

[Lachlant]

I used to love using mine, but I think I stopped using it for a while because they take so very long to warm up.

[Lachlant]

Does this lava lamp use a tungsten/incandescent lightbulb? I would assume LED bulbs aren't any good for lava lamps because they don't produce enough heat to be useful.

[craglabrake]

I'm really sorry to hear this, quality is definitely not there for this lava lamp!

[Sageofpaths]

Unfortunately with Schylling it’s a dice roll since there mass produced in China- had three of them;

1. Was a grande from Amazon works great liquid is clear

2. The other was a 14.5 inch works great liquid is clear

The third sucked was a 16.3 inch same color you got and had the same issue flowed nice but was super murky never cleared up.

Some just come defective but if you manage too get a good one as long as you don’t run it more then 6-8 hours + no direct sunlight ull be good to go, also a dimmer was a huge game changer and of course, keep it away from heaters!

The two good ones I got are about two years old goin strong so far

[FrankTech]

Funny I got a 27" Grande.. same exact issue. I bought it from a 3rd party. Contacted Lavalamp/Schylling and was told they dont honor "warranty" replacements as I bought it 3rd party. All they told me was to cycle it 8-10hrs a day for 2-4weeks to rid the cloudy issue. It's been over a week with no improvement. I contacted the 3rd party store where I got it and got ghosted.. so.. I spent $200 on a cloudy AF grande.. however.. i'm tech savvy.. and i'm going to filter the water and see if it helps. they say to use 2micron filters and go about it that way.. dont use charcoal. we shall see.. but schylling is a shitty company. I have lamps from the 70s-90s and those work flawlessly. These things.. brutal.

[BBC]

That's rather unfortunate. Lava lamps are cool!

[blakebechtel]

I remember I got one of those once and the "lava" would not flow. It just stayed at the bottom. So I returned it and got a larger lamp and it worked fine.

[whitneywalton]

I just got one like this and the wax just hangs at the top. 😢 so annoying. And cloudy

[RJtoon]

Oh, and the dates on mine are both from 2022 one made in March and the other one made in May

[willkendallpro]

Just bought (July 10, 2023) an original Lava Lamp with red wax and clear liquid and it came with the "clear" liquid looking like milk. I also followed the instructions and that did not help. I called Schylling today and they told me to repeat the cloudy liquid procedure continually for two weeks. :(

[RobertBertone]

A year after you posted this, lava lamp is still shipping the lamps cloudy. A shame that the lavaLamp brand is willing to ruin their reputation. There are many cheap Chinese lava lamps out now that are much better looking. Mathmos is the best quality and probably more collectible since they are the original company. Unfortunately with pice conversion and pricy shipping costs they get expensive. I also heard that Mathmos does not honor their warranty if shipping overseas, so your on your own if there are problems with the lamp.

[kyoudaiken]

Parts of China is experiencing an intense drought lately and maybe they used contaminated unclean water.