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Alot of folks have had bad luck with their LL's, so here are your LL basics: 1 If you receive a lamp with the liquid so cloudy that you cant see the lava, send it back for replacement. these require special handling in shipment and must not be shaken or rattled. It should be shipped in an upright possition. 2 After removing your LL from its box, you will see a round coil, possibly imbedded in some solid lava. Try to get that coil down to the bottom near the bulb. If the coil will not lay on the bottom because of the wax, just place the lamp in the base and turn the lamp on. It may take several hours for the wax to melt enough to free the coil so it can rest on the bottom but do not leave the lamp on for more than 6 hours even if the coil is not yet on the bottom. Wait until the lamp is room temp and try again, NEVER leave the lamp on more than 6 hours. 3 Eventually, the wax will melt and the coil will settle on the bottom. 4 Never shake or even move the lamp while it's hot and the lava is flowing. 5 Check the bulb placement. The light bulb MUST be exactly dead center. If not, you can move it while it is cool. 6 Do not place your LL in a cold room (50 or less) because the wax will solidify too fast and eventually, it will break-up into tiny globs. 7 One more time, most important (I dont care what someone else said), DO NOT leave your LL on for more then 6 HOURS. If you do, the lava will break up into tiny beads and will never form a solid mass again. It will look like a mess and it wont even move. 8 Buy your LL from someone you can trust and has a good return policy (like Amazon) because alot of LLs are received damaged in shipping. Rough handling will cause the "cloudy" look where the wax has been mixed with the liquid. 9 If you want to see the lava at it's best, avoid the ones with dark colored liquid and light color lava because it will be difficult to see the lava through the liquid. Clear liquid, or light blue or green works best for lava visibility :) I have owned dozens of LLs in my life. Got my first one back in the 60's, and they made them much better back then. Have fun with your LL and remember the 60's when life was less stressfull :)