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Fragrance Lamp Tips

March 2nd, 2008 by Amy G Unlimited

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Set Fragrance Lamp on a level, stable surface. Remove the Decorative/Open Shade and Solid Snuffer Cap.

2. Fill Fragrance Lamp no more than two thirds full with fragrance lamp oil using the small funnel. Dry off any spilt Lamp Oil carefully! NOTE: Your fragrance lamp will not function properly if it is too full!

3. Insert the Wick Stone into the Fragrance Lamp and REPLACE THE SOLID SNUFFER CAP ON THE LAMP.. Allow at least 20 minutes for the Wick Stone to absorb fragrance oil.

4. Make sure the Fragrance Lamp is not near any flammable material. Light the Wick Stone and leave the flame on for 2 at least minutes. (You will get a substantial flame.) Ideally you want the base of the Wick Stone to start glowing red hot. Then blow out the flame. The Wick Stone is now operating. There will be no flame but the burner stone will be very hot!

5. Place the Decorative/Open Shade over the Wick Stone. The Decorative Shade protects you from getting burned on the hot Wick Stone and also helps to hold the heat in the stone. Never put the Decorative/Open Shade on your Fragrance Lamp when the flame is burning.

6. To extinguish, remove the Decorative/Open Shade and place the Solid Snuffer Cap on the Wick Stone.

HELPFUL HINTS & TROUBLESHOOTING

1. ALWAYS KEEP THE SOLID SNUFFER CAP ON THE FRAGRANCE LAMP WHEN IT IS NOT OPERATING. Failure to do so causes most of the wick problems folks encounter. The isopropyl alcohol in the lamp oil tends to evaporate and let the fragrance oil build up in the Wick Stone. Isopropyl alcohol also loves to absorb moisture out of the air, diluting the fragrance lamp oil with water, which means it will not burn! Make sure the Solid Snuffer Cap is on tightly and securely.

2. We strongly suggest you use a fireplace style butane lighter to light your fragrance lamp. They put out a good flame to get the lamp started.

3. Remember that the fragrance lamp works after the flame is extinguished. The flame is only to heat the stone to operating temperature and needs to be blown out after 2-4 minutes.

4. NEVER fill your fragrance lamp more than 2/3 full of fragrance lamp oil. The lamp needs the air at the top of the lamp to work properly and besides that you really do not want the flammable fragrance lamp oil in intimate contact with the hot Wick Stone!

5. Wick Stones usually last about a year or approximately 250 lightings. Wick burners are all different. Some seem to last forever and some don’t seem to last long at all.

6. A patent on wick stones claims that wick stone life is shortened by allowing your lamp to consumer all the fragrance lamp oil in the lamp. It says allowing the lamp to burn 100% of the lamp fuel creates carbon deposits that will plug up the microscopic holes in your wick stone. Others claim a periodic Wick Stone Burnout (burning up all the fuel in your lamp) helps keep your Wick Stone healthy.

7. Some folks advise never leaving fragrance lamp oil in a lamp between uses. This prevents the fragrance oils from building up in the Wick Stone and keeps the alcohol from absorbing moisture out of the air. This is not an absolute must, but is a good idea.

8. Diamondcreek sells replacement Wick Stones. (Unlike some of our competitors, we’re not trying to get rich selling wicks!)


9. You can change fragrances by letting the wick dry on a paper towel. It is okay to go from fragrance to fragrance without drying the Wick Stone, the fragrances will blend until the existing fuel in the wick is used up.

10. If your stone fails to light there are several potential causes

  • The fragrance lamp oil may not be wicked up to the Wick Stone enough yet. Put on the Solid Snuffer Cap back on for another 20 minutes then try again to light your Fragrance Lamp.
  • Your Fragrance Lamp could be “over-wicked”. If your Lamp was left exposed to the air for too long with the Solid Snuffer Cap off, it could buildup fragrance lamp oil in the stone. If so, hold the lighter flame to the stone longer (sometimes it takes several minutes), it should light once the oil deposits are dispersed.
  • Your Wick Stone may have absorbed moisture from the air. The Isopropyl Alcohol in the fragrance lamp oil just loves to absorb water from any source available. Too much water and it will not burn no matter how long you hold a flame to it. In this case, pull the Wick Stone and let it completely dry out for about 24 hours in a warm dry non-humid location.
  • Your Wick Stone’s microscopic pores may be clogged with the deposits that build up over time from combustion. Sometimes this can be fixed by soaking the wick stone in “Unscented – Wick Cleaner”. Soak the wick for an hour or so in the “Unscented – Wick Cleaner” and then put it back in the fragrance lamp and light it right away. Sometimes a Wick Stone can be “rejuvenated” by burning the “Unscented – Wick Cleaner” in the fragrance lamp for a few hours.
  • The Wick Stone may just be all used up. Over time the catalytic metals in the wick get used up or coated with deposits and the wick stone is finished.WHITE SMOKE? Some lamp oil fragrances have a tendency to produce a “white smoke”. The “white smoke” is harmless and results from incomplete combustion of very long chain molecules in some fragrance oils.

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