Rain Lamp - Beyond Tiki

CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Tue, Dec 6, 2005 8:29 AM On 2004-08-27 17:55, martiki wrote: I was going to add some scented oil to the mix but haven't yet? Be very careful of using scented oils. It sounds like a simple idea, but most of the fragrance oils will eventually gum up the motor or rain pours. The oil that is the carrier of the fragrance is usually vegetable based and is designed to evaporate to carry the fragrance which ultimately leads to a thick gummy mass that is the death of the motors. Someone else mentioned glycerin... Again, be careful for the very same evaporation reason. Ultimately you have to treat a rain lamp like you would an aquarium. Frequent monitoring of fluid levels and regular cleaning of parts.

On 2004-08-27 17:55, martiki wrote:
I was going to add some scented oil to the mix but haven't yet?

Be very careful of using scented oils. It sounds like a simple idea, but most of the fragrance oils will eventually gum up the motor or rain pours. The oil that is the carrier of the fragrance is usually vegetable based and is designed to evaporate to carry the fragrance which ultimately leads to a thick gummy mass that is the death of the motors.

Someone else mentioned glycerin... Again, be careful for the very same evaporation reason.

Ultimately you have to treat a rain lamp like you would an aquarium. Frequent monitoring of fluid levels and regular cleaning of parts.

Post #201821 by Chip and Andy on Tue, Dec 6, 2005 8:29 AM