How to Clean a Catalytic Lamp Wick
A catalytic lamp works on the principle of catalytic combustion to eliminate odors in your home. Heat rises from within the lamp through the heat chamber in the wick stone. When the heat mixes with cooler air in the room, air and fragrance flow continuously through the combustion chamber. Lamp wicks become dirty over time and need to be cleaned properly so they will stay lit and supple to absorb the lamp oil. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Blow out your lamp flame or place a snuffer on top of it to extinguish the flame. Allow the wick to cool completely.
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Open a bottle of 99% isopropyl alcohol and pour some into a small jar.
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Grasp the wick assembly and pull it straight up and off the bottle. Place the wick stone assembly into the jar. Add additional alcohol if needed to completely cover the wick and stone.
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Screw the lid onto the jar tightly so the alcohol does not evaporate.
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Check the wick once a day. Pour out the alcohol when it is brownish in color and replace it with fresh alcohol. Continue this process until the alcohol remains clear.
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Pour lamp oil into the base up to about two-thirds of the way full or less. Remove the wick assembly from the jar and insert the long end of the wick into your lamp.
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Light the wick with a butane grill lighter. Allow the stone to become ashy white in color and then place a snuffer on top of the wick to put out the flame.
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Tips & Warnings
Filling the lamp base with fragrance oil to more than two-thirds full will not allow sufficient air in the wick stone and will not allow the stone to heat up and produce fragrance.
Catalytic lamps actually add oxygen to a room instead of depleting a room of oxygen like traditional hurricane lamps and candles.
