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What is a wick?
A wick is a bundle of fibres within a candle, an oil lamp, or a kerosene heater.
What is the name of the glass flue which protects and surrounds the wick of an oil lamp?
chimney
What was oil used for in bibical times?
for illumination (fuel for wick lamp) and annointing.
What matirial were used by the ancient egyptians to make lamp?
pottery for the lamp body, papyrus reed for the wick and olive oil for the fuel.
What is thename of the glass flue that surrounds and protects the wick of an oil lamp?
chimney - 26 down
What is a good lamp wick substitute?
Cotton string
What is the purpose of an alcohol lamp's wick?
To control the burn rate
What is an Argand lamp?
An Argand lamp is a lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allows a current of air both inside and outside the flame.
How do you get dried up kerosene out of an antique lamp?
If you have an old fashioned wick type kerosene lamp, unscrew the top, pour in the kerosene- (half way is fine, it will burn for hours and hours), light the wick, and then put on the chimney. Adjust the wick down, so it stops smoking. The lamp should not smoke at all, if it does turn the wick down. Hope this helps. We light our house all the time with these!
What question can you ask for oil larva lamps?
What? What is an oil lava lamp made out of? What is an oil larva lamp? How? How does it work? Where? Where can you by an oil larva lamp? Where was the first larva lamp invented? When? When was the first oil larva lamp made? Why? Why was the oil larva lamp made? Why do they call it the oil larva lamp? By Shanti Lavea
Where is the wick in a SX-B21 Kerosene Heater?
The SX-B21 Kerosene Heater has a wick that is located at the base of the heater. When changing the wick out always be sure to pour out any kerosene that may be left in the lamp.
How do fragrances work?
Fragrance effusion lamps require scented lamp oil, which is flammable. When you pour the oil into the lamp, you have to give the wick enough time to absorb it. Then you can light the top of the lamp and blow out the flame after a minute or two so that the oil will be burned and released into the air. For more information on effusion lamps, check out this article: http://blog.gobsmackme.com/2010/04/15/improve-the-ambiance-of-your-home-with-aromatic-effusion-lamps.aspx
