Kitras Oil Lamp Instructions

Are you looking for oil lamp instructions and tips? Look no further. The team at Kitras has put together these comprehensive instructions to answer all your oil lamp questions.

WICK:

Kitras Art Glass oil lamp wicks are a 2-piece unit including: a fiberglass rope and a glass collar. Please handle with care to ensure these components remain connected.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Fill your lamp with oil to a maximum of 2/3 full. (At a minimum, there must be enough oil to ensure that 1/3 of the rope will be submerged in the oil when assembled).

2) Insert the wick so the glass collar is resting on the rim of the lamp. Adjust the rope in the collar, as necessary, to expose a tip roughly 1/8” above the collar. (Adjusting the height of the wick will alter the size of the flame. Never attempt to adjust the wick when the lamp is lit or hot from recent use).

3) The assembled lamp should sit unlit for a minimum of 15 minutes; allowing the rope time to soak up the oil to the top of the wick. Once the wick has been properly saturated it should light immediately.

TIPS:

A fiberglass rope means the wick itself does not light on fire; instead, the wick acts as a siphon, continually drawing up the oil as the oil burns. You should not need to replace the wick for several years if it is handled with care.

It is normal for the flame to move around slightly (widening and narrowing at the base) within the confines of the glass collar.

If you are using the lamp indoors you will want to use clean burning oil. We recommend Liquid Paraffin Oil as it is available smokeless, odorless and clear.