ok I fixed the bulb in it hooked it back up it lights and now I can't get it to bubble . I moved the bubbler around a little and turned it upside down and then it started to bubble like crazy but turned it off now it doesn't bubble again. Any ideas what it could be?
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Did you change the bulb? it needs a 'hot' bulb. Be sure the bulb make contact with the bubble tube.
This is just a guess, but it might need some of this.
What bulb is hotter 15 volt0.2 a or 14 volt0.20 a
I don't remember what socket the tower has, but if it has a bayonet socket use a GE 363 or Lionel 2848-300 bulb.
if it is a screw base socket, use a GE 1446 0r 1449 bulb.
It is a screw base I found that it might take a 9809-300 but what bulb is this in a aftermarket number.
Ok ordered some 1449 bulbs but also put a piece of tinfoil under the bulb to direct the heat to the water now seems to be working great.
I only have an American Flyer one, but I am using a 430 bulb in mine (no idea if that would fit, it's the size of a prewar 432 bulb, but it's 14v). This works for me, but if your basement is cool, that can cause it to take a lot longer to heat up. I find that when my basement is around 55-60, it will take 20 minutes or so to bubble. At 70-75, it bubbles in a couple minutes.
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