Hope you have more luck with yours than I did with mine. After just over a year, mine just quit working one day. I was never able to figure out what was wrong with it. I couldn't see spending that amount of money again, so went to my local Big Lots store and got the same type of lamp there for just $29.95. Works just as well, and if it ever quits working, I won't feel nearly as bad as I did when my Ott lamp quit.