I bought a cheap oil lamp to see if I'd like using one over candles. Love that its little and has a handle. Just it smells so strong its unusable, I can be meters away and still smell it. I know its not the paraffin liquid fuel source cause I burn the same stuff in a glass candle which has a smaller wick yet outputs a bigger flame with less smell. I tried adjusting the wick on the lamp, the height in the picture is where I think it should be but it smells. If I put it lower the smell is less but its dimmer than a tea light candle and no longer functional as a light source. I also noticed that it isn't particularly wind resistant which surprises me, it flickers quite similar to a candle.
I'm wondering why does my lamp smell?? Am I using it wrong? Is it just poorly made? Is there a way to fix it? I hate things just going in the bin and sitting around not being used