I’ve learned a lot and now I’m equipped to build it on my own
When I started this HHO quest about 3 months ago I looked for plans on the internet for how to do it. I purchased the plans from Gas4free.com and built everything as close to the plans as I possibly could.
Let me try to tell you about the things that worked and the things that did not. The things I liked and the things I did not.
First is the price. The plans were in my opinion, over prices by about 4x. I paid around 100.00 for them. The detail on how to build the enclosure was far above any that could possibly be necessary to build it. However some important things were still left out. The polycarbonate used looks great and worked well at first. I then started seeing cracks at the holes for the fittings. They did not worry me too much. I just re tapped the holes to relieve any excess stress. The hole for all of the screws were drilled carefully as the directions said to do. Last night I finally got the whole unit working and was very excited to start using it. Today I started the truck and opened the hood to verify it was working to find that the housing had cracked and leaked the electrolyte solution out.
There are two other things that did not work with the plans. The electrolyte solution they recommended does not work and the plate configuration does not work either. The plans say to use table salt and hydrogen peroxide with distilled water. This blows a 30a fuse in a few seconds. What I found that does work is distilled water and just a pinch of sodium peroxide. The plate design that they specify is 11 plate alternating + and -. This will boil the water in 5 min. or less. What I ended up with that does work is 9 plates + n n n – n n n +. The hho pours off of this configuration and electrolyte and it seems to hold the temp down well too.
Well now it is time to rebuild an enclosure for my cell so I can start getting the benefits. I’m going shopping for options tonight. I’ll let you know what I find.
You might try 3″ to 4″ PVC; it’s easy to work with and takes taping very well. I use 4″ with a screw in cap on bottom and a simple plug on top. I hook my tabs on the inside of the cap so all of my SS is covered in water; I think it’s safer this way. I tape in two quarter inch elbows and put in clear tubing so I can see water level and clarity. Then I go into a simple bubbler made from 2″ PVC. I haven’t any problems with it and it’s easy to maintain.
Keep It Simple
Eddie
Eddie Wodarz - October 28, 2008 at 4:27 pm