volomike
06-29-2008, 10:55 PM
George (father-in-law) and I are using an electrolyzer configuration from the Power Tube Kit you can see on YouTube. We're using a bubbler that has failed us, however -- it was made from a plastic Jiffy jar.
The bubbler we had was melting slightly. This was because the engine vacuum was so great that it sucked in electrolyte water out of the electrolyzer and into the bubbler, causing it to melt.
We had the idea to get a one-way gas valve, instead, but wanted to know if there are dangers with using such a valve?
Some postulations, perhaps:
- Might not close fast enough to be a good fire arrestor
- if the config has a powerful vacuum on it, and the water can't come out of the electrolysis unit because it is blocked by the valve, does that mean it will cause the water to be under such a high pressure that it will crack the electrolyzer unit? Or, couldn't it crack the unit because after suction there is drawback, and with a one-way valve, it can't drawback air?
The bubbler we had was melting slightly. This was because the engine vacuum was so great that it sucked in electrolyte water out of the electrolyzer and into the bubbler, causing it to melt.
We had the idea to get a one-way gas valve, instead, but wanted to know if there are dangers with using such a valve?
Some postulations, perhaps:
- Might not close fast enough to be a good fire arrestor
- if the config has a powerful vacuum on it, and the water can't come out of the electrolysis unit because it is blocked by the valve, does that mean it will cause the water to be under such a high pressure that it will crack the electrolyzer unit? Or, couldn't it crack the unit because after suction there is drawback, and with a one-way valve, it can't drawback air?