I just tested my unit on NaOH. 1/2 tsp. for 1 Gal water. seems just as productive as the baking soda. and it cleaned even more brown crap off of the plates.
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I just tested my unit on NaOH. 1/2 tsp. for 1 Gal water. seems just as productive as the baking soda. and it cleaned even more brown crap off of the plates.
try starting with 25% sodium hydroxide solution. It gets hot, so be careful. Never add water to powdered lye- mix in a little lye to the water- measure w/ ohmeter, lower resistance is better. good luck!
I am going to counter this claim (to a point)...
Yes the higher concentration produces more HHO than a lower concentration. However unless you live in a freezing cold climate then there is no reason to go this high. The amount you gain in production is outweighed by the danger of ever spilling it on you.
Also, the 25% by weight only applies to those who have PWM's. If you are just going brute force then your concentration is only going to be, at most 4-5 Tbls. per gallon of water. If you are using a PWM then you don't need more than 10-12 Tbls per gallon, anything more is just a waste of resources.
Hi folks
Cool discussions!
For about half a year I'm experimenting with KOH in wet and now in dry cell.
Both with 316L plates, if this means quality.
Unfortunately after some 200 miles one third of the wet cell is filled up with a corrosion like pudding. Really ugly.
Normally I use a potassium alkaline 50% solution and mix it up in relation 1:2000 with distilled water. Production rate is good, but very fast corrosion occurs.
Now with the dry cell I'm trying tabwater. Even so corrosion appears after some 20 miles at the bottom of the cell. See the pic. http://www.hhoforums.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
Did somebody make the same experiences?
What would be the appropriate amount to add to a 1qt cell?