Cell getting too hot!!

I have a cell in a pvc junction box and i have two sets of +NN- in the same box. I am running a series among the two and the terminals get really hot and i am afraid that it might start melting the box. It holds about 2.3 quarts of distilled water and i have 1 3/4 tsp. lye with it. If you have any advise to reduce heat and produce more hho. I am only making maybe 1 liter a minute.

If you add more neutrals to get the volts per cell down that will cut your heat down. A setup of +nnnn- or +nnnnn- will work best. You will have to adjust your catalyst amount after you change setups. How many amps was your setup drawing?