Quote Originally Posted by msheppa View Post
The best way I have found to measure how much Lye to add is with a multi-meter. Set it to AMPS. With fresh, Distilled Water and a clean system, you should be less than 1 amp before adding anything to it. What ever you decide to use, add very little at first. Mix it in well and check your amps. Between 5 and 8 amps is a good start. As your generator runs, it will work better and the amps will rise. Starting out with 5 to 8 amps, it should not rise above 20 amps. If you get higher than that you run the risk of blowing fuses. Along with the amps you have heat. Amps and heat go hand-in-hand. The more amps, the more heat. For those of you running with PVC pipe or less, be careful. PVC max temp is 140 degrees F. At 20 amps you are running at around 140F.
Not true in all cases. IF you have a small enclosure and say, a quart or so of water, 20 amps equals boiling water and big trouble. In 5 gallons of water, 20amps will barely get the water warm. It depends on the water volume, design of the cell, number of neutral plates and other factors.

"One size fits all" doesn't apply to amps and temperature of a cell.