Originally Posted by
hhofox
Hmmm... what colour is your reservoir's water? Does it have mud at the bottom? I am thinking that maybe the wall plates created mud inside the electrolyser and that's cutting down on your total area of reaction.
The mud could also be blocking the water holes between the cells, preventing the plates from getting any more electrolyte.
If the plates are not 316L then they give off some (toxic?) mud.
(I'd like to know if this will stop eventually -or will they always give off the mud?)
Anyhow, I'd give the unit a good cleaning and see what it does after that.
That's just my two cents.