Hi all getting frustrated as im sure u all have been there lots of times but just wondering if I could get a little help and get me back on track. I started out with 1/2 lpm trying to reach 1 lpm but now I'm at 1/4 lpm going backwards sucks. I have tryed different size plates,plate configuration,gap between plates I am lost. Ok so this was my last set up plates are 18 gage 316 ss plate gap of 1/16 plates are 2 1/2 x 8 configuration is -nnnnnn+nnnnnn- this gave me 2.08 v - 1.84 v across my plates using 2 teaspoons of NaOh to 1 1/4 liters of distilled water. I start with very little NaOh and keep adding untill I reach my max in amps (20a)or temp (140 f) I have been maxing out on temp 9 out of 10 times with all kinds of different set ups. I even tryed sealing edges of my plates to cut down current leakage to get the heat down but still no luck. Please help thanks.