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Some frequently asked Questions
Why use Hydrogen?
"Hydrogen has the highest energy to weight ratio known, NASA has used it as a rocket fuel for decades. If you watch a shuttle lift off you can see that the three rockets attached to the shuttle itself have a blue flame. That is the space shuttle's on board hydrogen rocket. The booster rockets utilize liquid hydrogen, combined with oxygen for their fuel. In addition, NASA uses hydrogen for it's primary fuel while out in space. Hydrogen is also used for making drinking water in outer space, one pound of hydrogen, combined with oxygen, will make nine pounds of pure drinking water."
Hydrogen is considered a near-perfect energy carrier. It has many advantages over conventional fuels: it is non-toxic, it is renewable, clean to use, it's cheap, and it produces much more energy per pound. Hydrogen is considered the fuel of choice for energy-efficiency. As stated above, it burns very cleanly and doesn't produce hydrocarbon pollutants.
One of the most exciting things about hydrogen is that it is virtually cost free since one can extract hydrogen from water (one quart of water will produce approximately 2000 quarts of hydrogen and oxygen). You just have to separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in the water.
Exactly how does the Hydrogenator work?
The Hydrogenator sends an electric charge through a liquid electrolyte comprised of distilled or tap water and sodium hydroxide (NaOH), which causes the hydrogen molecules to separate from the oxygen molecules in the water. It then captures the pure hydrogen and oxygen and transports the 2 gases (HHO) into the engine via the air intake system.
Will the Hydrogenator work in my vehicle?
The Hydrogenator will work in any conventional motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, gasoline, propane, natural gas, or diesel and/or bio-diesel fueled. If your car or truck has an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline, propane, natural gas, or diesel or bio-diesel fuel, you can reap significant mileage benefits and financial savings from the Hydrogenator!
"Hydrogen has the highest energy to weight ratio known, NASA has used it as a rocket fuel for decades. If you watch a shuttle lift off you can see that the three rockets attached to the shuttle itself have a blue flame. That is the space shuttle's on board hydrogen rocket. The booster rockets utilize liquid hydrogen, combined with oxygen for their fuel. In addition, NASA uses hydrogen for it's primary fuel while out in space. Hydrogen is also used for making drinking water in outer space, one pound of hydrogen, combined with oxygen, will make nine pounds of pure drinking water."
Hydrogen is considered a near-perfect energy carrier. It has many advantages over conventional fuels: it is non-toxic, it is renewable, clean to use, it's cheap, and it produces much more energy per pound. Hydrogen is considered the fuel of choice for energy-efficiency. As stated above, it burns very cleanly and doesn't produce hydrocarbon pollutants.
One of the most exciting things about hydrogen is that it is virtually cost free since one can extract hydrogen from water (one quart of water will produce approximately 2000 quarts of hydrogen and oxygen). You just have to separate the hydrogen from the oxygen in the water.
Exactly how does the Hydrogenator work?
The Hydrogenator sends an electric charge through a liquid electrolyte comprised of distilled or tap water and sodium hydroxide (NaOH), which causes the hydrogen molecules to separate from the oxygen molecules in the water. It then captures the pure hydrogen and oxygen and transports the 2 gases (HHO) into the engine via the air intake system.
Will the Hydrogenator work in my vehicle?
The Hydrogenator will work in any conventional motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, gasoline, propane, natural gas, or diesel and/or bio-diesel fueled. If your car or truck has an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline, propane, natural gas, or diesel or bio-diesel fuel, you can reap significant mileage benefits and financial savings from the Hydrogenator!
In all post 1996 fuel injected, gas powered, computerized vehicles with the Hydrogenator installed, the electrolyzed HHO is drawn into the air intake mixed with the ambient air, past the mass air flow sensor which tells the computer how much air volume is flowing into the engine. This allows the onboard computer to set the fuel/air mixture (No MAP sensor adjustment is required). The HHO is then drawn into the internal combustion cylinder where it accelerates the ignition of the liquid fuel. The resultant remains are then ejected out of the combustion cylinder exhaust valve ports where the exhaust sensors test the exhaust content and forward the data to the onboard computer.
Why do we use 316 grade stainless steel plates?
Grade 316 is the standard molybdenum-bearing grade, second in importance to 304 amongst the austenitic stainless steels. The molybdenum gives 316 better overall corrosion resistant properties than Grade 304, particularly higher resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion in chloride environments. It has excellent forming and welding characteristics. It is readily brake or roll formed into a variety of parts for applications in the industrial, architectural, and transportation fields. Grade 316 also has outstanding welding characteristics. Post-weld annealing is not required when welding thin sections. Grade 316L, the low carbon version of 316 and is immune from sensitisation (grain boundary carbide precipitation). Thus it is extensively used in heavy gauge welded components (over about 6mm). The austenitic structure also gives these grades excellent toughness, even down to cryogenic temperatures.
Electronic Fuel Injection/O2 Sensor Mitigation.
Post-1996 gasoline engines with Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) will have mileage-resistant O2 sensors mounted in the exhaust manifold or just in front of the catalytic converter. In-line 4 or 6 cylinder engines will generally only have a single O2 sensor, V-6, V-8, and V-10 engines will usually have two O2 sensors. In order to achieve the full benefits of the hydrogen input from the Hydrogenator, or any supplemental hydrogen generator, most post-1996 vehicles with EFI gasoline engines will need to install a small electronic signel interceptor called an EFIE device, which allows for the manual adjustment or "masking" of the signal the O2 sensor sends to the onboard computer after the Hydrogenator hydrogen generator is installed.
These government-mandated O2 sensors are mileage-resistant. The sensors read the cleaner exhaust produced with the HHO added to the air-intake as a "lean" mixture, because it contains less of the pollutants normally sensed from the burning of carbon-based fuels alone. The "lean mixture" signal it relays to the onboard computer will instruct the onboard computer to inject more fuel into the combustion process, thus undoing the benefits of the added hydrogen and oxygen input. These small EFIE devices are available for both single and multiple sensor vehicles. You can read more about them or order one at:
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You can download FREE plans to build your own EFIE device from parts you can purchase at most electronics stores, such as Radioshack, here:
http://hydrogenator.us/efieplans.pdf
Diesel engines don't currently have O2 exhaust sensors that control the fuel supply by assessing the oxygen content of the exhaust gases. Both the electrolyzed hydrogen and oxygen (HHO) can be introduced into the air-intake of diesel powered engines without the mitigating techniques needed by post-1996 fuel-injected gasoline driven engines, such as O2 extension fitting or EFIE devices.
Installing the Hydrogenator does not require any modifications to your engine. All you have to do is route the HHO transmission hose from the Hydrogenator to the engine air-intake cowling.
It takes a qualified mechanic about 30 minutes to install the Hydrogenator. (Recommended)
Will the Hydrogenator work on diesel engines?
Absolutely! A Hydrogenator will work well on any auto and pickup truck diesel engines. For those with larger Diesel engines like large local haulers or Over-The-Road semi truck tractors we recommend our Hydrogenator commercial and big-rig options.
What about my Mass Air Flow (MAF) and my Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor?
The mass air flow (MAF) sensor responds to the volume of gas/air flowing through the chamber containing the sensor. It is intended to be insensitive to the density of the gas/air. Thus there is no need to mitigate/adjust/or mess around with your MAF when you install the Hydrogenator.
A manifold absolute pressure sensor (MAP) is one of the sensors used in an internal combustion engine's electronic control system. Engines that use a MAP sensor are typically fuel injected and gasoline powered. The manifold absolute pressure sensor provides instantaneous manifold pressure information to the engine's electronic control unit (ECU). The data is used to calculate air density and determine the engine's air mass flow rate, which in turn determines the required fuel metering for optimum combustion. A fuel-injected engine may alternately use a MAF (mass air flow) sensor to detect the intake airflow. A typical configuration employs one or the other, but seldom both. Once again, there is no need to mitigate/adjust/or mess around with your MAP when you install the Hydrogenator.
Does Hydrogenator Come With After-Sales Support?
Yes, we pride ourselves in giving timely after-sales support. We try to answer all e-mails or "hotline" contacts in a timely manner. We believe in the Hydrogenator because we know it works, and we want it to work for you so you can reap all of the benefits and rewards.
Every Hydrogenator is thoroughly inspected and tested before it is sent out.
We cannot make specific guarantees regarding the actual mileage savings you will receive while using the Hydrogenator. That depends on a huge variety of factors including: the operating characteristics of your particular vehicle, the type of driving done (i.e. city vs. highway), your personal style of driving, loads you tow or transport, etc.
ALWAYS PRE-MIX the electrolyte in an open container when adding denatured alcohol to the Sodium Hydroxide and distilled water for your winter mix. Let the mixture sit, uncontained/uncapped, for about 30 minutes before adding the mixture to the reservoir in the Hydrogenator device.
The Hydrogenator, like other pieces of equipment utilizing H2O that is exposed to below freezing elements, must be protected from freezing hard during cold weather. This can be accomplished by adding denatured alcohol to the distilled water and NaOH in order to achieve a 5% to 20% alcohol solution. A 5% solution (about 8 liquid oz. per U.S. gallon) will protect against a hard freeze down to about 10º F.. A 10% solution (about 13 liquid oz. per U.S gallon) will protect against a hard freeze down to about 0º F.. A 15% solution (about 21 liquid oz. per U.S. gallon) will protect against a hard freeze down to about -15º F.. A 20% solution (about 28 liquid oz. per U.S. gallon) will protect against a hard freeze down to about -25º F..
In a plastic container, mix 1 gallon distilled water, denatured alcohol (8 to 28 liquid oz.), and Sodium Hydroxide 20 oz. by weight, (about 20 tablespoons), in an open container and let the mixture sit open, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes before closing or transferring the mixture to a closed container. There will be an initial reaction causing the mixture to get warm and expand, so keep the mixing container open to accommodate the heating and expansion, before capping the mixing container or adding the mixture to the cells.
When the Hydrogenator requires adding replacement electrolyte for continued below-freezing operation, be sure to include 8 to 28 liquid ounces of denatured alcohol with each gallon of distilled water, along with 1 ounce by weight (about 1 tablespoon) of Sodium Hydroxide in the replacement water to maintain the 5% to 20% alcohol solution and replace any Sodium Hydroxide in the cells, which may have been neutralized with use.
For initial electrolyte fill-up:
Add the distilled water and Sodium Hydroxide mixture (with or without denatured alcohol, per the weather conditions), filling to the bottom of the reservoir filler tube. Do not over-fill. As the electrolyte warms when current is passed through it, it expands. So leave room for expansion.
Some of the internal components of the cells need to "season" for 10 to 12 hours of usage before they reach their expected output. Several sessions of use, then non-use, may be necessary to "season" those components. If you are running the Hydrogenator from your vehicle alternator/battery, your in-dash voltmeter should drop about 1.5 volts from its maximum reading when the device is warm and working well.
Once again, when freezing weather approaches, begin adding denatured alcohol to prevent the device from freezing hard.
Always use an open plastic container when mixing the denatured alcohol and the Sodium Hydroxide into the distilled water, then let it sit for 30 minutes for any warming reaction to spend itself. You can pick-up the denatured alcohol at any well supplied lumber or hardware store....in the paint department .....located with paint thinners, etc. You can pick-up Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)at any good Hardware store (Red Devil, Rooto Lye, or similar drain cleaner)or order it from our website.
Do NOT use ethylene glycol (anti-freeze) in the electrolyte. It will coat the interior surfaces of the electrolyzing components and greatly reduce the generating efficiency of the Hydrogenator dry cells.
How often you will need to replenish the electrolyte depends upon the amount of driving you do.
You should check the electrolyte depletion every 600 to 800 miles of driving. Once again, adding an ounce (a tablespoonful)of sodium hydroxide to each gallon of replacement water should maintain the recommended water-to-sodium hydroxide mix. The sodium depletes very slowly....not at the same rate as the water in the electrolyte. If you use local tap water, as opposed to distilled water, you may need to adjust the sodium to accommodate the mineral content of the local water supply. We strongly recommend distilled water for consistency and best long-term performance of the Hydrogenator.
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