I haven't forgotten

I haven't posted in a while since nothing has really changed. The HHO system is working fine. Now that winter is on it's way, we'll see how it hold up to the cold weather.

I did tear down the intake to see if any of that white stuff had redeveloped since my last inspection when I added the feed tupe into the throttlebody. Everything was nice & clean. Since I had it torn down I did clean the IAC & the MAF sensor.

It shorted again

Well it did it again. I started smelling the sweet rubbery smell trough the ac ducts & figured it was this. I shut off the HHO generator & the touched the wires and they were hot.
The fuse was tight, as were the connections so it could not have been an arc caused by a loose connection.

The only similarity between the time before & this is that BOTH times it was raining.
Being that this spade connector fuse holder has no cover, I can only assume that water got into the connection. The fuse was face up and it was also sitting just under the seem of the hood.

All it takes is one drop to cause an arc.

Everything has been repositioned & insulated now. Lets see if this settles this.

Redundancy

I have been asked why I have 2 resettable circuit breakers a fuseable link & an inline fuse?
This is why.



My breaker did not trip, my fusable link is intact. If this redundant fuse was not im place I could have lost a lot more.

I also have redundant flashports & flashback protection. Always double up on your HHO safety devices.

Great Ebay Seller!!!

I sent a note to the seller of the reservoir bottle I used telling him of the split issue.
Here's my email:

"Just wanted to give you a heads up on this tank I bought from you in November.

I did my install on the truck in May 2010 & the unit was great.

The fittings were tight with absolutely no leaks.

Today I was going to refill my reservoir and noticed the tank has split open ( see pix attached).

I think that they are unable to handle the KOH electrolyte."

That is exactly what I said. Today I was weeding through my spam filter, which his reply accidentally fell into. I was pleasantly surprise at his response.

"Sorry for the trouble. Maybe the tank had a flaw in it, that happens sometimes with this type of plastic forming technique. E-mail me back with your address and I'll send you another tank to replace the defective one. I now weld the fittings in, hold better."

Talk at you later.

His Ebay seller name is Mr.Mustang390. Here's a link to his page: Mr.Mustang390
I highly recommend him. He is absolutely a great Ebay seller who stands behind his product!

A blowout in the reservoir

I had noticed that my mileage wasn't as good in the last few fill ups as I had been getting. Well today I accidentally found the culprit.

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While I was adding distilled water to my KOH tank, I noticed that there was a split in the tank at the seam. So in effect, I had am HHO gas leak for about 3 weeks. I anticipated these types of problems which is why my reservoir tank is installed just behind the grill on the driver's side. This is far enough away from the intake and any potential flashback issues.

I replaced the tank with a 2 quart unit of much thicker plastic.

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New Composter

Just picked up a new Suncast Compost Tumbler at Lowes for $99.
It took me 45 minutes to assemble (while watching TV) . The tub is sturdy, 2 pieces bolted together with 20 nuts & bolts. The frame stand may be questionable. I will use it as is but eventually I think I will find myself building a new one out of pressure treated lumber. We'll see.
I also noted that the main bolts that hold the drum to the frame may fail in time. If it does stainless steel bolts will be used .

Here's a few pix.

Garden Pickins

Went out again this morning and there were more veggies just calling out to be picked!
This garden has been very easy to do, especially the hanging garden.
Here's what I got today: