Uploaded November 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Minimize the air space inside a Bubbler - if you have one. Do not rely on a Bubbler to stop a flashback. That is not its purpose. It is designed to eliminate foam from entering your engine. Foam that consists of gasses entrapped by anything dissolved in your water; including your electrolyte. You don't believe me? What is a bubble? How do you make one. If you still insist that the electrolyte in the water never gets depleted - think again. It gets carried out of the cell via the water skin/membrane around the bubbles.
Do not light/ignite HHO bubbles in your cell or in your bubbler. You are taking a big risk. I have witnessed flashbacks traveling from bubble to bubble through a Bubbler, and continuing on to the Generator. I have seen glass containers disintegrate - even though they were protected by bronze wool flashback arrestors, one way check valves, and bubblers; combined.
What is the best Flashback Arrestor? If you know, please tell me! Cigarette Filters have worked better than anything I have tried. But they are filters. They eventually get clogged up with your electrolyte. If you are using Baking Soda, Potassium Hydroxide (KOH), Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), or any other dissolved solid you put in the water, you can expect them to turn back to solids when they dry out. If you use Cigarette Filters, replace them if they show burn marks; replace them if they are restricting gas flow. Please do not use bronze wool arrestors. They are not reliable. Bronze wool gets corroded really quick - by the electrolyte. Corrosion will stop up the hoses; stop up your arrestor; stop up your one way check valves. That will cause you to blow a hose - or a bubbler - or even blow your cell.
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Please watch: "Lifi Communication by Arduino UNO Download Project"
youtube.com/watch?v=c4gC8dbaiZg
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Minimize the air space inside a Bubbler - if you have one. Do not rely on a Bubbler to stop a flashback. That is not its purpose. It is designed to eliminate foam from entering your engine. Foam that consists of gasses entrapped by anything dissolved in your water; including your electrolyte. You don't believe me? What is a bubble? How do you make one. If you still insist that the electrolyte in the water never gets depleted - think again. It gets carried out of the cell via the water skin/membrane around the bubbles.
Do not light/ignite HHO bubbles in your cell or in your bubbler. You are taking a big risk. I have witnessed flashbacks traveling from bubble to bubble through a Bubbler, and continuing on to the Generator. I have seen glass containers disintegrate - even though they were protected by bronze wool flashback arrestors, one way check valves, and bubblers; combined.
What is the best Flashback Arrestor? If you know, please tell me! Cigarette Filters have worked better than anything I have tried. But they are filters. They eventually get clogged up with your electrolyte. If you are using Baking Soda, Potassium Hydroxide (KOH), Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), or any other dissolved solid you put in the water, you can expect them to turn back to solids when they dry out. If you use Cigarette Filters, replace them if they show burn marks; replace them if they are restricting gas flow. Please do not use bronze wool arrestors. They are not reliable. Bronze wool gets corroded really quick - by the electrolyte. Corrosion will stop up the hoses; stop up your arrestor; stop up your one way check valves. That will cause you to blow a hose - or a bubbler - or even blow your cell.
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Please watch: "Lifi Communication by Arduino UNO Download Project"
youtube.com/watch?v=c4gC8dbaiZg
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