A. Lye (as a catalyst) is added during the initial fill.

After that you refill with pure water.

The lye stays in the ER HyZor and does not need to be replenished.

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A. Distilled water will reduce maintenance requirements.

De-ionized water can be used in a pinch but NOT recommended.

Do NOT use tap water.   Tap water is full of impurities.

Water turns into Brown's Gas (a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen), which leaves all the impurities, that are in the water, to form sludge in the ER HyZor. The sludge will inhibit the efficient formation of Brown's Gas.

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A. Simply wait until you can get steam distilled water. The ER HyZor will keep itself shut off until water is added. 

Most pharmacies and grocery stores sell steam distilled water. 

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That depends on the amperage going through the ER HyZor and how long the engine is running.

If the ER HyZor is using 2 Amps, it will use about 5 mL of water per hour.

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A. It is a good idea to remove the ER HyZor once a year to empty out the sludge.  

Pour out the sludge through a coffee filter so that the electrolyte solution can be reused.

Wash the chamber by swishing it with water several times. Be careful not to spill lye on anything.

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A. Yes!

ER HyZor Technology was developed in Canada over a period of 20 years, before being released in its present form.  

In temperatures colder than -30°F the water:lye solution will turn to slush.

When the ER HyZor turns on, the electric current will thaw the slush.

The ER HyZor will then operate normally.

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A. If the ER HyZor fails to produce Brown's Gas, your vehicle will act exactly as it did before the ER HyZor was installed.

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A. Yes.

It can be easy to move the system to another vehicle.

It could even be 'built' in such a way as to allow it to be moved to a vehicle that is rented or borrowed for short times.

'Demo' units could be installed on prospective customer's vehicles.

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A. Yes.  

If lye is not added as a catalyst the ER HyZor won't produce gas because pure water has far too high an electrical resistance.

Electrolyzers use a catalyst to lower electrical resistance.

  We've tested many catalysts and discovered (for our electrolyzer design) the most practical catalyst is lye.

It has the best balance of user safety, low cost, ready availability, high efficiency, environmental friendly and electrolyzer component compatibility.  

By definition a catalyst is not consumed in the chemical reaction, so the first 'charge' lasts the life of the electrolyzer.

Put it in only once, and then always add pure water when the electrolyzer liquid level is low.

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