Scrubber Part 4

Testing the unit

The first rule in testing your unit is to understand what is happening. If possible you should check that the unit has no electrical shorts between either of the two outer plates and the very centre plate. You can do this with an electrical test instrument called a multi-meter, or you can make a simple light bulb circuit with a 1.5 volt D cell battery , a light bulb and two wires. Place one wire or test probe onto one of the outer plates; place the other wire or test probe onto the very centre plate. If the light comes on or there is an error signal or zero resistance with your multi-meter; it is most likely you have a dead short between the two plates or electrodes. Do not connect power to your unit until you have corrected the shorted plates.Check all plates to see that there is no direct shorts, with the exception of coarse for the two outer most plates. Now understanding the unit. Starting from the two outer most plates working in toward the centre. The two outer most plates are electrically connected via the main fixing bolt. This is the correct function of these two plates. The next two inner plates are independently neutral plates an are not electrically connected to any other plates or electrodes. They are only partially connected when placed in water. The function of how these plates work is known in the electrical field as a capacitive coupling. The centre plate is of the opposite polarity as the two outer most plates. Ie. if your outer plates are connected positive then your inner centre only plate must be connected negative, and/or visa versa...

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Ok, so your sure the unit is functioning correctly with the test meter ? Then it's time now to place the unit in some water and hook up the power. For the first test we will use a 2 litre icecream container 4/5 full of hot water; taken directly out of the hot tap over the sink or bath. With the power to the unit turned off, connect the battery charger negative lead to the centre most electrode. Next connect the battery charger positive electrode to the outer most electrode. Now place the scrubber unit in the 2 litre container of hot water. Standing slightly away from the unit turn on the power. If your battery charger is fitted with a meter you should see a small amount of needle movement. The needle on the charger meter may read up to around 1 or 2 amps. It really depends on the condition of and the mineral content in the water. If the battery charger starts to get hot for any reason; switch it off immediately an assess any problem. Never let the battery charger leads or the electrode contacts short together or touch each other. If you are a novice or just newly into this field of research you should never ever use a metal container or steel drum to sit your unit in while it cleans the water. The metal container provides a dead short through your water scrubber unit, which could damage your power supply. If all is well you should immediately see hydrogen and oxygen bubbles forming on the surface of the plates. Hydrogen comes off the negative plates while oxygen comes off the positive. These bubbles are very beneficial in killing most bacteria in the water, particularly the oxygen, for oxygenation of water kills most bacteria as well as benefiting our own health. If you use a bit of ingenuity you can catch these bubbles and burn the hydrogen. But be extremely careful, because hydrogen in the presence of oxygen is extremely explosive. If you operate your water scrubber in a closed environment you should never allow any build up of this explosive gas mixture. Some bubbles will form on the top of your water as your unit does its job, but they will eventually burst harmlessly into the air. As a further precaution you should avoid smoking or lighting matches near the water scrubber while it is in use. It is most unlikely that you will ever have to worry about explosions if you use your unit in the open air. If you seal the unit away in a closed environment then you should take simple precautions to avoid the collection of H2 + 0 gas mixture.

Maintenance of your Unit:

Its a good idea to change the polarity (swap battery charger electrodes over) every time you use your unit. This will prevent the plates from building up scum and heavy metals onto one set of plates. The technical term for this heavy metal build up is called electro-plating. If you notice your plates in the centre containing more dirt and grime than the outer plates, then reverse the battery charger leads over and the dirt and grime will eventually remove itself off the plates. You may also clean your plates with steel wool or kitchen cleaning pads. You may also soak your plates in mixture of 50/50 hydrochloric acid and water if the plates become to dirty to clean by hand. If you drive your unit too hard with high current because of dense electrolytes or dense mineral compositions in the water, then the plates can become pitted with tiny micro holes all over the plates. Try placing a resistor in series with the battery charger electrodes, as this will limit the electrical current going through the unit. It's best to try an avoid these adverse conditions. Treat your water scrubber with some respect and you will likely get years of service and thousands of gallons of clean water out of your unit...

Drinking the Water:

Once you have your Water Scrubber Unit© working as it should, with small bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen happily rising to the top, you will start to see a conglomeration of dirt and heavy minerals starting to make the water turn a cloudy filthy brown colour, and finally to a disgusting black colour with particles floating on the top. This black sludge is said to be something akin to the sump oil from an automobile.This dirty sludge and grime function of cleaning the water is perfectly normal for the scrubber unit. The microscopic dirt and mineral particles are starting to come together and form larger molecules. Depending on their composition, these larger molecules will either float to the top because the hydrogen/oxygen bubbles carry them upward, or they may become heavy and sink to the bottom of your plastic container. Do not be discouraged by the look and smell of your water at this stage. After two or three hours (depending on your water) you should see the needle on your battery charge start to drop in current. This proves that the dirt and minerals in the water are being removed. The amount the needle or current drops depends on your water and what composition of elements are in it. This may take 3- 4 hours or it may take a lot longer. It doesn't really matter how long it takes. With some trial an error you will establish the best time for cleaning and charging your water. You will eventually work out that leaving the unit on for an extra 2 hours does nothing to remove any more dirt and minerals... Like all good analyses, it's best to keep a diary of what you have done an how you have done it. I would like to hear feed back from people who have done experiments and what modification they have made to improve the overall system.

Once you are happy that the unit has completed its job, switch off the power at the wall and rinse the scrubber unit under running water while scrubbing the plates with a kitchen bottle brush. If you let the dirt or sludge dry on your unit plates there will be a slightly longer period for the unit to clean the same amount of water the next time around. Now, look at all that sludge sitting on top of your test container. Remember that clean clear water you thought was clean and healthy when you first placed it in the container ? Makes you take a second look at what you are really drinking doesn't it? Anyway, source a large plastic or wooden kitchen spoon an stir all of that sludge and grime back into the water. Yes, just stir the whole container full of water and sludge until the whole lot becomes one brown/black looking container full crude oil. Now cover the container and let it sit in a quiet location for some 4- 8 hours. What will happen is, the hydrogen an oxygen bubbles mixed into sludge on the top of the water will eventually burst allowing the sludge to sink and form a layer at the bottom of the container. This will force the water to become crystal clear again. You may become quite surprised by this ? Now all you have to do is carefully separate the water and sludge by syphoning or pouring off the clean water from above the sludge layer at the bottom of the container. There you have it, clean oxygenated charged water ready to drink. The health benefits of this water are numerous. I have no medical degree and therefore cannot justify the truth in these claims, I will therefore decline to mention such anecdotes. People may like to form their own discussion group and/or email list to exchange information ?

Scrubber Part 4

Water Scrubber Part 4

Testing the unit

Maintenance of your Unit:

Drinking the Water:

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