Electrolysis Project Page 27

You will now want to thread the flange into the hole. Do not use any glue, just work the threads into the hole so that you can get everything lined up. This is VERY DIFFICULT to do if you used too small of a drillbit. I recommend staying just below the real size of your threads. Otherwise, you have to push way too hard to start the flange into the lid. This is a good test for your finger strength.

Once you have the flange threaded a bit, back it out and put glue all over the threads and in the hole. Be sure to get the glue into the thread grooves. Don't worry about getting glue in your flange's hole, that can be cleaned out easily after it dries. Try to keep the inside of the lid clean. You only want glue in the HOLE ...not all over the inside of the lid. Use just enough glue to do the job, no more.

Start the flange back into the threads you just made, and tighten it up by hand.

I found a beautiful little trick here... Screw the lid back onto an empty bottle. Then get a wrench that fits your flange. As you tighten your flange into the lid, the bottle gives you a lot more leverage. DO NOT overtighten the flange or you will strip your plastic threads out! -Just snug things up and then remove the lid from the bottle so that it can dry somewhere.

We can see the top reservoir is filling up nicely. I have finished the plans for an automatic ON/OFF switch for the electrolyzer. This switch will be controlled by the water level in the top reservoir and should cleanly handle the task of cycling the electrolyzer on and off. The switch will utilize a latching circuit between a high and low water level setting. I designed the switch to operate with easy to obtain parts so anyone can build one. I will post the plans for this switch soon, so that you can build one if you like.

Remember that my ultimate plans are to put this system into a vehicle so that is why I'm trying to do everything with easy to find parts at minimal cost. I want my system to be something that anyone can easily reproduce!

Over half way now.