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Does a long hose reduce the AquaCure output volume?

The output will be exactly the same regardless of the length of the hose until the pressure needed to maintain the volume is exceeded and then the machine will simply shut off (no gas production).

Output volume is independent of pressure.  Pressure rises as resistance to flow increases (depth of water, kinks in hose, length of hose, etc.).  The machine is limited (for safety) to 2.5 psi maximum pressure.  But all during this time, the output volume stays the same.

You can test gas volume at home as per:

But (assuming you have no gas leaks) if you have gas at the end of your hose and the machine hasn’t shut off, you are getting the same gas volume as at the beginning of the hose.

The difference is that the machine’s pressure has risen to force the gas past the resistance.  

So the gas output always remains the same.

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Shouldn’t I feel the gas coming out of the cannulas?

Shouldn’t I feel the gas coming out of the cannulas?


You can (and should) confirm that gas is coming out the end of the hose (or nose cannulas) by putting the end in a glass of water.   The gas flow coming out of the cannulas should be the same as you see in the humidifier and Drinking water bubbler.

I can’t imagine anyone being able to ‘feel’ the gas coming out.  Do you ‘feel the air you normally breathe?  This gas is only 4% of the 100% that you normally breathe.

It’s a SMALL amount of gas compared to the volume of air that you breathe.  
It’s deliberately kept that way for SAFETY.

You need to keep the percentage of hydrogen in the intake breath under 4%, because over 4% hydrogen is potentially explosive.  
I design the AquaCure for SAFETY but also for maximum therapeutic effectiveness.

Most scientific studies that are showing therapeutic benefits are doing so with a 2% mixture of hydrogen in the intake breath.  I designed the AquaCure so that you can OPTIMIZE your gas production for YOU and stay under the 4% explosive limit.

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TDS Meter FAQ

TDS Meter FAQ

TDS meter accuracy

In you case (multiple jars with TDS showing up inappropriately) the ’slipperiness’ on the sides of the jar is MUCH more likely to be EZ Gel (see Gerald Pollack’s work) than lye.  See more below.

What I discovered…

TDS meters are limited to detecting CHARGED ions…  

This has TWO important considerations.

First consideration
the water may NOT be pure even if the meter reads 0 TDS.

https://mywaterearth.com/what-does-a-tds-meter-measure/
Note the chart that LESS than 300 ppm is considered EXCELLENT water quality.  
With sodium as one of the common minerals.

More links:
https://www.aquasana.com/info/education/tds-meter-what-is-it-and-do-you-need-it
https://www.hydroviv.com/blogs/water-smarts/tds-meters-and-testers
https://ozelink.com/tds_meters/faq.htm


OK, so going to the SECOND consideration and my AH HA moment…,

The TDS meter measures IONS or CHARGED PARTICLES.


It indiscriminately measures ALL charged particles.

The ExW IS A CHARGED PARTICLE!
It is a negatively charged plasma form of water (lots of extra electrons).

So the rising TDS in Brown’s Gas bubbles water is NOT all ‘contamination by lye’  
The TDS meter is adding in the ExW, which is incredibly HEALTHFUL

Note that FISH can not only LIVE in Brown’s Gas bubbled water (bubbled continuously) but they THRIVE; growing 3x faster than their peers in a nearby tank getting ONLY air bubbled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB4OUboB0ZM&feature=youtu.be
Obviously the fish could NOT thrive if the water wasn’t SUPER HEALTHY

So now to your ‘slipperiness’ on the sides of the jar.  EZ gel is VERY slippery and is negatively charged.  EZ gel forms on hydrophilic (water loving) surfaces.  
https://ecee.colorado.edu/~ecen5555/SourceMaterial/Pollack13.pdf
The EZ Gel is NOT lye (NaOH) it is not water either (H2O), it is a unique gel (H3O2).

So when you ‘clean’ the gel off the inner walls of the jar, you are putting negatively charged ions into the water, but they are not necessarily LYE ions, it’s much more likely that they are a combination of ExW and EZ Gel.

What does a TDS meter measure?

What does a TDS meter measure?

In reality, a TDS meter measures the electrical conductivity of water or, in other words, the total amount of mobile charged ions found in water. If an element is dissolved in water and can conduct electricity, it is called an electrolyte. 
Salt, for example, is an electrolyte. This conductivity measurement is then put through a statistical regression equation to convert it to a concentration measurement such as Parts Per Million (ppm). 

But some materials (sugar, for instance) is NOT an electrolyte. Therefore it will not register whatsoever on a conductivity or TDS meter. Check out the video below to see what we mean. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K34cV_IjysQ&feature=emb_logo 
This is one reason why a TDS meter is only an estimate of the true TDS.

A TDS meter is simply not capable of indicating ALL the types of dissolved solids that might be present in the water or at which level those specific contaminants (or minerals) are present.

Net Ionic Equation Example 

The net ionic equation for the reaction that results from mixing 1 M HCl and 1 M NaOH is:
H+(aq) + OH(aq) → H2O(l)
The Cl and Naions do not react and are not listed in the net ionic equation.

How to Write a Net Ionic Equation 

There are three steps to writing a net ionic equation:

  1. Balance the chemical equation.
  2. Write the equation in terms of all of the ions in the solution. In other words, break all of the strong electrolytes into the ions they form in aqueous solution. Make sure to indicate the formula and charge of each ion, use coefficients (numbers in front of a species) to indicate the quantity of each ion, and write (aq) after each ion to indicate it’s in aqueous solution.
  3. In the net ionic equation, all species with (s), (l), and (g) will be unchanged. Any (aq) that remain on both sides of the equation (reactants and products) can be canceled out. These are called “spectator ions” and they don’t participate in the reaction.

The ionic strength of 0.0087 mol/L NaOH is 0.0087 mol/L.

https://socratic.org/questions/how-do-you-calculate-the-ionic-strength-of-0-0087-m-naoh

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or lye, does not have a charge. It is an ionic compound composed of sodium (Na+) 1+ and hydroxide (OH-) 1- ions. When they combine to form the ionic compound sodium hydroxide, the 1+ and 1- charges cancel each other and the compound is neutral.

TDS meter is a simple device 

that creates a small small current between the 2 electrodes. Depending on the connectivity it measures the PPM. 

This is my understanding. 

That is one way to look at it and the most common.

You need to take another step deeper.

First, as per the above understanding, the TDS meter doesn’t create a ’small current’  It creates a small VOLTAGE or potential difference.  

There are two electrodes, the anode is charged positive and the cathode is charged negative.

NO CURRENT flows (indicating 0 TDS) if there are no ‘conductive’ ions in the solution.  

Which is why your statement above is ’technically’ incorrect.

If there ARE conductive ions, they will gravitate to the appropriate electrode (+ ions to the cathode to receive an electron and – ions to the anode to give up an electron).  The electrons being received and given up create the ‘current’ (electron flow) that the meter then ‘assumes’ to be TDS.

So this is why it’s important to understand that the TDS meter creates a voltage, not a current; at least not directly.  Indirectly there will be a current flow if there is:

1. an electrolytic solution (called a catalyst) so the meter itself turns into a mini-electrolyzer

2. charged ions already existing in the solution that add/subtract electrons to/from the above process.

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) disassociates (into Na+ and OH-) when dissolved in water making the water highly conductive because it now becomes an electrolyte solution.  

IF my AH HA theory is correct… The electrons in the ExW and potentially the EZ Gel will also affect the TDS reading, because in the end, the TDS meter is measuring ELECTRONS, not the actual impurities in the solution.

Another way to measure ELECTRONS is with an ORP meter.  And THAT is exactly what the Spanish Study (I’ve sent you twice) does… So this collaborates my theory / hypothesis.

Net Ionic Equation Example 

The net ionic equation for the reaction that results from mixing 1 M HCl and 1 M NaOH is:
H+(aq) + OH(aq) → H2O(l)
The Cl and Naions do not react and are not listed in the net ionic equation.


How to Write a Net Ionic Equation 

There are three steps to writing a net ionic equation:

  1. Balance the chemical equation.
  2. Write the equation in terms of all of the ions in the solution. In other words, break all of the strong electrolytes into the ions they form in aqueous solution. Make sure to indicate the formula and charge of each ion, use coefficients (numbers in front of a species) to indicate the quantity of each ion, and write (aq) after each ion to indicate it’s in aqueous solution.
  3. In the net ionic equation, all species with (s), (l), and (g) will be unchanged. Any (aq) that remain on both sides of the equation (reactants and products) can be canceled out. These are called “spectator ions” and they don’t participate in the reaction.

The ionic strength of 0.0087 mol/L NaOH is 0.0087 mol/L.

https://socratic.org/questions/how-do-you-calculate-the-ionic-strength-of-0-0087-m-naoh

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or lye, does not have a charge. It is an ionic compound composed of sodium (Na+) 1+ and hydroxide (OH-) 1- ions. When they combine to form the ionic compound sodium hydroxide, the 1+ and 1- charges cancel each other and the compound is neutral.

TDS meter is a simple device 

that creates a small small current between the 2 electrodes. Depending on the connectivity it measures the PPM. 

This is my understanding. 

That is one way to look at it and the most common.

You need to take another step deeper.

First, as per the above understanding, the TDS meter doesn’t create a ’small current’  It creates a small VOLTAGE or potential difference.  

There are two electrodes, the anode is charged positive and the cathode is charged negative.

NO CURRENT flows (indicating 0 TDS) if there are no ‘conductive’ ions in the solution.  

Which is why your statement above is ’technically’ incorrect.

If there ARE conductive ions, they will gravitate to the appropriate electrode (+ ions to the cathode to receive an electron and – ions to the anode to give up an electron).  The electrons being received and given up create the ‘current’ (electron flow) that the meter then ‘assumes’ to be TDS.

So this is why it’s important to understand that the TDS meter creates a voltage, not a current; at least not directly.  Indirectly there will be a current flow if there is:

1. an electrolytic solution (called a catalyst) so the meter itself turns into a mini-electrolyzer

2. charged ions already existing in the solution that add/subtract electrons to/from the above process.

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) disassociates (into Na+ and OH-) when dissolved in water making the water highly conductive because it now becomes an electrolyte solution.  

IF my AH HA theory is correct… The electrons in the ExW and potentially the EZ Gel will also affect the TDS reading, because in the end, the TDS meter is measuring ELECTRONS, not the actual impurities in the solution.

Another way to measure ELECTRONS is with an ORP meter.  And THAT is exactly what the Spanish Study (I’ve sent you twice) does… So this collaborates my theory / hypothesis.

Is measuring for TDS an effective way of seeing if your water is clean?

https://www.clearlyfiltered.com/blogs/blog/understanding-water-and-total-dissolved-solids-tds

The answer for tap water is ABSOLUTELY NOT! TDS meters are a gimmicky way of trying to show you that your water is either clean or dirty by giving you a number, therefore convincing you that the number is either good or bad. Without knowing exactly what is in your tap water, and what concentration those dissolved solids are present, it is impossible to determine the cleanliness of your water using a TDS meter.

The long answer is that this theory backing TDS meters is quite sound for controlled laboratory/manufacturing scenarios where the parameters affecting the conductivity of a solution are known. In this case, TDS will be a convenient and accurate means of assessing an unknown concentration of a known solute, but outside of these controlled situations such methodology is insufficient. The linear regression for TDS must be calibrated for both a solution’s solvent as well as its mixture of solutes, but if one does not know all these factors? It is at this point that TDS meters become ineffective means to assess one’s water quality.

For example: Calcium, a mineral shown to be beneficial to human health, typically carries an ionic charge of +2. This means that when a molecule of a calcium salt is dissolved into water it “frees up” 2 electrons which in turn are now available to complete the circuit between the two probes on the TDS; the transit time goes down and thus the TDS reading goes up.

If we were to add Bromine, a chemical known to be highly poisonous to humans, this salt typically carries an ionic charge of -1. So if we add a molecule of a brominated salt, only one electron would be “freed up” to complete the circuit between the two probes, and again the electrical transit time would decrease and the TDS reading would increase, but in this specific instance the reading would only be half as much as when we added the Calcium (because it only had half the amount of ionic charge).

Essentially, the TDS would go up twice as much for the healthy mineral as it would for the highly poisonous one. In both instances the TDS will increase, but only in one instance is the water unsafe to drink and, furthermore, the solution with a lower TDS is much more poisonous while the solution with a higher TDS is perfectly safe. In this instance the only thing a TDS meter is really good for is determining the absolute purity of the water, not its overall quality, and this distinction is important as pure water is different from contaminant free water.

There is an additional concern regarding common TDS meters available for consumer use and that is their sensitivity. As stated before, nearly all TDS meters convert a conductivity reading into a measurement of concentration, part per million (ppm), but the most concerning water contaminants have negative health consequences when present at at concentrations that are far less than even 1 ppm.

For example the the EPA’s federal action level for lead is 15 Parts Per BILLION (ppb). This means that for a standard TDS meter purchased via Amazon (or one that comes with a ZeroWater pitcher) would not register any lead until it contained nearly 70 times (66.667 times to be more accurate) the legal limit and even then it would only read 1 ppm, assuming the solution only contained pure water and pure lead!

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Is drinking Distilled Water Safe?

Is drinking Distilled Water Safe?

I’ve been drinking Distilled water ONLY since 2005.  
There’s a great deal of information “out there” that says this is a dangerous thing to do long term because after detoxing out heavy metals, etc. it eventually leaches necessary minerals from the body.  

First, it takes a long time to detox and I’m not convinced it ever gets everything.

Second, while it’s true that water leaches out good minerals too, ALL water does that.

I think allowing various minerals to be in the water is mostly a myth that is supported by proponents that do not want to remove the non-bio-available minerals from their water… Like the ionizer companies.

Third, (in my opinion) you do not need to add non-bio-available minerals to the water you drink.  

The body then needs to deal with them too (mostly as toxins).  

That said, there are a FEW minerals that your body can directly absorb, like sodium chloride (table salt) but you usually get PLENTY of such minerals in your food.  I do not put salt on my food and haven’t ever felt the lack.  But if you are sweating a LOT and drinking a LOT of water, you may need to supplement with a salt tablet.

Fourth, you get bio-available minerals from your FOOD (plants process the ‘raw’ minerals into forms that we can process), so eat organic best you can.  Some EXCELLENT supplements are made by thepeopleschemist.com

Fifth, I’ve been ‘walking the talk’ and drinking NOTHING but BG bubbled distilled water since 2005 and I’m in MUCH better health than then.  

I don’t generally drink juices, sodas, teas, coffee, alcohol, etc. (except maybe a glass during a social occasion).  Pure bubbled water ONLY!  

It’s important to distinguish between distilled water and BG BUBBLED distilled water.  Distilled water sucks energy from your body to process it (electron deficient).  BG BUBBLED distilled water adds energy to your body (electron rich) because of the Electrically Expanded Water (ExW).

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Could the Tee splitter be used to breathe and also do a leg or arm bag simultaneously?

What you can use the Tee for depends on the physics of gaseous fluid flow.  
Gas will always flow to the place of least resistance.

When two people are inhaling, they will not (usually) be inhaling at the same time, so the gas will flow alternatively to each.

If using two ‘bagged’ limbs (or spot applicator), the gas will first flow to the bag of least resistance, then as the resistance rises, flow to the other, back and forth until both bags are full… Assuming that the bags are relatively well sealed and the AquaCure can make enough gas to fill them.  

DO NOT seal the bags tight enough that you cut off blood circulation to the limb.  First because having blood circulation is good and second because having some fresh gas flow is good.

Using the Tee with two different applications, like bagging a limb and goggles will not work, the gas will go ONLY to the application with the least resistance which in this example is the goggles.

Generally, the AquaCure AC50 only produces enough gas to have therapeutic value to one application at a time… 

However, when inhaling, a person is only sucking in air about 40% of the time, so 60% of the gas is ‘wasted’, just venting into the air.

So if another person is inhaling (creating a vacuum) at the same time as the first person is exhaling (creating a ‘back pressure’), the HydrOxy gas will go to the person inhaling.  

If both are inhaling at the same time, the majority of the gas will go to the least resistance (person with the biggest inhale speed).

People generally don’t breathe at exactly the same rate, so in the end, though it will take longer, both will receive a therapeutic value.

Set the gas flow to the flow rate needed by the SMALLER person, to prevent either person from receiving a potentially explosive mixture.

So… I haven’t measured but my understanding of the physics involved would say that it’s possible that you could have someone inhale AND treat a leg or arm, etc.  If the bagged limb allowed a venting so the bag wouldn’t build up ANY pressure and would allow gas flow through the bag.  In this scenario, the person inhaling would get the HydrOxy gas from the AquaCure when inhaling and the gas would go to the bagged limb when exhaling.

I’d be concerned that during inhalation, the person might ALSO get HydrOxy from the gas stored in the bagged limb AND the combination might make the hydrogen content in the inhaled air to be higher than the explosive limit.

Note that it is also possible (and practical) to bag two (or more) limbs at a time using the splitter.  You can seal the bags enough to build up a bit of pressure but not so tight that you cut off blood circulation to the limbs.  It’s actually an advantage to have a bit of gas flow so that fresh gas flows in as existing gas hydrogen gets absorbed into the skin.

So I cannot advise or recommend that people do more than one type of application at a time.  Bagging with Tee OK, inhaling with Tee OK, mixed bagging and inhalation… Physically and physics possible but I do not know about safety.

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Can two people breathe at the same time with a Tee?

In theory, yes.  In practice, a bit inconvenient.

You’d just buy a 1/4” barbed Tee (or Wye) at a local Automotive Supply store and connect it to the output of the Drinking Water Bubbler with a short piece of 1/4” ID vinyl hose.

For optimum effect you’d need to (for the first 15 minutes) synchronize your breathing so that one of you is breathing out as the other breathes in.  This assures both of you are getting the full HydrOxy flow.  

After 15 minutes your blood should be saturated with hydrogen and you’ll be breathing OUT almost as much as you are breathing IN.  This is one of the reasons there’s no toxic limit.  The body ‘knows’ to exhale any excess.

It WILL WORK if you both just breathe normally, but it’ll take longer to saturate your blood (both of you) because sometimes you’ll both be inhaling and the hydrogen flow will go to the one who is inhaling most (usually the man because of larger lung capacity).

Once the blood is saturated, it only taskes a small amount of hydrogen to maintain saturation, so two ’saturated’ people shouldn’t have any issue maintaining saturation for the remaining duration of the treatment.

When breathing together, the gas volume (Duty Cycle) should be set at the setting for the SMALLEST person, because there will be times the (usually she) is breathing in when (usually he) is breathing out, and she’ll be getting full gas volume.


Can I split the tube upstairs with a Y connector so that we both can inhale while sitting in the chairs watching TV?

Yes.


If that should work, do I increase to perhaps 80% or 100%?

NO!  Adjust the gas flow to the % of the smaller person, because sometimes s/he will be getting the full flow.

Whenever a person exhales, they create a back pressure that prevents the gas form coming out ’their’ tube and when they  inhale they create a vacuum that draws the gas to them.  

So whenever one person is exhaling s/he is ‘driving’ the gas to the other person and (assuming that person is inhaling) s/he is sucking the gas toward her/himself.

The gas always goes to the path of least resistance.