Got back last night from the three day HHO Games in St. Petersburg, Florida where there were a lot of seminars dealing with the creation of hydrogen on demand to aid in combustion to increase gas mileage. While some still say it isn’t possible and a scam, it’s hard to not believe and tell the owners of these systems that they are imagining the increases they have gotten. It’s a fairly simple process, but as more manufacturers, developers, experimenters try different techniques, the systems are getting more reliable, durable, feature warranties, and no longer are the mason jar and PVC pipes built in garages a few years ago when people started to look into the technology again. I just finished installing one on my Mustang and should have it running later this week and hope to be able to post some personal reports in the near future after the next few tank fulls. I met another Mustang owner planning on putting one on his 2008 GT who drove from California to get the latest information, and another one who had put systems on two older 5.0 Fox Bodies and saw gains. He was looking to see what was new with his friend, both now with a 96 and 98 they wanted to install a system on.
We had some reps from South America visit the booth I was working at looking for systems to distribute there, primarily Ecuador and Columbia. I was approached by a service center from up north that works primarily on buses and Detroit diesels. He came down because he was getting more and more bus fleet owners asking about these systems and wanting them. Another was in the marine industry working with fishing boats. Some theories amongst the different vendors is while this technology has been frowned upon, and ignored by the government as an alternative fuel, more people are becoming aware of it and learning more first hand, than trusting the word of a few people that have never used one. As sales have been increasing, it’s believed that these units will jump in popularity by next year and start to rapidly increase from there as they become more mainstream.
The company I’m now working with is called HHO Monster, and they feature systems from several different manufacturers. Their goal is to offer a variety of systems to the public rather than just one. This let’s the customer shop the different systems and get the pros and cons of each from us and decide which one fits what they are looking for. More manufactures are interested in us selling their systems and approaching us, but each system is first checked for quality and durability. We want to be able to offer a warranty on top of the one the manufacturer offers. As mentioned, we have seen a lot of growth overseas, with a division of HHO Monster in Italy, and expect this demand to increase. In order to provide better service for our customers, we are trying to get a network of installers. We had several shop owners interested at the show, but so many people were asking who can install a system for them, not being the Do-It-Yourselfer themselves. This has become something we’re hoping to solve by getting more mechanic shops interested.
If you think you would like to install these systems at your shop, let me know. I can get you the information needed to sell the systems and make money from the installs. These costs vary depending on the complexity of the vehicle and system, so there really is no set price you have to charge, just what you feel is a fair price for your labor and of course be able to stand behind the install.
On a side note, if you are not carrying Amsoil Synthetics already, both products go hand in hand when it comes to savings for the end user. I received a good response when I had my Amsoil booth setup at this show earlier this year, and this weekend when I mentioned I could help with synthetics on some of the bigger diesel applications, there was a lot of interest, if they weren’t using Amsoil already. Both products are also great if you are focusing on the “green” market with their reduction of waste and much lower emissions.
