Hydrogen heating system

Claim 1

A heating system which is fueled by hydrogen gas produced by the electrolytic decomposition of water, said system including an electrolytic cell in which water is decomposed into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas in separate compartments housing the cathode and the anode respectively, with automatic pressure-sensitive controlled valve means to exhaust the produced oxygen gas to the atmosphere, and thermostat-controlled valve means to control the flow of the produced hydrogen gas to a burner, said thermostatcontrolled valve means being responsive to the ambient temperature in the area which is heated by the heating system, in which a pressure sensor in the hydrogen-producing compartment of the electrolytic cell controls a valve which regulates the admission of water into the electrolytic cell, and in which the pressure sensor in the hydrogen producing compartment of the electrolytic cell also controls an electrical switch which controls the flow of electricity to the electrolytic cell, so that a reduction of gas pressure in the hydrogen-producing compartment of the electrolytic cell results in the automatic switching on of the electrical current that produces the electrolysis and in the automatic opening of the valve which causes water to flow into the electrolytic cell, where said reduction of hydrogen gas pressure in the electrolytic cell is caused by the operation of the said thermostat-controlled valve means that controls the flow of the hydrogen gas to the burner.