Looks fishy to me.

The whole thing smacks of those stickers one places under the battery
of a cell phone to improve range, etc.  I guess it could work; who knows?
Based on the paucity of hard information on the website, it's hard to
make an informed judgement.  Although it seems to me that if they put
that little real info out, there's a reason they don't want us making an
informed judgement!

Mike H.

On 4/18/06, ds <andscott@logantele.com> wrote:
> With the current high energy costs, my current employer (large
> corporation) is looking at all possible means to reduce consumption.
> Being considered is the equipment described at the following link:
>
> http://earthtekintl.com/gas_o_max.htm
>
> Quoting from the website:  "The Industrial Gas-O-Max uses negative
> ionization to make natural gas heating systems burn more efficiently
> which will in turn increase productivity and lower gas usage."
>
> The unit uses no external electrical power!??
>
> The website has several reports that claim data-based proof of
> concept:
>
> http://earthtekintl.com/Gas-O-Max_powerpoint.ppt
>
> My first guess is to ask them:
> 1)  If it uses no power, what does it do?  How does it work?
> 2)  If we trial it, I would like to see the unit turned on and off
> several times and see that any improvement is real, statistically
> significant and repeatable.
>
> There is a fear concerning possible or unknown health or safety
> effects which I'm not sure how to address.
>
> Does anybody know anything about this type of technology or the right
> questions to ask?  Anybody think it's real or psuedo-science?  Are
> there any real health concerns?
>
> Thanks
> DS
>
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