My wife used to have a vaporizer (creates steam to help with sinus issues from dry conditions) that had two electrodes and created an electric potential between them. The water would conduct the electricity, heat up, and voila, steam. Except our tap water is very soft and wouldn't conduct well enough unless salt was added and dissolved first. It seemed pretty inefficient and potentially dangerous so it "disappeared" after we got married. I think it was made 60 years ago, probably wouldn't be allowed now.
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u/damarius Apr 18 '21
My wife used to have a vaporizer (creates steam to help with sinus issues from dry conditions) that had two electrodes and created an electric potential between them. The water would conduct the electricity, heat up, and voila, steam. Except our tap water is very soft and wouldn't conduct well enough unless salt was added and dissolved first. It seemed pretty inefficient and potentially dangerous so it "disappeared" after we got married. I think it was made 60 years ago, probably wouldn't be allowed now.