As said, this blog is for discussion, I am trying to explain the same observations observed by multiple independent parties and inviting comment.
I am aware of this work.
The 'excess' in all these systems has to come from somewhere, either from binding energy changes, disintegration of nucleons or from the aether.... OR something I call it the 'dyson air multiplier effect' these systems may entrain more electrons from the environment (which could include the aether) to build charge clusters which will be able to yield energy and break chemical and elemental bonds.
De-ionised water will not work, and that is why you have to have the salt in there - you have to be able to have a way to capture the charge clusters.
There is another interesting concept I have for how charge clusters lead to 'transmutation' though I will address that in an entirely separate blog.
Why wouldn't there be at least some binding to DI water simply due to its normal polarization? If it's pure charge behavior, that'd be enough- there's got to be something else involved having to do with bulk conductivity.