HYDROGEN Fuel Question? (actually oxygen?)

As the virus spreads, and hospitals may become overloaded, I wonder how
hard it would be to build a home oxygen generator.  Just two electrodes in
water and lots of DC from the EV or solar panels or the grid.  Then
venting the hydrogen, and breathing the oxygen if needed.

Ignoring all the potential dangers (explosion of the hydrogen and
poisonous gasses from the Oxygen electrode if the wrong metal is  used.

By my rough calculations it takes about 5 kW to generate 570 liters/hour
of oxygen which is a bit over 8 liters per minute of normal breathing.

That seems very high current consupmption.  I must have made an error?
I used these google facts:
8 liters per minute for normal breathing
1.4 grams of oxygen per liter
50 kWh to generate 8 kg of oxygen.

How do those little battery powered O2 generators work?
Bob
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