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YouTubeMy wife bought a Sodastream a few weeks ago. We were buying a lot of seltzer and creating a lot of plastic bottle waste, so it seemed legit. I am dreading the day that I have to refill the CO2 bottle, though, because it seems like such a ripoff. I've read that Sodastream puts an extra little widget in the valve that makes it difficult to refill without special technology, but many people around the internet claim to be getting them refilled at paintball arenas, welding shops, and the like. Does anyone refill their Sodastream at an alternate sort of locale?
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Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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You'll need to alter your canister with something like this:
http://co2doctor.com/freedomvalvespec.htm
The Sodastream CO2 bottles have a booby trapped valve which prevents you from refilling it yourself without modifying it.
It's complete horsesh*t how much Sodastream marks up their CO2 canisters and refills, let alone the fact that they monopolize it by sabotaging their own equipment to prevent you from seeking out cheaper and more reasonable alternatives. I really enjoy my Sodastream but this fact alone is really bothering me the more I use it.
Let me know if you have any success, as I've been too lazy to order one of these mods and try it out.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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You can get refills at Bed Bath and Beyond. It's not expensive, and ain't no big thang.
Sidenote - I'm averaging 5-7 bottles a week of sparkling, and I got the unit right around Thanksgiving... still no need for a refill. So, it lasts a WHILE.
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vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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If you have a sodastream you should over this flavor http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sodastream-500ml-12L-Sparkling-Mixer/dp/B004ERCS32
my relatives in England had a sodastream I would guess about 15 years ago, maybe a few more. (this took a long time to catch on in the US) and we would make this soda constantly. I don't know how to describe the flavor but it's one of a kind.
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Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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Twixlen said:
You can get refills at Bed Bath and Beyond. It's not expensive, and ain't no big thang.Sidenote - I'm averaging 5-7 bottles a week of sparkling, and I got the unit right around Thanksgiving... still no need for a refill. So, it lasts a WHILE.
It's extremely expensive at Bed Bath and Beyond. $15 to refill a canister of that size is price gouging, plain and simple. Something of that size would typically run $3-$5 for something like a paintball gun.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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vestanpance said:
If you have a sodastream you should over this flavor http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sodastream-500ml-12L-Sparkling-Mixer/dp/B004ERCS32my relatives in England had a sodastream I would guess about 15 years ago, maybe a few more. (this took a long time to catch on in the US) and we would make this soda constantly. I don't know how to describe the flavor but it's one of a kind.
Whoa. That kinda just blew my mind a little. I've mostly been drinking the water plain sparkling, but when I do add syrup, it's some I've made. However, if I stumbled across that here in the states, it would be tempting, for sure.
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Twixlen
Westgate, Columbus
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Mister Shifter said:
It's extremely expensive at Bed Bath and Beyond. $15 to refill a canister of that size is price gouging, plain and simple. Something of that size would typically run $3-$5 for something like a paintball gun.I'm not jury rigging my expensive soda machine thingie to maybe save a few bucks. More than likely, I'd blow myself up. I'll happily pay for the refill, even if it is "gouging."
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tourist19
Merion Village
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Twixlen said:
Whoa. That kinda just blew my mind a little. I've mostly been drinking the water plain sparkling, but when I do add syrup, it's some I've made. However, if I stumbled across that here in the states, it would be tempting, for sure.Dude, we could totally make that. Summer project!
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Sandor17
5XNW
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Next time I get the urge to buy something crazy on the internet, it will definitely be that British syrup.
I'm not opposed to modifying the canister, but I don't want to mess it up if I can't find a reliable and cheap CO2 source somewhere around the city. Sodastream also seems to have some propaganda out about "food grade" CO2, which is not a thing. There is medical grade (which has uber-purity requirements) and everything else. Every fountain drink machine anywhere uses 'everything else.' However, I don't want to end up with someone who say, cleans out their C02 compressor with something terrible.
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