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Holds up a wrench: "pliers are handy."

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I USE CO2 for airing up my car tires.

Nice video. I ended up with Soda Mod system. If you get a crescent wrench it won't damage the brass nut on the adapter.

I used to use the direct adapter and had to invert the cylinder. Could never get the original sodastream cylinders to work. And when still 3 of 10kg were left I only got about 100g in each fill, even frozen. So in the end it was not worth the hassle for me and I went back to swapping cylinders at the store.

I got an adapter that goes straight from the big tank to the soda stream.

Some of my friends who are long time users recommend after the pump, closing the lid and flip the bottles up and down for a bit. Somehow I get more gas in the water this way.

I now use this CO2 Wrench: amzn.to/3Yg9LPo It's $9 and works way better than the pliers to quickly tighten your adapter hose to the main tank.

Good video but it would be more logical to set the zero/tare on the kitchen scale after you have placed the empty sodastream cylinder and filling valve apparatus on the scales. That way you are only measuring the weight of the Co2 as it transfers into the empty sodastream cylinder and there is no need to do any approximations or addition calculations to arrive at the correct filling weight.

Know that your tank is a pressure vessel and has a service life - it is etched into the tank. So, factor into the cost of your shiny new tank - it will be useful for several years and then you have to replace it or have it tested...this is why going the exchange route can be less expensive. You still pay for a tank, and the tank will probably not be pristine, but you can exchange tanks with your gas provider FOREVER.

Out of dozens of videos on this in YT, this is by far easiest to understand. Great job!

Will this setup work with the Aarke Carbonator III? Thanks

I would still replace the small cylinders every few years, though. A gas cylinder needs to be tested periodically for safety, which is why the big one will have a date stamped in it. The small ones won't be getting that periodic safety testing at home.

I have the same Aarke and refill equipment as you except I have a Kegco 5# tank that I had a siphon tube installed within. Yesterday, I took the tank in for a refill at a local fire extinguisher company. Their CO2 is food grade (I asked them). It cost $17.20 for 5# of CO2 ($16.00 + $1.20 tax). It costs me around $2-$2.50 per refill. More expensive, but the 5# tank is much easier to handle. Ideally, I would have purchased a 10# tank. Nice balance between refill expense and handling, IMO. That handle is not to protect the valve. It's a carrying handle only. Lots of internet reviews complaining about broken handles. You also don't want SodaStream canisters as they have a valve designed to prevent refilling by the user. Other brands have a valve with a small pin instead of the SodaStream flat disc in the center of the valve. The other brands fill easier and faster. THANKS for this video!!

THANK YOU IVE been searching and getting close however THIS video was CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS

Will the adapter work for a Ninja Thirsty? Seems like it might since Sodastream canisters work in Ninja port.

Is there an adapter for the newer quick connect soda stream canisters that can be used to do this?

@0:54 "if you do experience dizzyness or confusion..." what? Run for US president?

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Have you considered a cornelius keg? Checkout some kegland products. Injecting liquid co2 into bottles is, interestingly ineffective in comparison to a small 12 litre keg at 40PSI. If you have the tap water pressure above that, you can even get self refill lids!

I'm in Northern Ireland. The only gas suppliers to the beverage (or any) industry do not sell to consumers. When I found one that would 2 hours drive away they said that they needed to test the return cylinder AND they needed to have a matching cylinder in stock full. Then I would have to pay the deposit for the full cost of the cylinder until mine is inspected, tested and returned to service, I get it back minus any repair work, like gaskets and a small fee for testing it! The only other suppliers are for welding gas. We are told it's all imported on the same ship, beverage, medical, industrial are all the same source. Welding gas subscriptions are also a fortune. It's like £70 deposit and a £12 a month bottle rental and £50 a refill (20lb tank). So.... I have been using out-of-date fire-extinguishers and for a while was having them refilled or swapped easily. Then the place shut. Took me a while to find another supplier, so I bought 3 full 8lb FEs off him for £30. That should last me a year maybe. Using a siphon tube source bottle comes with risks of course.

Nice metaphor. The razor/blade model is the "nickname" for the business practice used by... well razor and blade sellers.

I have the same setup, and have not been able to refill more than 50g (due to lack of freezer space, I'm not freezing empty tanks). I was getting 200g when the tank did not have a siphon tube and I had to invert it. I'm hinking really hard about removing the siphon tube on the next refill. I'm also beginning to think that carbonating directly from a regulated non-siphon 20lb tank to water bottles may yield hundreds more liters of carbonated water. Experience and some research tells me that siphoning liquid Co2 may be extremely inefficient.

You can hold it down for 5 seconds same effect. Cheers.

I believe that you can get a hose adapter straight from the 20 pounder to your soda stream, you need a tank without siphon, tho.

Great review. I bought mine a few days ago and am loving it.

Just to give you an idea how incredibly these companies rip you off. At Aldi Germany a new, filled cylinder costs 20 € and a refill 6 €.

Best how to vidio I've seen BTW. Great job!!

How long can you keep a full co2 cylinder ? Say if I have a 20 lb cylinder and with 5lbs left after year or so is that still good to make sodas?

just got one myself can't wait for the next video :)

Wow Nice Video

nice video

I've watched at least a handful of these already and found myself confused every time, this was easily the best one. thanks for answering all the questions and troubleshooting.

Nicely presented video! I've just begun researching soda makers so I appreciate all the detail you've went into with the whole process and the equipment you used. Small nitpick with the use of locking pliers since it's not the best tool for tightening the valve vs a wrench.