Good info but a couple of things. Never put your ear against a high pressure system to check for leaks. Yiu could blow your ear drum out if there was a burst escaping. Use soapy water. You will see bubbles if there is a leak. Please dont tighten the hose as hard as you can. You will crushed the seal and create leaks.
Excellent! When they fill soda bottles at a Major brand soft drink maker, the water is chilled to 38 F, as that is the best temp to dissolve CO2 into the water.
Quick tip- Be sure to use the "spit test" to check for leaks! Maybe obvious to some, but put a bit of soapy water on the connections and let it sit for a bit. If you see bubbles starting form you know you have a leak and where it's located. Same way you check your bike inner tube, among other things, for slow leaks.
You can find gas businesses who will fill your brand-new tank without having to trade it in for one of theirs. I live in a small city and I found a business, "Fire Ace", where they deal with gasses and fire extinguishers and they fill my 20 lb. tank for $31 + tax. They certify and properly label it as well. Their primary "food-grade" CO2 customers are the home beer brewers.
Just a friendly note that if you are stressed about to high of pressure you can always use a co2 regulator that can slow down the pressure being released from the tank you would be able to purchase one from your local brewery store or commercial gas/welding store ie: in Australia go to BOC
What’s the bet in like a few months we get another update. “Okay guys this is we’re it’s at! Commercial C02 tanks up to 1000 lbs.” Full professionally plumbed through to his kitchen from his garage. “ I’m now getting 6 months out of this.” All jokes aside love it, probably going to just stick to this method! Thank you!
Thank you! I concur with your comment about paintball tanks having no, or negligible, food-grade concerns. I have gone through four 24oz paintball tanks (til they expired) and there was no noticeable bad taste, smell, or anything from the tanks, even when new (and my wife tends to notice everything of that sort). Anyway my tanks have expired again, so I am thinking of going with this larger 5lb tank now.
Thank you from taking my "I want to do this, but it too expensive mind" to "I want to do this, and it's cheap mind"! Just one other equation to plug in, you said you use one tank per two months, so the question is how much do you drink? One bottle a day, week? 3 bottles?
What a great video! I'm very slow so thank you for keeping it simple and not rushing through! I'm ready to start my never ending homemade sodas! Thank you!
Thank you very much for explaining the adaptation process so clearly. This makes it easy for me to convert my sodastream to a much cheaper steadily usable device! Arved Meergruen
This is definitely the best method. So much better than trying to modify a paintball canister. And the good news is my local brewing supply company refilled my CO2 on the spot so I didn’t have to give away my brand new bottle.
15$ for a refill? that's insane! Over here in Germany you have to pay a deposit if you get a new 60L tank (I think i payed 25€ (30$) to always have a spare tank if one is empty). After that you can swap tanks in almost any grocery or drug store for 4-8€. Price differs if you get a original sodastream refill or get a third-party refill (same tank with new labeling). E.g. in my town the Stadtwerke (municipal utilities) sell filled tanks (in exchange for empty ones) for about 4.50€ (approx. 5.20$). When I'm in the US I always get San Pellegrino or Perrier.
I have a 10kg tank with a pressure hose like in the video. I pay 25€ to refill the bottle maybe once a year, so only 1€ for the volume of a small bottle, compared to your 5€. In our region swapping the sodastream co2 bottles also costs at least 6,99€.
have you look into drinkmate? the cap on the drinkmate bottle doesnt screw off when finish adding CO. the pro is that you can get a more fuzzy drink by moving the bottle to the freezer after fuzzing to deep saturate with the water (warning: don't keep it in the freezer for too long, it will explode). Also you could also fuzz your juices or soda and not have to worry because you can wash the cap afterward something you cant do with sodastream.
Alex...Super helpful. Check out Fizz Giz...superior to Soda Stream in many ways. But it also uses a paintball tank so your two videos helping me since, as you said, its next to impossible to refill SMALL paintball C02 tanks now and that will only get worse as paintball gun technology evolves. Fizz Giz uses a tank, small gun and hose, proprietary cap valves, ANY 1 liter soda bottles. Can carbonate fruit juices, flat growler beer, flat soda pop. With Soda Stream, last 1/3 of each bottle would go flat wasting gas. I love the Fizz Giz honestly. THANKS AGAIN! I'm definitely going to buy a 5 lb tank so I don't have to fill paintball tank with dry ice. Pretty sure Fizz Giz will connect directly to the CGA 320 on the 5 lb tank.
The quick release is at the wrong end. Put the quick release at the end that is to be opened when the source CO2 TANK needs refilling. The quick release needs to be at the larger CGA320 fitting and not at Sodastream.
Newbie here...why does the quick release need to be at the tank end, rather than the soda stream? Safety, performance, both? Can we still use the same parts listed or does a different hose need to be purchased? Thanks in advance.
Let your soda stream bottle equalize pressure before unscrewing, about 30 seconds. You can hear the valve audibly click. Otherwise you let a burst of CO2 escape the bottles.
I've tried this before and seems that we blow out the gasket/O-ring on the Sodastream due to too much CO2/pressure coming into the Sodastream. Is this something you've dealt with? Thinking a regulator on the CO2 tank could help if so. Thanks! Great vid!
Its not the water, its what you put in it. You have to drink A LOT of CO2 to be an issue. Your body can handle lots of it since you create it normally through breathing.
I actually use a 20 Lbs CO₂ tank. Price to fill it up is about the same as the propriety soda stream cylinder but it lasts me a year and I drink at least 2 bottles of seltzer a day.
I've done this for years now, couple tips. I have bought mostly less expensive hoses over the years and they all so far have failed after a year or two. Shut the tank valve and drain the hose after use. Makes it kinda of a pain but worth it. However if the hoses keep failing, puts a dent into the actual savings. Also tried at one point to use a regulator, but did not carbonate as well. Full force (no regulator) works best and I have read is fine to do.
Awesome video! Thanks so much for this great info. I’m going to do this and use those little bottles of Mio flavoring that you can get at most grocery stores. Liked/subbed.
Loved this, thanks Alexander! One further iteration might be to drill the hole through the bottom of the Sodastream, beneath where the bottle would have been, and feed the pipe through a hole in your counter, then hide the tank in the cupboard below. Should look quite pro!
That's what I did. I got a 20-lb CO2 tank from a local supplier, bought a 5 foot long adapter line from eBay, and have it directly connected to my sodastream.
Nice video! Is there a SodaStream that uses the same glass bottles a the AquaFizz (don't want to use plastic bottles) ? We have lots of glass bottles left over from an old AquaFizz?
The hose you linked to says that it should only be used with gas CO2 not liquid CO2 (liquid CO2 leaves a bad taste it says). Have you noticed that problem? The cylinder from the brewer supply house probably is filled with liquid CO2, right?
I recommend that the first 10 bottle that you fizz to be gentle on openning the valve of the co2 tank because there is a lot of pressure and dont push all the way the button on the Sodastream,at present im at the 10th week on 5 lbs tank and everything seem to be alright.Sheers
There have been complaints that the hose you recommended, and other similar ones on Amazon, leave a funny taste in the drink. Any thoughts as to what causes this and a solution?
When you press 'Fizz'... stop before the overfill squawk. Then Wait at least 30 seconds before doing another Fizz button. Then Wait another 30 seconds for the third Fizz. Wait 10 to 15 seconds and release the bottle. This gives the CO2 time to dissolve into the water. When press, press, press and Release in a few seconds... there is not sufficient time for the CO2 to dissolve in water. Everyone who does the 'wait' between the three Fizz will use LESS CO2 and have Very Fizzy water, wine, tequila, vodka (anything other than water - only fill bottle to the 25 to 33% amount/volume of the SodaStream Bottle - do not fill to the WATER Line with wine or alcohols). :)
Excellent video. 1 question; u say tank lasts a couple of months @ $20.00 per refill. I assume you drink a great deal of seltzer or u wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to make it. Approximately how many gallons do estimate u use for 1 tank?
One Sodastream bottle is 14.5 ounces of CO2. If you estimate realistically getting 50 liters of soda from one sodastream bottle, a 20 lb bottle would provide 1,100 liters. If you drank 2 bottles a day the 20lb bottle would last 1 1/2 years. I have no idea how he's using it up in 2 months. 20lb CO2 would require drinking 18 liters a day to be used up in 2 months. Maybe if you sell your own homemade soda.
way to go man this made my search 100% easier!!! FYI I'm getting the sodastream penguin or aquafizz because they are the only ones that come with glass carafes
I'm looking at the adapter hoses for sale and wondering, what's the difference between hoses listed as (G1/2) and (W21.8-14)? Will either work with a CGA320 valve tank?
That looks like the hose kit I purchased, with the external metal braid, but it worries me to have such a high pressure in a hose. I think it would be safer to have a regulator before the hose, but I've read that you still want more pressure than the typical 60psi of a beer regulator.
I purchased all of these parts, but the CO2 tank is not letting out any gas at all, with and without the hose attached. Any suggestions on opening it up?
Good info... but.... I have to wonder why the hose you recommend is the most expensive one available. It's ten times the price of the hoses on ebay that look exactly like it. Are you the one selling this hose?
I just ordered a Sodastream Fizzy and already thinking about ditching the expensive official co2 tank. Question, if you don't want to drill through the back shell and doesn't mind the unpleasant view, can't you just skip the drilling and left the back open with hose running through? Or there's some mechanism on the sodastream that prevent co2 release without the back shell in the place?
I don’t have a soda stream machine, we’ve been toying with getting one but thought that since we drink soo much seltzer, maybe there a way to bypass that expense and go all out in a better way, if that makes any sense. Do you think that there would be a way to pump it wo the soda stream machine (which at this point is $100+)?
Have you had any experience with the taste changing after c02 sitting in the line between fills? I assume you're using it so often this is a not a problem for you but wondering your thoughts or experience on the issue. I have read it several times on reviews/forums.
Thanks @alex, another excellent video. One question, with this setup do you need to invert the large tank? I've read elsewhere that a syphon tank is required if you want to keep it upright but wondering if you can clarify. Thanks again for helping others.
No, a syphon tank is used to easily refill smaller bottles, since it outputs the liquid co2 from the bottom of the tank. For beer or beverages you want one that gives you the co2 gas from the top of the tank.
I made one of these several years ago and it just works and it is so much cheaper if you drink a lot of soda. But, my girlfriend, who drinks it constantly, developed a stomach or bladder issue as a result ( I don't recall exactly which because it was too long ago now. ) So, it just sits now.
@@jaxom79 worked actually very well, I do feel that the big tankas more pressure and found that by opening and closing the tank and only after pushing the button I loos less gas
People complain about funky smell due to the gas staying in the rubber tube while not in use. I went with your idea from previous video by using paintball tank
You can get bigger CO2 tanks from a welding place, you pick whatever size you like. They are still food grade. You have to buy the first tank, after that you exchange them. I buy the 20 lb size, for about $30 -- price has gone up lately. I figure it about 1/10 the cost as those baby sodastream canister. They last about a year. Payback from buying the first tank and hose with special proprietary sodastream thread -- made in China, possibly illegal -- was about six months. And much less hassle dealing with their stupid canisters.
Loved this video! I keep trying w/ the suggested parts, but just not carbonating. Keep troubleshooting and trying different adapters, hoping to figure out the issue. Had a neighbor w/ great tools cut the hole in the side and he installed a rubber grommet around the hole so it looks so swanky. Now if we could just get it to work LOL.
Ideally youd wanna use a regulator with that tank; but it can work without one as shown. Just technically more of a safety risk without it; tho quite minor
nope. make sure it's clean though. I imagine a little detergent and a suitable pressure wash a couple times would likely make any tank a decent reservoir.
I found out swapping out a tank or refilling to keep the existing tank is the same price. Depends if you want to keep your existing tank. The price to have it filled is very inexpensive. It's the price to buy a prefilled tank that initially costs a lot, but is still less expensive than the cost of exchanging canisters. Eventually you get your investment back.
I use both tap water, and water from the filter system in my refrigerator's in-door water dispenser (use a carbon type water filter, like Brita). I personally don't taste a difference, but 1) I have good city water, and 2) I forgot my seltzer water with MiO or other generic sugar free water flavor liquids. (I also like to live dangerously and flavor my water before carbonation, which allows me to use flavor powders, too!)
It will run down until there is no liquid left so virtually no waste. If you buy your own tank and have it filled at the local fire extinguisher place, there is absolutely zero waste.
Hey Alexander -- quick question: I've seen over videos where they say the tank should be turned upside down when filling the Sodastream cannisters. Wondering if there's a reason you don't have to do that with your set-up (ie/ does your tank have a siphon tube)? Many thanks in advance.
I'm surprised no one has answered. If the tank is upside down (or as you questioned, if the tank is using a siphon tube), you get the liquid CO2 from the bottom of the tank. If you don't have it inverted upside down, you only draw off gaseous CO2. You get the same pressure either way, but if you only put in gas, you can only put in so much volume. If, however, you put liquid in your tank, that liquid will evaporate much more volume of gas than gas alone would over time. The act of turning liquid to gas takes a lot of heat, creating a chilling effect - this effect would freeze the water solid if introduced into the soda stream bottle, and would likely cause damage to the plastic of the soda machine because of the exchange cold (not because of pressure, but because the plastic wouldn't hold the liquid under pressure and it would quickly boil off into CO2 gas).
@@vincentng1781 You could, yes...but maybe you can just invert your tank so that the liquid is at the top of the tank (with the top pointing down now) leaving the tube inside the tank out of the liquid pool.
Once this expensive sodastream canister is depleted, is the fitting removeable/reusable for future use on this system? Thank you for your skill in thinkin' outside the 'stream.' Brilliant . Keep it up! And going to go to mountains and get spring water, UNkoolaid fluoride/chloride water kinda defeats my purpose for utilizing this water.
I'm using the hose system with 5 lb tank, after only a month the carbonation stopped. Disconnected the hose and weighted the tank, still have 4 lbs. Connected the hose and it's working again. Do you think there was a vapor lock?
My brother and I have been experminting with flavors and sryups. What we ended up doing is making our own energy drinks carbonating G-Fuel and other stuff like Crystal lite.
I did this setup today but I got pretty nervous with how much pressure is running to the Soda Stream. It seems like the potential for a huge bang and CO2 tank rocket. Is this a safe setup? Is there a regulator or anything that can be added to the tank to decrease the high pressure going to the Soda Stream? Any input would be awesome!
You need that pressure or you are waiting forever to get co2 into your bottle. I am using this setup for around 2 years, my family carbonates 3-4 bottles a day and the my Sodastream Easy is still in good shape. The pressure in the small bottle and a big tank is exactly the same.
If youre worried about that, you can negate all those worries by buying a CO2 regulator to put directly on the tank. It will prevent all that. Tho rly, the risk is indeed the same between a 5 lb and the standard issue CO2 tank. Thered just be more CO2 released from one over the other. Kept in normal household conditions it shud be fine, but if you want peace of mind; go with a regulator.
About how many liters of soda water you think you made in 2 months? Thank you very much 👍👊I'm a big time "la Croix" drinker and now I'm considering changing to your system 🙏😁
Well soda stream says thier small canister is 60 liters. But it's actually 50. So doing the math, they use a 14oz canister. So a 5lb tank is 80oz, and using their math we get 285.7 letters per 5lb tank. I hope that helps.
This is a great set up. My problem with the soda stream bottles and caps seal and threads, they are hard to clean. They get a black growth on them. Right now I use a electric tooth brush to clean them. Is there any better way to clean them?
Would also like to know, they spin when you try to clean them and they're really hard to pop out with a bread knife... the mold stays even if you soak it for days at a time. I think they do it on purpose, everything seems to be a money grab.
i wonder if this would work with the Twenty39 Qarbo - Sparkling Water Maker and Fruit Infuser - Premium Carbonation Machine which is a machine i am contemplating because i can add my flavoring directly to the container before the carbonation my other option is the sparkel system Spärkel Beverage System (Black) - Sparkling Water and Soda Maker - A New Way of Sparkling - Use Fresh & Natural Ingredients - No CO2 Tank Needed would you know?what would be your opinion if you don't mind my asking, thank you in advance
Help….. I bought the tank and hose in your link but no c02 will release from hose when I activate my system da stream. Gas flows freely from the tank and hose but will. It flow from the adapter. When comparing the adapter to the valve on my day da stream cartridge, I see the release pin on the adapter is a small round pin while the release pin on my side da stream cartridge valve is a wider round flat pin. It appears my soda stream machine cannot depress the small pin on the adapter valve. Is there a different adapter valve with the wide round flat pin ?
Hi Alexander, I have the adaptor from soda mod that fits onto the back of my soda stream, I would refill the soda mod tanks from my 5 lb co2 tank, I find I have to fill up more than I want and think this system directly to the big tank would be better…. My question is where do you get the quick connect that attaches to the soda stream in the back, that would connect to the quick connect on the hose?? Currently I just have the adaptor from soda mod… does this make sense?
but its big and ugly. how will it fit in my tiny kitchen. Any other way to have a simple process like this but refill the sodastream canisters? thanks!
I have the same setup. The problem I have is the attachment for the soda machine. The adapter unwinds so it leaks. I have found no way to keep it tight. Any ideas?
I currently use a 5 pound CO2 tank that I get filled at a local brewery. I’ve had issues recently where I’m only getting about 50% of my CO2 tanks use because the bubbles start to slow down and even if I push the button 20 times I’m not getting good carbonation have you ever had this happen? I haven’t bought a second 5 gallon tank and it did the same thing and I have tried different conversion kits off of Amazon in case the tube got a clog or something
You DO NOT want to make the connector extra tight on the cannister, you can pinch the gasket or cut it and then it will be just as useless as if you didn't screw it tight enough. Do not over tighten.
This method is so much cleaner & easier than paintball unit. Nice video. My soda stream arrived tomorrow. Can’t wait to use. You may not have seen my questions posted on earlier method. How does the taste compared to Topo Chico, my favorite water? Notice you give 5 squeezes. How does this level of carbonation compare to Topo Chico? Thanks!
Did the sodastream threads that fit into the sodastream come with the adapter hose? If not which one did he use? Also, should the valve stay open when not in use or closed/opened each time?
Much higher honestly. You can actually tailor how much carbonation you want and even overcarbonate beyond when it gives you the signal that its carbonated enuf. If youve ever had bottled seltzer; its about 33-50% more bubbly than one of those imho. But again, you can tone that down if you want less. Or you can even carbonate existin carbonated drinks (doin such violates the warranty of sodastrem but so does attachin any CO2 tanks other than their standard issue ones) to make extra carbonated coke. (It only violates the warranty bcuz sodastream officially can only carbonate water, but it can indeed carbonate any liquid rly)
This vid kinda reminds me of those tutorials back in the days when you'd actually learn useful things on youtube. Thank you.
Facts
Good info but a couple of things.
Never put your ear against a high pressure system to check for leaks. Yiu could blow your ear drum out if there was a burst escaping. Use soapy water. You will see bubbles if there is a leak.
Please dont tighten the hose as hard as you can. You will crushed the seal and create leaks.
hahahahahahaha he?? what did you say ??
@@antonbende8210WHAT WAS THAT?! WHY IS THE GUY CRUSHING SEALS THEY ARE CUTE MAMMALS HAHA. THEY DONT CAUSE LEAKS.
Excellent! When they fill soda bottles at a Major brand soft drink maker, the water is chilled to 38 F, as that is the best temp to dissolve CO2 into the water.
Quick tip- Be sure to use the "spit test" to check for leaks! Maybe obvious to some, but put a bit of soapy water on the connections and let it sit for a bit. If you see bubbles starting form you know you have a leak and where it's located. Same way you check your bike inner tube, among other things, for slow leaks.
Shut up
Thanks for the useful information😊
Bullshit I just chugged a liter of dawn dish soap with water and still can't find the leak. Think it's lower GI.
You can find gas businesses who will fill your brand-new tank without having to trade it in for one of theirs. I live in a small city and I found a business, "Fire Ace", where they deal with gasses and fire extinguishers and they fill my 20 lb. tank for $31 + tax. They certify and properly label it as well. Their primary "food-grade" CO2 customers are the home beer brewers.
Just a friendly note that if you are stressed about to high of pressure you can always use a co2 regulator that can slow down the pressure being released from the tank you would be able to purchase one from your local brewery store or commercial gas/welding store ie: in Australia go to BOC
Where can one obtain the spec on what is a safe pressure to regulate it to, in order to prevent Sodastream seal failure?
I'm answering my own question. It's from 55-60 lbs./inch.
What’s the bet in like a few months we get another update. “Okay guys this is we’re it’s at! Commercial C02 tanks up to 1000 lbs.”
Full professionally plumbed through to his kitchen from his garage.
“ I’m now getting 6 months out of this.”
All jokes aside love it, probably going to just stick to this method! Thank you!
I installed a commercial carbonator on a bar tap and bypass the whole sodastream thing completely! That IS NEXT LEVEL
@@waituntilthebeep should do a video on it!
@@waituntilthebeep I hope he does that! It would also end up cheaper, too.
Thank you! I concur with your comment about paintball tanks having no, or negligible, food-grade concerns. I have gone through four 24oz paintball tanks (til they expired) and there was no noticeable bad taste, smell, or anything from the tanks, even when new (and my wife tends to notice everything of that sort). Anyway my tanks have expired again, so I am thinking of going with this larger 5lb tank now.
My local indoor grow supply store will exchange a 20lb food grade Co2 tank for $7.99 ;)
Thank you from taking my "I want to do this, but it too expensive mind" to "I want to do this, and it's cheap mind"! Just one other equation to plug in, you said you use one tank per two months, so the question is how much do you drink? One bottle a day, week? 3 bottles?
What a great video! I'm very slow so thank you for keeping it simple and not rushing through! I'm ready to start my never ending homemade sodas! Thank you!
After each time you use the CO2 tank with the SodaStream machine, do you turn off the CO2 tank's valve or do you just leave it open??
In Sweden the soda stream bottles are about $2 to refill at the local market. And about $20 to buy new
Thank you very much for explaining the adaptation process so clearly. This makes it easy for me to convert my sodastream to a much cheaper steadily usable device! Arved Meergruen
Awesome video, this idea popped into my head just today and you've already executed it! So sick
This is definitely the best method. So much better than trying to modify a paintball canister. And the good news is my local brewing supply company refilled my CO2 on the spot so I didn’t have to give away my brand new bottle.
it keeps getting better man. i love it
15$ for a refill? that's insane! Over here in Germany you have to pay a deposit if you get a new 60L tank (I think i payed 25€ (30$) to always have a spare tank if one is empty). After that you can swap tanks in almost any grocery or drug store for 4-8€. Price differs if you get a original sodastream refill or get a third-party refill (same tank with new labeling). E.g. in my town the Stadtwerke (municipal utilities) sell filled tanks (in exchange for empty ones) for about 4.50€ (approx. 5.20$). When I'm in the US I always get San Pellegrino or Perrier.
I have a 10kg tank with a pressure hose like in the video. I pay 25€ to refill the bottle maybe once a year, so only 1€ for the volume of a small bottle, compared to your 5€. In our region swapping the sodastream co2 bottles also costs at least 6,99€.
Where do you get the tank?
BEST VIDEO ON THIS SUBJECT REALLY APPRECIATE IT ❤
have you look into drinkmate? the cap on the drinkmate bottle doesnt screw off when finish adding CO. the pro is that you can get a more fuzzy drink by moving the bottle to the freezer after fuzzing to deep saturate with the water (warning: don't keep it in the freezer for too long, it will explode). Also you could also fuzz your juices or soda and not have to worry because you can wash the cap afterward something you cant do with sodastream.
Alex...Super helpful. Check out Fizz Giz...superior to Soda Stream in many ways. But it also uses a paintball tank so your two videos helping me since, as you said, its next to impossible to refill SMALL paintball C02 tanks now and that will only get worse as paintball gun technology evolves. Fizz Giz uses a tank, small gun and hose, proprietary cap valves, ANY 1 liter soda bottles. Can carbonate fruit juices, flat growler beer, flat soda pop. With Soda Stream, last 1/3 of each bottle would go flat wasting gas. I love the Fizz Giz honestly. THANKS AGAIN! I'm definitely going to buy a 5 lb tank so I don't have to fill paintball tank with dry ice. Pretty sure Fizz Giz will connect directly to the CGA 320 on the 5 lb tank.
The quick release is at the wrong end. Put the quick release at the end that is to be opened when the source CO2 TANK needs refilling. The quick release needs to be at the larger CGA320 fitting and not at Sodastream.
Do you have a link to the parts needed to do that? Thanks for your help.
Newbie here...why does the quick release need to be at the tank end, rather than the soda stream? Safety, performance, both? Can we still use the same parts listed or does a different hose need to be purchased? Thanks in advance.
Let your soda stream bottle equalize pressure before unscrewing, about 30 seconds. You can hear the valve audibly click. Otherwise you let a burst of CO2 escape the bottles.
I've tried this before and seems that we blow out the gasket/O-ring on the Sodastream due to too much CO2/pressure coming into the Sodastream. Is this something you've dealt with? Thinking a regulator on the CO2 tank could help if so. Thanks! Great vid!
thanks. does drinking carbonated water bad for your health?
Its not the water, its what you put in it. You have to drink A LOT of CO2 to be an issue. Your body can handle lots of it since you create it normally through breathing.
I actually use a 20 Lbs CO₂ tank. Price to fill it up is about the same as the propriety soda stream cylinder but it lasts me a year and I drink at least 2 bottles of seltzer a day.
Where do you fill the 20 lb tank
At a local fire extinguisher service location.
L. E. Whittaker Co Ltd In Saint John, New Brunswick
@@guyfisher2050 it's not food safe, it might contain petroleum based lubricants and gas impurities that are deemed 'not impeding normal operation.'
@@ginsederp no. it's just plain old CO₂ . the "food safe" ploy is soda stream's way of making you pay 10 times what you should be paying for CO₂
I've done this for years now, couple tips. I have bought mostly less expensive hoses over the years and they all so far have failed after a year or two. Shut the tank valve and drain the hose after use. Makes it kinda of a pain but worth it. However if the hoses keep failing, puts a dent into the actual savings. Also tried at one point to use a regulator, but did not carbonate as well. Full force (no regulator) works best and I have read is fine to do.
thank you so much, i was tired of changing my 3 sodastream bottles every month. This will last much longer for cheaper.
Awesome video! Thanks so much for this great info. I’m going to do this and use those little bottles of Mio flavoring that you can get at most grocery stores. Liked/subbed.
Thank you! and yes those MIO things are awesome!
Loved this, thanks Alexander! One further iteration might be to drill the hole through the bottom of the Sodastream, beneath where the bottle would have been, and feed the pipe through a hole in your counter, then hide the tank in the cupboard below. Should look quite pro!
That's what I did. I got a 20-lb CO2 tank from a local supplier, bought a 5 foot long adapter line from eBay, and have it directly connected to my sodastream.
If you Soda Stream Fizzi model it already has opening below the CO2 bottle. No need to drill.
Nice video! Is there a SodaStream that uses the same glass bottles a the AquaFizz (don't want to use plastic bottles) ? We have lots of glass bottles left over from an old AquaFizz?
How much are you drinking a day for the canister to run out in 2 months. So your spending 50$ a month on carbonation? The 5lb Co2 is 100$
The hose you linked to says that it should only be used with gas CO2 not liquid CO2 (liquid CO2 leaves a bad taste it says). Have you noticed that problem? The cylinder from the brewer supply house probably is filled with liquid CO2, right?
This is great.. I’m buying this set up tomorrow
Is there an adapter to make this system work with the new Quick Connect? Or do you think one will be available in the near future?
Nice set up! Thanks for taking the time to do this! Much appreciated.
Great job explaining everything .Thank you!
I recommend that the first 10 bottle that you fizz to be gentle on openning the valve of the co2 tank because there is a lot of pressure and dont push all the way the button on the Sodastream,at present im at the 10th week on 5 lbs tank and everything seem to be alright.Sheers
Or just buy a regulator for the tank instd so you dont have to worry so much about such things
There have been complaints that the hose you recommended, and other similar ones on Amazon, leave a funny taste in the drink.
Any thoughts as to what causes this and a solution?
Please explain "a funny taste"...
When you press 'Fizz'... stop before the overfill squawk. Then Wait at least 30 seconds before doing another Fizz button. Then Wait another 30 seconds for the third Fizz. Wait 10 to 15 seconds and release the bottle.
This gives the CO2 time to dissolve into the water.
When press, press, press and Release in a few seconds... there is not sufficient time for the CO2 to dissolve in water.
Everyone who does the 'wait' between the three Fizz will use LESS CO2 and have Very Fizzy water, wine, tequila, vodka (anything other than water - only fill bottle to the 25 to 33% amount/volume of the SodaStream Bottle - do not fill to the WATER Line with wine or alcohols). :)
if you can find a welder supply you can get a cheap tank too (and usually cheaper refills)
Hi I purchased a 10 lb tank and my question is do I need to shut off the valve after each use or can it be left open?
Excellent video. 1 question; u say tank lasts a couple of months @ $20.00 per refill. I assume you drink a great deal of seltzer or u wouldn't have gone to all this trouble to make it. Approximately how many gallons do estimate u use for 1 tank?
One Sodastream bottle is 14.5 ounces of CO2. If you estimate realistically getting 50 liters of soda from one sodastream bottle, a 20 lb bottle would provide 1,100 liters. If you drank 2 bottles a day the 20lb bottle would last 1 1/2 years.
I have no idea how he's using it up in 2 months. 20lb CO2 would require drinking 18 liters a day to be used up in 2 months. Maybe if you sell your own homemade soda.
@@promontorium good deal. Thanx!
Could you do the same with a nitrogen tank?
way to go man this made my search 100% easier!!! FYI I'm getting the sodastream penguin or aquafizz because they are the only ones that come with glass carafes
Let me know how it works with those!
This this end up working with the Aqua Fizz?
Thanks for sharing this informative tutorial! Just one question: two months? You must be guzzling the stuff like there's no tomorrow. 😋👍
I'm looking at the adapter hoses for sale and wondering, what's the difference between hoses listed as (G1/2) and (W21.8-14)? Will either work with a CGA320 valve tank?
That looks like the hose kit I purchased, with the external metal braid, but it worries me to have such a high pressure in a hose. I think it would be safer to have a regulator before the hose, but I've read that you still want more pressure than the typical 60psi of a beer regulator.
I love this video. Is there a way to do it and bypass the soda stream all together?
🤣🤣
Look up "commercial carbonator" on ebay.... I installed one on a bar tap. ZERO sodastream needed... 😁
I was thinking the same thing. Big CO2 tank to a regulator to a hose and then onto a PET bottle. Wouldn't that work?
I purchased all of these parts, but the CO2 tank is not letting out any gas at all, with and without the hose attached. Any suggestions on opening it up?
Good info... but....
I have to wonder why the hose you recommend is the most expensive one available.
It's ten times the price of the hoses on ebay that look exactly like it.
Are you the one selling this hose?
I just ordered a Sodastream Fizzy and already thinking about ditching the expensive official co2 tank. Question, if you don't want to drill through the back shell and doesn't mind the unpleasant view, can't you just skip the drilling and left the back open with hose running through? Or there's some mechanism on the sodastream that prevent co2 release without the back shell in the place?
You can leave it off if you’d like
I don’t have a soda stream machine, we’ve been toying with getting one but thought that since we drink soo much seltzer, maybe there a way to bypass that expense and go all out in a better way, if that makes any sense. Do you think that there would be a way to pump it wo the soda stream machine (which at this point is $100+)?
Honestly the SodaStream is the heart of the system. It is worth the $$
Buy one 2nd hand then! So much cheaper
Amazing! The ultimate solution!
How safe is keeping a 5lb co2 tank in your kitchen?
Have you had any experience with the taste changing after c02 sitting in the line between fills? I assume you're using it so often this is a not a problem for you but wondering your thoughts or experience on the issue. I have read it several times on reviews/forums.
Thanks @alex, another excellent video. One question, with this setup do you need to invert the large tank? I've read elsewhere that a syphon tank is required if you want to keep it upright but wondering if you can clarify. Thanks again for helping others.
No, a syphon tank is used to easily refill smaller bottles, since it outputs the liquid co2 from the bottom of the tank. For beer or beverages you want one that gives you the co2 gas from the top of the tank.
I made one of these several years ago and it just works and it is so much cheaper if you drink a lot of soda. But, my girlfriend, who drinks it constantly, developed a stomach or bladder issue as a result ( I don't recall exactly which because it was too long ago now. ) So, it just sits now.
Thanx great video... now let's see if I can do that in Canada :)
Keep us posted.
How'd it go?
@@jaxom79 worked actually very well, I do feel that the big tankas more pressure and found that by opening and closing the tank and only after pushing the button I loos less gas
@@khalidjaii2 found all in Amazon ca… and gas at local beer shop.
People complain about funky smell due to the gas staying in the rubber tube while not in use. I went with your idea from previous video by using paintball tank
I have been very happy with this method, but I understand if other people are having issues w/ amazon products
Great video! Do you even need to drill a hole in that black cover? can't you just remove it a connect directly?
You can totally just remove it
You can get bigger CO2 tanks from a welding place, you pick whatever size you like. They are still food grade. You have to buy the first tank, after that you exchange them.
I buy the 20 lb size, for about $30 -- price has gone up lately. I figure it about 1/10 the cost as those baby sodastream canister. They last about a year.
Payback from buying the first tank and hose with special proprietary sodastream thread -- made in China, possibly illegal -- was about six months. And much less hassle dealing with their stupid canisters.
Where Can I buy the 10ft hose from the CO2 tank to sodastream machine?
Loved this video! I keep trying w/ the suggested parts, but just not carbonating. Keep troubleshooting and trying different adapters, hoping to figure out the issue. Had a neighbor w/ great tools cut the hole in the side and he installed a rubber grommet around the hole so it looks so swanky. Now if we could just get it to work LOL.
let me know if you have any questions! I'll try to help!
Ideally youd wanna use a regulator with that tank; but it can work without one as shown. Just technically more of a safety risk without it; tho quite minor
Content like this is why I love the internet- thank you
nope. make sure it's clean though. I imagine a little detergent and a suitable pressure wash a couple times would likely make any tank a decent reservoir.
@@johnjingleheimersmith9259
Dope. Could I just buy a used one on fbmarketplace and just exchange it for a refill?
@@Buckinghamrabbit Yeah, you can also refill them yourself for dirt cheap using dry ice.
@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 and safer option... fire extinguisher supply place will fill your tank for cheap
I found out swapping out a tank or refilling to keep the existing tank is the same price. Depends if you want to keep your existing tank. The price to have it filled is very inexpensive.
It's the price to buy a prefilled tank that initially costs a lot, but is still less expensive than the cost of exchanging canisters. Eventually you get your investment back.
Do you user regular old tap water? What if you have crappy water, do you filter it first? Like through a brita?
I use both tap water, and water from the filter system in my refrigerator's in-door water dispenser (use a carbon type water filter, like Brita). I personally don't taste a difference, but 1) I have good city water, and 2) I forgot my seltzer water with MiO or other generic sugar free water flavor liquids. (I also like to live dangerously and flavor my water before carbonation, which allows me to use flavor powders, too!)
Great video, thank you! Sonhou think there’s a lot of waste when the big tank is running low? Or does it use most of it?
It will run down until there is no liquid left so virtually no waste. If you buy your own tank and have it filled at the local fire extinguisher place, there is absolutely zero waste.
You can remove the label on the soda stream dispenser. Looks nicer without it.
Hey Alexander -- quick question: I've seen over videos where they say the tank should be turned upside down when filling the Sodastream cannisters. Wondering if there's a reason you don't have to do that with your set-up (ie/ does your tank have a siphon tube)? Many thanks in advance.
I'm surprised no one has answered. If the tank is upside down (or as you questioned, if the tank is using a siphon tube), you get the liquid CO2 from the bottom of the tank. If you don't have it inverted upside down, you only draw off gaseous CO2. You get the same pressure either way, but if you only put in gas, you can only put in so much volume. If, however, you put liquid in your tank, that liquid will evaporate much more volume of gas than gas alone would over time. The act of turning liquid to gas takes a lot of heat, creating a chilling effect - this effect would freeze the water solid if introduced into the soda stream bottle, and would likely cause damage to the plastic of the soda machine because of the exchange cold (not because of pressure, but because the plastic wouldn't hold the liquid under pressure and it would quickly boil off into CO2 gas).
@Cean McCullough So if I have a tank with a siphon tube then I should see if I can have the tube removed to use the set up in this video.
@@vincentng1781 You could, yes...but maybe you can just invert your tank so that the liquid is at the top of the tank (with the top pointing down now) leaving the tube inside the tank out of the liquid pool.
Once this expensive sodastream canister is depleted, is the fitting removeable/reusable for future use on this system? Thank you for your skill in thinkin' outside the 'stream.' Brilliant . Keep it up! And going to go to mountains and get spring water, UNkoolaid fluoride/chloride water kinda defeats my purpose for utilizing this water.
No. Custom threads. I tried to reuse... but no
I'm using the hose system with 5 lb tank, after only a month the carbonation stopped. Disconnected the hose and weighted the tank, still have 4 lbs. Connected the hose and it's working again. Do you think there was a vapor lock?
My brother and I have been experminting with flavors and sryups. What we ended up doing is making our own energy drinks carbonating G-Fuel and other stuff like Crystal lite.
Question : How do you know the pressure to be realized from the CO2 tank to the soda stream machine
It's from 55-60 lbs./inch.
Can you carbonate any liquid using this process?
Have you considered using a 20lb. CO2 tank?
I did this setup today but I got pretty nervous with how much pressure is running to the Soda Stream. It seems like the potential for a huge bang and CO2 tank rocket. Is this a safe setup? Is there a regulator or anything that can be added to the tank to decrease the high pressure going to the Soda Stream? Any input would be awesome!
You need that pressure or you are waiting forever to get co2 into your bottle. I am using this setup for around 2 years, my family carbonates 3-4 bottles a day and the my Sodastream Easy is still in good shape. The pressure in the small bottle and a big tank is exactly the same.
If youre worried about that, you can negate all those worries by buying a CO2 regulator to put directly on the tank. It will prevent all that.
Tho rly, the risk is indeed the same between a 5 lb and the standard issue CO2 tank. Thered just be more CO2 released from one over the other. Kept in normal household conditions it shud be fine, but if you want peace of mind; go with a regulator.
Other DIy videos discuss agitating the water while adding Co2 for optimal absorption. Seems like that benefit is lost with the SodaStream process?
It is agitated by the gas jet going into the water. Commercial carbonators agitate when they fill
About how many liters of soda water you think you made in 2 months? Thank you very much 👍👊I'm a big time "la Croix" drinker and now I'm considering changing to your system 🙏😁
Well soda stream says thier small canister is 60 liters. But it's actually 50. So doing the math, they use a 14oz canister. So a 5lb tank is 80oz, and using their math we get 285.7 letters per 5lb tank.
I hope that helps.
@@courcreate wow! Really good ..thanks for great quality videos 🙏
This is a great set up. My problem with the soda stream bottles and caps seal and threads, they are hard to clean. They get a black growth on them. Right now I use a electric tooth brush to clean them. Is there any better way to clean them?
Would also like to know, they spin when you try to clean them and they're really hard to pop out with a bread knife... the mold stays even if you soak it for days at a time. I think they do it on purpose, everything seems to be a money grab.
i wonder if this would work with the Twenty39 Qarbo - Sparkling Water Maker and Fruit Infuser - Premium Carbonation Machine which is a machine i am contemplating because i can add my flavoring directly to the container before the carbonation my other option is the sparkel system Spärkel Beverage System (Black) - Sparkling Water and Soda Maker - A New Way of Sparkling - Use Fresh & Natural Ingredients - No CO2 Tank Needed would you know?what would be your opinion if you don't mind my asking, thank you in advance
Can i unconnect the easy connect attached to the soda stream? Or is it locked in
Help….. I bought the tank and hose in your link but no c02 will release from hose when I activate my system da stream. Gas flows freely from the tank and hose but will. It flow from the adapter. When comparing the adapter to the valve on my day da stream cartridge, I see the release pin on the adapter is a small round pin while the release pin on my side da stream cartridge valve is a wider round flat pin. It appears my soda stream machine cannot depress the small pin on the adapter valve. Is there a different adapter valve with the wide round flat pin ?
How u mix the correct syrup, is it in the sodasteam machine
I am a novice in this area, but shouldn't you depressurize/bleed the hose when it isn't in use? Can it handle the constant pressure?
It can handle it. The valve and fittings are all built into the hose to withstand the constant pressure.
where did you get the soda stream side of the system valve / quick connect?
Hi Alexander, I have the adaptor from soda mod that fits onto the back of my soda stream, I would refill the soda mod tanks from my 5 lb co2 tank, I find I have to fill up more than I want and think this system directly to the big tank would be better…. My question is where do you get the quick connect that attaches to the soda stream in the back, that would connect to the quick connect on the hose?? Currently I just have the adaptor from soda mod… does this make sense?
but its big and ugly. how will it fit in my tiny kitchen. Any other way to have a simple process like this but refill the sodastream canisters? thanks!
$15 for a refill? Here in Sweden it cost 20 - 80SEK (2 - 8 USD) to get a refill depending on what store you go to.
I have the same setup. The problem I have is the attachment for the soda machine. The adapter unwinds so it leaks. I have found no way to keep it tight. Any ideas?
You could try using Loctite
I currently use a 5 pound CO2 tank that I get filled at a local brewery. I’ve had issues recently where I’m only getting about 50% of my CO2 tanks use because the bubbles start to slow down and even if I push the button 20 times I’m not getting good carbonation have you ever had this happen? I haven’t bought a second 5 gallon tank and it did the same thing and I have tried different conversion kits off of Amazon in case the tube got a clog or something
Do you have examples of where you can refill that big tank?
Home brewing supply places should do it.
Super helpful. Thanks dude. 🙂
You DO NOT want to make the connector extra tight on the cannister, you can pinch the gasket or cut it and then it will be just as useless as if you didn't screw it tight enough. Do not over tighten.
This method is so much cleaner & easier than paintball unit. Nice video. My soda stream arrived tomorrow. Can’t wait to use. You may not have seen my questions posted on earlier method. How does the taste compared to Topo Chico, my favorite water? Notice you give 5 squeezes. How does this level of carbonation compare to Topo Chico? Thanks!
hi Can Do this with nitrogen thank
Did the sodastream threads that fit into the sodastream come with the adapter hose? If not which one did he use? Also, should the valve stay open when not in use or closed/opened each time?
Yes they do
What about the quick disconnect valve? Where can I get one of those?
its on the end of the hose
Will this hose work on DrinkMate Sparkling Water and Soda Maker?
How does the carbonation compare to a bottle of coke? Would the pressure used by Sodastream to be much lower?
Much higher honestly. You can actually tailor how much carbonation you want and even overcarbonate beyond when it gives you the signal that its carbonated enuf.
If youve ever had bottled seltzer; its about 33-50% more bubbly than one of those imho. But again, you can tone that down if you want less. Or you can even carbonate existin carbonated drinks (doin such violates the warranty of sodastrem but so does attachin any CO2 tanks other than their standard issue ones) to make extra carbonated coke. (It only violates the warranty bcuz sodastream officially can only carbonate water, but it can indeed carbonate any liquid rly)