I remember when your original sodastream video came out 8 years ago when I was still a confused boy excited about science living with his parents, I tried this out with their sodastream at the time and ended up massively underfilling the bottle out of fear it'd explode if I messed up. Now this year I remembered about that old vid and decided to give it another try with me and my wife's sodastream, since the bottles are so dang expensive where we live, and it worked out great! Thanks for saving a couple silly girls some time and money mister spork. Stay safe!
Thanks so much. As a newly diagnosed diabetic who is doing a bunch of research because I want to change from sodas to flavored sparkling water, I truly appreciate easy-to-implement, cost-cutting measures. The other dietary changes I am making already are costing me a bundle clearing almost everything out of my pantry and replacing my stocks with low-carb alternatives. Also, thanks for featuring your furry friends.
Glad to help. I've cut my sugar way back over the years too. Weened myself off any in my tea and my default hibiscus fizzy cooler (see the video recently uploaded) is down to about a third that of soda. Lime and/or clementine soda water (with nothing else added) also gets guzzled by the bucket full over here. Make the switch over a little time and you'll never notice the change. Good luck and thanks for watching!
She watches EVERYTHING! I open my eyes in the morning, she's on my chest giving me the "what now?" look. Thank YOU for watching the video. She's got the rest covered.
I learned from those before me but thanks for the kind words. Actually a trick from decades ago when I was young enough to play paintball. An 'old timer' of the day showed me the method for those tanks. Appreciate you watching!
Thanks for sharing this info. I've been going back and forth on the most cost-effective way of refilling my SodaStream cylinders, and have considered the "break-even" time if buying a 5lb or larger cylinder and refilling the small SS cylinders with a refill adapter/hose. The only intimidating part for me, if using dry ice, has been taking off the cylinder valve the first time. I like your vise method.
It's really worth doing the math all around depending on your access to various gear and dry ice. I too was nervous with my first opening but soon realized these things are engineered to be safe. Otherwise they wouldn't let them into people's homes (I hope). Thanks for watching and happy fizzing!
Hi, I live in The Netherlands and we indeed can go to any grocery and change an empty bottle for a new one but you have to give them an empty bottle and pay 13 euro. So, not cheap at all and your way do refill it safe works perfectly well. (Used a vice from the first day I tried it.) Thanks, good vid.
I agree with these approaches. When I did it the first time, years, ago, I used the vise and the strap wrench. The crescent wrench was all I used on that cylinder after that. When my SS Source started leaking internally, Soda Stream told me to buy a new one as they only last for their two year warranty period and they only replace washers. The Soda Stream lady also told me that the plastic bottles only last for two years. Mine are ten years old. Can you imagine if that two-year tale were true, Coca Cola would be broke from lawsuits of exploding bottles. I didn't fix the ten year old SS Source because it had a cracked nylon nut that held the internal tubing so I went on Kijiji and bought a newer machine for less than the price of the tubing and nut on eBay. The Soda Stream Source machine is crazy collection of parts that can't be bought - except for O-rings.
Thanks! By the way, in the United States and probably Canada, a place to get dry ice that may not show up on Google is your local ice cream spot. They have it for the customers so that the ice cream doesn't melt on the way to its destination but will also often sell it separately. Price may vary, of course.
A keen observation. I also point people to the FedEx and UPS offices of the world as they usually keep a list of local suppliers for their shipments. Thanks for watching and joining in the conversations. Happy fizzing!
Which way does the silver safety washer go? Bubble-side pointing out, away from the pressure or bubble-side pointing in, with the bump facing the pressure like you see with dams? That little silver washer fell out when I completely unscrewed the safety valve. Thanks!
Hey, it goes bubble out. You probably have already figured it out about a year ago when you posted, but this is just in case someone else is wondering.
I don't have any quick connect models to test but if the cylinders can be opened without damage, they can be refilled (as they would be in an exchange scenario). The connection to the machine shouldn't make any difference. Thanks for watching and happy fizzing!
Hi, great video I’m going to be doing the same, one question, how do read those numbers on the can the expiration date, there is a long string of numbers… that would be helpful thank you.
Hi Marco. Looking at some of my oldest retired cylinders it was a straight year/month code stamped into the metal on top in among all the other numbers. That said, on my newest cylinder a date is stamped on the very bottom in ink and only the year is up top. It seems like they've changed the methodology over time. These were from two different regions as well so that might account for the change in some way. I also have had cylinders in the past where more data was stamped into the metal UNDER the plastic wrapper so feel around there to see if you can locate any more markings. Hope that helps and thanks for watching. Happy fizzing!
I reqlly want to try this! Have been crunching the numbers on every way to make this cheaper! How much dry ice is lost in the time it takes to drive home? I'm about an hour away from the closest supplier!
dry ice sublimates at a rate of 10 lbs. per 24 hours in a block (faster in pellet form). so id approximate you loose about 1 lb. of dry ice every 1-2 hours
You can't really store it. Even commercial outlets don't often have the ability and just bring in fresh supply. I mention somewhere in there that you should buy your dry ice LAST after you already have your cylinders prepped and ready to receive it as soon as you get home. Even in the deepest, darkest part of your freezer it's not going to last long. Get it straight into those cylinders. Thanks for watching.
Hi there. Sorry for the delay. My nearest outlet is a Praxxair dealer. Not entirely sure how their network functions but I think the local office is a franchaise/independent that contracts through them. I suspect you'll have many more options in ON compared to the outer limits of the Maritimes. Thanks for watching and good luck on the hunt!
Is it possible if I buy a full cylinder from SS and refill dry ice for a few years, before the cylinder is expired, swap it with a new full cylinder which can then be refilled for another few years?
I suspect it's possible because there aren't many checks on the exchange program but personally I don't do this. I simply retire mine when they hit the end of life and buy new ones. Feels more equitable to me doing it that way. Thanks for watching!
I just can’t get my canisters open😭tried all types of wrenches and took it to a mechanic shop and they used a vise and strap and it still will not budge!! Im at my wits end and the sad(dumb) part is I already bought the dry ice pellets before trying to open the canisters (because it looked so easy on the video and thought how hard could it be)🤣🤣🤣
How is the new scale you were going to try back in the original video? I know my scale is off on grams and it turns off at the most inconvenient times! What brand did you decide to use that plugs in?
Hi Michele. I’ve got a whole video on kitchen scales in my head but until then the one that I’ve now had for six months and can comfortably say is well worth the price I paid is the My Weigh KD-7000. Note that’s NOT the latest model but I didn’t need the extra features and got this one on a steal of a warehouse deal for CDN$50. I can’t find anything wrong with it and suspect someone just didn’t like the colour. Normally they seem to be in the $85 range. Here’s a shopping link for the main Amazon item page (that pays me a bit) amzn.to/2VPtdBi but once you’re over there you may want to poke around some to see if any other vendors have the same cheaper or on a warehouse discount (it seems to vary day by day) because of it being an older model. Note also that I have no relationship with My Weigh other than being a customer. I paid for it out of my own pocket and like its performance in the real world rather than in 'endorsement land'. When I ordered the description said the power adapter to plug in wasn’t included so I ordered one at the same time for about $15. Curiously when the box showed up it did have that adapter so I ended up with two. Not sure if that anomaly was because of the warehouse deal or if they’ve changed for good so read the descriptions carefully. Thanks as always for watching and happy shopping!
@@MrSporksHands thanks! Going to check it out. The one I have is off a gram or two, I am pretty sure. We are fortunate that there is a Kohl's relatively nearby and I can just drop off Amazon returns, so if it says I need to order an adapter and it ends up coming with one, the extra will get dropped off. Depending on the requirements, I may have a spare adapter. Too many electronics in my house, lol
My box of electronic castaways is constantly growing too. Another fun bit of scale kit I ordered around the same time was a box of various calibrated weights from 1/4 gram up to around 2kg for checking the scale accuracy and in most cases resetting the scale calibration itself. Fun to play around with them and they illustrate that most scales in this price range aren't AS accurate in their first few grams of weighing (solution = weigh ingredients on a plate/bowl that's been tared out). No rush to get them so I ordered on eBay direct from China for a fraction of the cost. Around CDN$10. Took a month to get here but was less than half the price elsewhere. Some folks also trust the 'x number of pennies, nickels, etc. equal a known weight' for testing. Have fun running around the house weighing everything when you get yours. I did that for days. LOL
I did a single refill for a friend that had the new style with no problems but the valve was seriously torqued down at the factory. I used the upside down vice/strap wrench and it came off with persistence. Thanks for watching and good luck!
On the bottles I get in Canada it's a manufacture date (or close to it). I go four years from that date but the 'official' service life varies some by location. Thanks for watching!
@@MrSporksHands I am not sure why the expiration date on the canister matters. The big tanks are required to be tested every 5 years (no need to test if it is older than 5 years but they are not empty and still in use) but no regulation for smaller tanks. How could they fail if not being dropped and physically damaged? I assume the O-rings can be replaced when needed. BTW, I am in Toronto and only have 3 bottles. Could you sell me a few of your retired bottles piled at the corner of the kitchen? Dry ice is sold in 10 pounds. I don't know how to handle 7 pounds leftover after each refill :-) They are proper more dangerous than the bottles.
A few in the comments have reported doing this with bricks but my sense is that you'd lose a fair bit in the process (fine particles evaporate instantly, transfering between the blender container, etc.) Plus I wasn't keen on dulling the blades of my good blender. If you can't get pelletized, the plastic bag wrapped in towel and a rubber mallet I think would give you more control and only took me a minute the one time I tried but of course your mileage may vary. Good luck whatever you try and thanks for watching.
@@MrSporksHands I actually used pellet size dry ice but they were too big for my funnel and I ended up using the Vitamix chopping it up like snow and wore rubber gloves and no funnel but used my thumb and index finger and put it in with a tsp. worked well The place where I purchased dry ice would only sell 6 lbs. and it cost me $15 to fill up 3 60L Co2 cylinders, better than paying $60 to fill them. I had a little left over too.
I was excited to maybe try this, but it looks like I in Australia have the opposite problem to Europeans... dry ice near me costs about $10/kg and they want you to buy at least 3kg. (I guess they're geared to serving business customers.) Compared to a $15 cylinder exchange, it would be pretty good value IF I had six or seven bottles to refill :p Also, KITTY!
It can be a bit of a treasure hunt even over here in North America but you've landed on my approach with the multiple cylinder idea. I fill all six of mine about once a year to store the smallest amount of dry ice I can buy in these parts. Good luck on the hunt and thanks for watching!
Possibly if you had a good fit on the valve with one of them but the vice gives me really good contact on the valve flats and lets me leverage the strap on the bottle. Whatever works but of course be safe with it all. Takes a good bit of oomph opening bottles the first time. Thanks for watching!
Gas cylinders can be inspected by a certified inspection facility, and the cylinder is good for another period. The time between inspection depends on jurisdiction. Where I live its 5 years.
Interesting. Didn't know about that. Right now my spent cylinders are forming a sort of modern art stack in the corner of the kitchen. Thanks for the info and for watching!
@@MrSporksHands It will also depend on the cost to inspect in your area. Some inspection shops may charge more than a new cylinder is worth. I recommend doing some calling on prices beforehand.
I must be the most naive of the bunch: after watching your first video, I was in disbelief that it was simply dry ice in the cylinders?! This all seems so simple, that I'm scared to try it, lol. I feel like I must be missing something here :^)
Ha. Don't be afraid of the fizz. Just use safety gloves and glasses and take your time. There are a couple protections build into them to avoid anything worse than a little escaped CO2. I have faith in you. You can do this. Use the force, Luke. Stay on target. (It's May the 4th, I might be binging on Star Wars at the moment). Thanks for watching!
Happened once to me too mate. I feel your pain. Check out the update video to see a gentler method using a strap wrench and a bench vise. Thanks for watching and happy fizzing!
Great update!...so really?...people told you you used the crescent wrench backwards??? Wow, people need to get a life man, for real. Besides, it looked to me that it was already loose and you were just going through the motions for the viewers, I got it, so did others. So say hi to Captain Kirk, Mr. Spork....oh wait, never mind...hehehehehe....
Expiration Date on bottle: Brass and and aluminum and other metals DO NOT GO BAD. Only rust an corrosion (not brass or aluminum) can affect the integrity. The ONLY item that may and will at some point go bad is the "Rubber Seal".
Hi, all metals eventually go bad when you start any action that can cause movement in the metal. Many times from minus 90 to room temp. will cause shrinking and expanding and will cause (after a lot of times) metal fatigue. You don't see it until it's too late so better be safe than sorry.
Pressure vessels absolutely do go bad. In this case you're going from extreme temps to room temp plus atmospheric pressure to ~800psi (57.3 bar at 20c according to the MSDS) repeatedly. When filled at the factory they do not use dry ice to fill them, they use compressed (liquified) gas. So this method does add additional stresses to the bottle.
@@lmaoroflcopter Which method "adds additional stresses to the bottle", with dry ice or the liquefied gas? I'm afraid that the low temperature could, over a long period of time, weaken the cylinder and at some point it would explode.
I came for the improved methods of opening the SodaStream and other facts. I stayed for the adorable kitten 😭😻
She's a charmer. Finger (paw)... wrapped around. I'm an easy mark.
Kitten is super cute. Audio is good, straight to the point. Interesting way to fill the SodaStream, never seen before
Works like a charm and far cheaper, especially at Canadian rates.
I remember when your original sodastream video came out 8 years ago when I was still a confused boy excited about science living with his parents, I tried this out with their sodastream at the time and ended up massively underfilling the bottle out of fear it'd explode if I messed up. Now this year I remembered about that old vid and decided to give it another try with me and my wife's sodastream, since the bottles are so dang expensive where we live, and it worked out great! Thanks for saving a couple silly girls some time and money mister spork. Stay safe!
Thanks for remembering! It really does make these things affordable, eh? May your bubbles be cheap and plentiful. Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much. As a newly diagnosed diabetic who is doing a bunch of research because I want to change from sodas to flavored sparkling water, I truly appreciate easy-to-implement, cost-cutting measures. The other dietary changes I am making already are costing me a bundle clearing almost everything out of my pantry and replacing my stocks with low-carb alternatives. Also, thanks for featuring your furry friends.
Glad to help. I've cut my sugar way back over the years too. Weened myself off any in my tea and my default hibiscus fizzy cooler (see the video recently uploaded) is down to about a third that of soda. Lime and/or clementine soda water (with nothing else added) also gets guzzled by the bucket full over here. Make the switch over a little time and you'll never notice the change. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Ah, that wonderful HF vice, I have one, too. Thanks for the instructions! (glad to see the supervisor not letting you do anything silly...)
She watches EVERYTHING! I open my eyes in the morning, she's on my chest giving me the "what now?" look. Thank YOU for watching the video. She's got the rest covered.
I reloaded three bottles, the old big style, using your video!
I love success stories from the field. Glad you got your fizz on. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the updated instructions. I was working with a very stuck valve, so the slack wrench did the job.
Excellent. Should be a snap the next time you need to open them. Thanks for watching!
Making sparkling white wine is a great use for this process. Great video and very useful saving a load of dosh. Stay safe out there.
We are thankful you are smart enough to do this! I LOVE Aqua Frizzante!
I learned from those before me but thanks for the kind words. Actually a trick from decades ago when I was young enough to play paintball. An 'old timer' of the day showed me the method for those tanks. Appreciate you watching!
Thanks for this and the previous video! Super useful!
Glad to help. Hope you enjoy fizzing for cheap. Thanks for watching!
Another really good vid. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this info. I've been going back and forth on the most cost-effective way of refilling my SodaStream cylinders, and have considered the "break-even" time if buying a 5lb or larger cylinder and refilling the small SS cylinders with a refill adapter/hose. The only intimidating part for me, if using dry ice, has been taking off the cylinder valve the first time. I like your vise method.
It's really worth doing the math all around depending on your access to various gear and dry ice. I too was nervous with my first opening but soon realized these things are engineered to be safe. Otherwise they wouldn't let them into people's homes (I hope). Thanks for watching and happy fizzing!
Thank you for an awesome video even though I can’t get my canisters open
Hi, I live in The Netherlands and we indeed can go to any grocery and change an empty bottle for a new one but you have to give them an empty bottle and pay 13 euro.
So, not cheap at all and your way do refill it safe works perfectly well. (Used a vice from the first day I tried it.) Thanks, good vid.
I agree with these approaches. When I did it the first time, years, ago, I used the vise and the strap wrench. The crescent wrench was all I used on that cylinder after that. When my SS Source started leaking internally, Soda Stream told me to buy a new one as they only last for their two year warranty period and they only replace washers. The Soda Stream lady also told me that the plastic bottles only last for two years. Mine are ten years old. Can you imagine if that two-year tale were true, Coca Cola would be broke from lawsuits of exploding bottles. I didn't fix the ten year old SS Source because it had a cracked nylon nut that held the internal tubing so I went on Kijiji and bought a newer machine for less than the price of the tubing and nut on eBay. The Soda Stream Source machine is crazy collection of parts that can't be bought - except for O-rings.
How do u transfer or filled your dried ice in it?
Thanks! By the way, in the United States and probably Canada, a place to get dry ice that may not show up on Google is your local ice cream spot. They have it for the customers so that the ice cream doesn't melt on the way to its destination but will also often sell it separately. Price may vary, of course.
A keen observation. I also point people to the FedEx and UPS offices of the world as they usually keep a list of local suppliers for their shipments. Thanks for watching and joining in the conversations. Happy fizzing!
@@MrSporksHands and @darkNIGHTS0, great hacks. Thanks.
How should I transport the dry ice from the store to home? Should I put it in a thermally insulated bag like a pizza bag?
Wonderful video (first) and update. MUCH improved over the brute force 5 lb tank, counter pressure filler, etc etc.
The math on those big tank methods simply doesn't work out to any advantage in my area for sure. Thanks for watching!
Thx
Which way does the silver safety washer go? Bubble-side pointing out, away from the pressure or bubble-side pointing in, with the bump facing the pressure like you see with dams? That little silver washer fell out when I completely unscrewed the safety valve. Thanks!
Same question.
Hey, it goes bubble out. You probably have already figured it out about a year ago when you posted, but this is just in case someone else is wondering.
Can you also refill the quick connect models?
I don't have any quick connect models to test but if the cylinders can be opened without damage, they can be refilled (as they would be in an exchange scenario). The connection to the machine shouldn't make any difference. Thanks for watching and happy fizzing!
Hi, great video I’m going to be doing the same, one question, how do read those numbers on the can the expiration date, there is a long string of numbers… that would be helpful thank you.
Hi Marco.
Looking at some of my oldest retired cylinders it was a straight year/month code stamped into the metal on top in among all the other numbers. That said, on my newest cylinder a date is stamped on the very bottom in ink and only the year is up top. It seems like they've changed the methodology over time. These were from two different regions as well so that might account for the change in some way. I also have had cylinders in the past where more data was stamped into the metal UNDER the plastic wrapper so feel around there to see if you can locate any more markings. Hope that helps and thanks for watching. Happy fizzing!
@@MrSporksHands thank you
I reqlly want to try this! Have been crunching the numbers on every way to make this cheaper! How much dry ice is lost in the time it takes to drive home? I'm about an hour away from the closest supplier!
dry ice sublimates at a rate of 10 lbs. per 24 hours in a block (faster in pellet form). so id approximate you loose about 1 lb. of dry ice every 1-2 hours
Dry ice only last a day or two once you take it home tho? How are you storing it?
You can't really store it. Even commercial outlets don't often have the ability and just bring in fresh supply. I mention somewhere in there that you should buy your dry ice LAST after you already have your cylinders prepped and ready to receive it as soon as you get home. Even in the deepest, darkest part of your freezer it's not going to last long. Get it straight into those cylinders. Thanks for watching.
Thanks so much for the excellent video & info. I am in North Toronto, would you be kind enough to say where you source your dry ice?
Hi there. Sorry for the delay. My nearest outlet is a Praxxair dealer. Not entirely sure how their network functions but I think the local office is a franchaise/independent that contracts through them. I suspect you'll have many more options in ON compared to the outer limits of the Maritimes. Thanks for watching and good luck on the hunt!
Did you find a good source in the GTA?
Is it possible if I buy a full cylinder from SS and refill dry ice for a few years, before the cylinder is expired, swap it with a new full cylinder which can then be refilled for another few years?
I suspect it's possible because there aren't many checks on the exchange program but personally I don't do this. I simply retire mine when they hit the end of life and buy new ones. Feels more equitable to me doing it that way. Thanks for watching!
How much dry ice is required for just 2 cylinders?
Thanks.
I think the cylinders have the marking of 410 grams so for two 820 grams.
I just can’t get my canisters open😭tried all types of wrenches and took it to a mechanic shop and they used a vise and strap and it still will not budge!! Im at my wits end and the sad(dumb) part is I already bought the dry ice pellets before trying to open the canisters (because it looked so easy on the video and thought how hard could it be)🤣🤣🤣
How is the new scale you were going to try back in the original video? I know my scale is off on grams and it turns off at the most inconvenient times! What brand did you decide to use that plugs in?
Hi Michele. I’ve got a whole video on kitchen scales in my head but until then the one that I’ve now had for six months and can comfortably say is well worth the price I paid is the My Weigh KD-7000. Note that’s NOT the latest model but I didn’t need the extra features and got this one on a steal of a warehouse deal for CDN$50. I can’t find anything wrong with it and suspect someone just didn’t like the colour. Normally they seem to be in the $85 range.
Here’s a shopping link for the main Amazon item page (that pays me a bit) amzn.to/2VPtdBi but once you’re over there you may want to poke around some to see if any other vendors have the same cheaper or on a warehouse discount (it seems to vary day by day) because of it being an older model. Note also that I have no relationship with My Weigh other than being a customer. I paid for it out of my own pocket and like its performance in the real world rather than in 'endorsement land'.
When I ordered the description said the power adapter to plug in wasn’t included so I ordered one at the same time for about $15. Curiously when the box showed up it did have that adapter so I ended up with two. Not sure if that anomaly was because of the warehouse deal or if they’ve changed for good so read the descriptions carefully. Thanks as always for watching and happy shopping!
@@MrSporksHands thanks! Going to check it out. The one I have is off a gram or two, I am pretty sure. We are fortunate that there is a Kohl's relatively nearby and I can just drop off Amazon returns, so if it says I need to order an adapter and it ends up coming with one, the extra will get dropped off. Depending on the requirements, I may have a spare adapter. Too many electronics in my house, lol
My box of electronic castaways is constantly growing too. Another fun bit of scale kit I ordered around the same time was a box of various calibrated weights from 1/4 gram up to around 2kg for checking the scale accuracy and in most cases resetting the scale calibration itself. Fun to play around with them and they illustrate that most scales in this price range aren't AS accurate in their first few grams of weighing (solution = weigh ingredients on a plate/bowl that's been tared out). No rush to get them so I ordered on eBay direct from China for a fraction of the cost. Around CDN$10. Took a month to get here but was less than half the price elsewhere. Some folks also trust the 'x number of pennies, nickels, etc. equal a known weight' for testing. Have fun running around the house weighing everything when you get yours. I did that for days. LOL
Will this work with the new quick-release bottles?
I did a single refill for a friend that had the new style with no problems but the valve was seriously torqued down at the factory. I used the upside down vice/strap wrench and it came off with persistence. Thanks for watching and good luck!
The date on the bottle, is that the manufactures date or the expiry date? Thanks for the video you have solved a refill problem for me.
On the bottles I get in Canada it's a manufacture date (or close to it). I go four years from that date but the 'official' service life varies some by location. Thanks for watching!
@@MrSporksHands I am not sure why the expiration date on the canister matters. The big tanks are required to be tested every 5 years (no need to test if it is older than 5 years but they are not empty and still in use) but no regulation for smaller tanks. How could they fail if not being dropped and physically damaged? I assume the O-rings can be replaced when needed. BTW, I am in Toronto and only have 3 bottles. Could you sell me a few of your retired bottles piled at the corner of the kitchen? Dry ice is sold in 10 pounds. I don't know how to handle 7 pounds leftover after each refill :-) They are proper more dangerous than the bottles.
Could you use a Vitamix or Nutribullet to break up the dry ice ?
A few in the comments have reported doing this with bricks but my sense is that you'd lose a fair bit in the process (fine particles evaporate instantly, transfering between the blender container, etc.) Plus I wasn't keen on dulling the blades of my good blender. If you can't get pelletized, the plastic bag wrapped in towel and a rubber mallet I think would give you more control and only took me a minute the one time I tried but of course your mileage may vary. Good luck whatever you try and thanks for watching.
@@MrSporksHands I actually used pellet size dry ice but they were too big for my funnel and I ended up using the Vitamix chopping it up like snow and wore rubber gloves and no funnel but used my thumb and index finger and put it in with a tsp. worked well The place where I purchased dry ice would only sell 6 lbs. and it cost me $15 to fill up 3 60L Co2 cylinders, better than paying $60 to fill them. I had a little left over too.
I was excited to maybe try this, but it looks like I in Australia have the opposite problem to Europeans... dry ice near me costs about $10/kg and they want you to buy at least 3kg. (I guess they're geared to serving business customers.) Compared to a $15 cylinder exchange, it would be pretty good value IF I had six or seven bottles to refill :p
Also, KITTY!
It can be a bit of a treasure hunt even over here in North America but you've landed on my approach with the multiple cylinder idea. I fill all six of mine about once a year to store the smallest amount of dry ice I can buy in these parts. Good luck on the hunt and thanks for watching!
I would think that 2 strap wrenches, one on valve, one on the bottle would work.
Possibly if you had a good fit on the valve with one of them but the vice gives me really good contact on the valve flats and lets me leverage the strap on the bottle. Whatever works but of course be safe with it all. Takes a good bit of oomph opening bottles the first time. Thanks for watching!
Gas cylinders can be inspected by a certified inspection facility, and the cylinder is good for another period. The time between inspection depends on jurisdiction. Where I live its 5 years.
Interesting. Didn't know about that. Right now my spent cylinders are forming a sort of modern art stack in the corner of the kitchen. Thanks for the info and for watching!
@@MrSporksHands It will also depend on the cost to inspect in your area. Some inspection shops may charge more than a new cylinder is worth. I recommend doing some calling on prices beforehand.
I must be the most naive of the bunch: after watching your first video, I was in disbelief that it was simply dry ice in the cylinders?!
This all seems so simple, that I'm scared to try it, lol. I feel like I must be missing something here :^)
Ha. Don't be afraid of the fizz. Just use safety gloves and glasses and take your time. There are a couple protections build into them to avoid anything worse than a little escaped CO2. I have faith in you. You can do this. Use the force, Luke. Stay on target. (It's May the 4th, I might be binging on Star Wars at the moment). Thanks for watching!
@@MrSporksHands I prefer to be referred to as R2D2, rather than Luke, but I'll protect myself, take my time, and not let C3PO escape ;^)
Hahahaha. I see what you did there. May the 4th be with you (a few days late).
24mm is also 1 inch
25.4mm is also 1 inch
I hit it too hard in the previous, and I triggered the safety valve 🤣, gotta replace it now for 20$ damn it
Happened once to me too mate. I feel your pain. Check out the update video to see a gentler method using a strap wrench and a bench vise. Thanks for watching and happy fizzing!
@@MrSporksHands I saw it while it was fizzing awya the gas 🤣, I ordered strap wrench per your recommendation
Water is a liquefied gas under atmospheric pressure...
Science!
@@MrSporksHands ua-cam.com/video/V83JR2IoI8k/v-deo.html...INDEED!!!
beware JFYI: putting dry ice in a home freezer can actually ruin the freezer
Interesting. I had no idea. It was a one-time experiment for me but I knew it wouldn't last long in there. Thanks for the tip and for watching.
I'm afraid you lost me at @5:47...
She's a charmer for sure. Already has me wrapped around her paw. LOL
Great update!...so really?...people told you you used the crescent wrench backwards??? Wow, people need to get a life man, for real. Besides, it looked to me that it was already loose and you were just going through the motions for the viewers, I got it, so did others. So say hi to Captain Kirk, Mr. Spork....oh wait, never mind...hehehehehe....
Spork, Scotty, and the whole gang send their regards. LOL Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
Expiration Date on bottle: Brass and and aluminum and other metals DO NOT GO BAD. Only rust an corrosion (not brass or aluminum) can
affect the integrity. The ONLY item that may and will at some point go bad is the "Rubber Seal".
Hi, all metals eventually go bad when you start any action that can cause movement in the metal. Many times from minus 90 to room temp. will cause shrinking and expanding and will cause (after a lot of times) metal fatigue. You don't see it until it's too late so better be safe than sorry.
Pressure vessels absolutely do go bad. In this case you're going from extreme temps to room temp plus atmospheric pressure to ~800psi (57.3 bar at 20c according to the MSDS) repeatedly.
When filled at the factory they do not use dry ice to fill them, they use compressed (liquified) gas. So this method does add additional stresses to the bottle.
@@lmaoroflcopter Which method "adds additional stresses to the bottle", with dry ice or the liquefied gas?
I'm afraid that the low temperature could, over a long period of time, weaken the cylinder and at some point it would explode.
Did you say Googlytube? 😆
I did. Not to be confused with the Tweetyfacespaces.
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