SAVE MONEY Cheap CO2! How To Connect Ninja Thirsti to a 5 lb CO2 Cylinder
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2024
- In this video I explore the ULTIMATE HACK for the Ninja Thirsti Drink System - SAVING MONEY ON CO2! You will learn how to modify your Ninja Thirsti for cheaper operation! Watch to find what you need to buy and how to connect a 5 lb CO2 canister to your Ninja Thirsti System so you can SAVE MONEY on expensive CO2!
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That's a brilliant idea! It'll totally be worth it in the long run. Also, I bet you could dremel a little notch at the bottom of the door for hose to feed through and allow you to close the door. Thanks for the video! Super awesome idea!
Great idea about the hose! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
Thanks for the video! I want to purchase the Ninja Thirsti but wasn’t sure I could adapt it to use a large tank. Now I know I can so I’ll be buying it. I’d drill a hole in the cover and feed the tubing through so you can close it. That’s what I plan to do.
Good idea! Thanks so much for watching!! 😃
Hello, again. I realized when I watched your video I accidentally ordered the wrong Co2 Connector and just ordered the correct one. I should get my new machine and my 20 LB tank this coming Monday!
Thank you for putting out this video.
Sounds awesome! Let me know how it works out!
@@kstorrer I have it working for the most part. Due to the 700 to 800 psi that is in a 20 LB tank I have had to purchase a regulator on Amazon and find one that holds over 120 psi well. Finding a gauge high enough has not been easy. I lost one gauge that just went bad and still using another that claims 220psi.
I have had to make connectors because the gauges are only tube connections only. Have a section of tube that completes this and went to Home Depot to buy a few connectors that would go from a hose connector and to different sizes till I had the same size connector that fits into the adaptor into the Ninja Thirsti. This ran me over 3 weeks with a lot of trial and error. I guess I could just run it direct line since when I look it up a 5LB tank has a good 800PSI in it as well. I blew a gasket on 1st adapter removing the pressure too quickly.
I had things working pretty okay for a while. I honestly have no idea why your 5LB tank of CO2 works, but my 20LB CO2 tank didn't pan out so well. It had far too much pressure and the liquid would come out and make a huge mess. I been keeping my psi around 80 to 90psi and it's been working good till I found out I had a small leak somewhere and I ran out of Co2 in about 5 weeks from 700psi.
Overall it hasn't been the best experience. When things are working good everything is fine, but all the headaches and trying to talk to 2 different brew stores which do not understand using anything over 40psi isn't very helpful. They make beer and carbonated water, but their system takes a couple days for it to work good. I don't know how coke companies do it and why making a system with a gauge in the middle has been so difficult.
@BlueDroneBlues I'm sorry you're having so many problems! Have you thought of using the 20 lb canister to fill the empty small canisters that come with the Thirsti? I made a video on it
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It's definitely more work than just connecting the large canister to the Thirsti, but maybe an option? Maybe not what you want though! I hope you get everything working! I know it must be frustrating at this point! I have been really lucky everything has gone smoothly for me and I'm not a technical person at all! Best of luck to you!
I just recently bought my Thirsty, and I love all your tips. I Googled CO2 near me, and a brewery supply place (within walking distance :) refills tanks. (One fellow commented that he has a larger tank that he refills, then takes it home to refill the smaller canisters that fit inside… not sure how complicated that is, but it would solve the aesthetic issue ;)
Yes I've thought about doing that! It would solve the aesthetic problem! If I end up doing it I will make a video! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
You need a different type of tank to refill other tanks. The CO2 is a liquid inside the tank and the pressure stays roughly the same internally until it is nearly empty and all the liquid CO2 is gone. So you need to transfer from a tank that has a dip tube to draw from the bottom of the tank rather than from the top.
@@kstorrerit’s an eye sore.. patiently waiting on that video 😂🙏
@@wilma888noted!!!
@@dbattleaxe you can flip the tank over and put the nozzle underneath the tank. this would make the CO2 come out as a liquid.
Getting the tank filled and making sure it is food quality or Better is proving to be more difficult there doesn’t seem to be any place in the Worcester area that’s in Massachusetts but I have purchased the bottle and set up thank you very much for your video you did a really great job
That's a bummer! I'm sorry! Do you have AirGas where you live? That's where I exchange, and they have been great. I hope you get it sorted! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
This maybe coming from someone that does welding occasionally, but it might not be a bad idea to buy gauge that attaches to your tank and you can see exactly how much you have and you can adjust the pressure to your liking and you will also know when your tank is about to go empty just by looking at the gauge. If you know your about close to empty you will have more time to do a trip when its convenient to fill up the tank again.
I am looking into these machines and plan to do the same sort of thing and hide the Co2 tank behind some stuff to keep it out of sight. This is a huge plus on how to do it the right way and boy this is going to pay off real quick! Those little canisters are pretty pricy. I guess you could always get an adapter and take a couple of them with you and have the gas company fills those back up for you too. Seem like nice little canisters if you wanted to just build up 2 or 3 of them and than just take them to the gas company and get them refilled and save a bunch of money without having a line sticking out of your machine all the time.
Enjoyed your video.
Thanks for this information! I am still on my first 5 lb CO2 tank so it hasn’t ran out yet. I believe my local AirGas only exchanges canisters (does not refill). It's way better than exchanging the small canisters at Target like I was doing previously! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
You need to weigh the CO2 tank to know how full it is, unless it's very near empty. As long as there's liquid CO2 in there, it'll stay at a roughly constant pressure. If you're just looking for when it's actually nearly empty, though, the tank PSI drop happens when there's still a decent amount left, at least. I think I did four or five 5 gallon kegs of water out of my 20lb tank after the tank gauge started to drop from its normal 800psi.
Great video 😂 I’m about to give this a shot and had no clue you could do this.🎉
I was a bit intimated at first by the process, but it turned out to be quite easy and the money savings is definitely worth it! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
In Canada, a third party entered the market that takes ANY soda-stream compatible tanks in exchange for their "purple label" tank (indigo is the brand). Instead of $20 CAD exchange rate for sodastream or ninja, the price is $12.50 CAD. A bit of a savings. In the past, there were third party shops that would refill your tanks for $10 CAD (but you either had to wait or return later for them refilled). The Indigo brand basically killed all the third party shops (the ones I had used in the past no longer both due to difficulty competing with the $12.50 price).
Hi great video! I use a 25 pound CO2 cylinder and a Soda Stream Terra. The one thing I do to not waste the CO2 when unhooking the line from the Terra or cylinder is I turn off the bottle when I have partially carbonated my last soda, and then finish (empty the line) with a couple more pushes on the CO2 button of the Terra. This empties the hose so there is no CO2 hiss when unhooking things, since the CO2 in the hose just finished carbonating my last soda bottle. I then push my Soda Stream Terra to the back of my counter and my CO2 bottle and hose, is stored in a lower kitchen cabinet below where I was making the sodas.
Maybe not a good solution for the Ninja though as you are filling on demand to drink right away.?
It is great so save so much on CO2! My 25 pounds costs 45 dollars.
It sounds like you have a great setup going! You are saving a ton of money!! I just made a video showing how to refill the the small 60 L Cylinders
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It's a bit more work compared to connecting directly to a large co2 canister, but an option if you don't have the space for that. Thank you so much for watching! 😃
I know i suggested you this hack but i went a different route instead of using co2 tank with ninja thirsti i use it with the sodastream terra its a quick connect hose i needed for terra,but the connections on terra are in the back i can leave back panel off and have tank connected and terra is slimmer than thirsti so little more space without the door on thirsti!Also with the terra you could drill hole in back panel and run hose through it but i have not done that!Also you get 1 liter from bottles for sodastream ninja is little smaller size but i have to have bottles in fridge ready to carbonize!
Also my terra is not electric!
Very cool! It sounds like it works really well with the Sodastream Terra! I am going to drill a hole in the canister door and run the connector tube through it so the door will close. That should help a bit! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
Do you keep the 5LB CO2 tank/valve open all the time, or do you just open it when you are about to use the Ninja?
I keep it open all of the time. Thanks for watching!
@@kstorrer Thanks!
Thanks for this frugal tip! I’m ready to click your amazon link but am undecided with the co2 canister size.
My family drinks about 5 24oz drinks each day. If you were in my situation, would you recommend the 5# or a larger canister, now that you’ve had this trick for ~month now ?
I haven't used all of my 5 lb one yet, so I'm not sure how long it will last? A larger canister will be larger in size so you would just need to make sure it would fit wherever you plan to keep it. Also, you might check with where you plan to exchange your canister and make sure they exchange the size you are planning on buying. I hope that helps a bit with your decision! I'm really happy with mine! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
Hi, we were so excited to watch your video. We bought the 5 lb tank and had it filled. Ordered from Amazon “CO2 Tank CO2 Cylinder Direct Adapter with 60in Stainless Steel Hose Pressure Gauge & Exhaust Valve, CGA320 to TR21-4 Soda Maker Connector for Fizzi One Touch Jet Ninja Thirsti“. But, the ninja only gives us water from the tank. Do you know why or what are we doing wrong? Thanks!
Can you post the link of what you purchased? Do you have the tank valve fully turned on? Have you made sure the hose is fully inserted into the machine? It is a bit tricky!
Thank you so much for posting this! I’ve been wanting a soda maker for ages but the cost of little tanks seems unreasonable. You told us everything we needed to know and I ordered my Thirsti! I almost pulled the trigger on a tank, but I wonder if I should buy my tank and adapter at Airgas? Shipping on the tanks is kinda slow unless you buy the $90 brand. Wish I could find online pricing for a local/Airgas tank. Says Airgas opens tomorrow at 7:30am.
My next “upgrade” is splitting the water output from my fridge so it will fill my ever empty Ninja coffee pot water receptacle.
Thanks again!
After reading other comments, it sounds like Airgas does not sell tanks, so I have ordered a tank from your Amazon links. Thank you, again!
Hi! I'm so glad I could help you! I have only exchanged my tank once since making this video, so the 5lbs lasts a long time! Thank you so much for watching and enjoy your Thirsti! 😃
Is there any difference in the CO2 you get from a place like AirGas Welding Supply? ie is there a 'food grade' CO2 vs welding gas? Do we know if the canisters bought off of Amazon are clean inside? I've seen a few that were marketed for Kegs/Beer Making. Sorry for all of the questions but I would love to install one of these on my Thirsti.
Replying to my own question. After searching and reading a bit from homebrew beer makers, there is a beverage grade CO2 and welding grade. Some of the info has said that AirGas carries the beverage grade CO2. So I guess I'll make sure to ask whenever I get a tank refilled.
The CO2 I got from AirGas is food grade. It is marked Food Grade on the canister. I know people refill at paint ball places and I don't believe those canisters are considered Food grade? I am new to this! The canister I bought on Amazon (See link in description) was brand new and very clean. You will have to trade in your shiny new canister at AirGas and they will exchange it for a used one that has been refilled. But it will have been cleaned and marked Food Grade. I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching!
❤ I was looking for this.
Yay! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
Does yours blow a bunch of air out of the back right after it gets the after? Before it actually fizzes and starts dispensing the carbonated drink? If you put your hand back there do you feel it?
No, mine doesn't do that. Is it coming from the Ninja or the tank?
You could cut a small notch in the Thirsty CO2 storage door that will permit door closure.
I actually drilled a small hole in the door after I made this video! The door shuts now 😁
@@kstorrer Nice! I purchased the Thirsty from Costco yesterday. In the coming days, I will order your recommended CO2 bottle and hose. Thanks for the fantastic content!
I have the 5lb tank with hose and it was working fine or awhile and then the orange light came on so I just reset it and now my water doesnt taste like it has bubbles in it. The tank isnt empty because I took the hose off and there is def gas. Have you had any issues????
I haven't had any issues with mine yet. I'm wondering if it's a problem with the tank or the hose? Did you get the hose on Amazon? You could do a return and have them send you a new one and see if that solves the problem. Or take the tank back to where you got it filled and have them exchange it? I've wondered about getting faulty tanks from Airgas since you're getting a used tank when you exchange. Also, try unplugging the Thirsti and then plugging it back in. Sounds silly but maybe that's all it needs?? Lol. Let me know how things turn out. I'm sorry you're having trouble!!
Thank you ma'am
Drill a little hole in the door to put the hose through
That's exactly what I ended up doing! The door shuts now!! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
Could you use the big tank to refill the smaller tanks?
You would need a different adapter to do that, but it could be done! I might have to try it! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
I think you just need to add a 1 way flow valve and probably use a pressure gauge so you know when the other tank is full.
Will be doing this adding a gadge and shut off valve just in case
Good idea! Thanks so much for watching! 😃
@@kstorrer I found out my AirGas location only does exchanges. I called a rep at the company and for a 10 or 20 LB tank it's around $30 to $40 dollars. I figured I might as well get the larger one. Looking forward to setting my new system up!
Thank you for the kind reply! I hope it goes the distance for you.
I rented a 20-lbs CO2 canister from beer store for $25.
Wow 20 lbs! That's awesome! Thank you so much for watching! 😃
Rented for how long? $20 pet month?
@@katerina8528 no monthly rental. just the canister, and return when don't longer need or need refilled. :) They didn't even take my name. lol
Consider filling your CO2 at your local welding supply shop
I refill at AirGas because it's food grade CO2. Not sure if you can get food grade CO2 at a welding supplier? Thanks so much for watching! 🙂
Be sure the co2 your getting is food safe
Yes! I get my CO2 from Airgas and it's food grade.
I called Airgas and they wanted to charge me 42.00 to charge a 5lbs tank.
Wow it's only $15 for me 😢