how many times can I use this? CO2 needs to be refilled?
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Sorry, this was a Christmas gift. I never used it. I purchased it for someone.
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You have to shake the bottle once the CO2 goes in for about 60-120 seconds. The more you shake, the more carbonation. Also, the water has to be ice cold. The colder, the more carbonation.
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Don't know. Got this for my husband. He carbonates just enough for one sitting at a time.... we reuse a 20 fl. oz. "disposable" soda bottle. The cartridge lasts for multiple bottles over a week or two, but not sure exactly how many he's filling. I'm sure in the Fizz Gig, one CO2 cartridge would carbonate as much as one CO2 cartridge in another brand soda maker. My husband loves it. He even carbonates orange and cranberry juice. Doesn't work as well on juice with pulp. It takes a little practice to get it right, or it won't seem to add much carbonation. Recommend watching the video on the maker's site. Don't know. Got this for my husband. He carbonates just enough for one sitting at a time.... we reuse a 20 fl. oz. "disposable" soda bottle. The cartridge lasts for multiple bottles over a week or two, but not sure exactly how many he's filling. I'm sure in the Fizz Gig, one CO2 cartridge would carbonate as much as one CO2 cartridge in another brand soda maker. My husband loves it. He even carbonates orange and cranberry juice. Doesn't work as well on juice with pulp. It takes a little practice to get it right, or it won't seem to add much carbonation. Recommend watching the video... » Read More Don't know. Got this for my husband. He carbonates just enough for one sitting at a time.... we reuse a 20 fl. oz. "disposable" soda bottle. The cartridge lasts for multiple bottles over a week or two, but not sure exactly how many he's filling. I'm sure in the Fizz Gig, one CO2 cartridge would carbonate as much as one CO2 cartridge in another brand soda maker. My husband loves it. He even carbonates orange and cranberry juice. Doesn't work as well on juice with pulp. It takes a little practice to get it right, or it won't seem to add much carbonation. Recommend watching the video on the maker's site. « Show Less
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Let me tell you what I did. I weighed the co2 bottle when I first got it. Then, after about four 1/2 liter sodas I reweighed it. I do three squirts of the co2 about 1 second each squirt. This results in a well carbonated drink. According to my calculations you should get somewhere between 65 and 69 1/2 liter sodas. I have had mine for about a couple of months and we use it regularly and when I checked it yesterday I have used a little more than half of the bottle. I hope this helps. Also, about getting it refilled at a hobby shop: be sure to ask if it is food grade co2. A lot of hobby shops add an oil to the co2 to help keep the paint guns lubricated Let me tell you what I did. I weighed the co2 bottle when I first got it. Then, after about four 1/2 liter sodas I reweighed it. I do three squirts of the co2 about 1 second each squirt. This results in a well carbonated drink. According to my calculations you should get somewhere between 65 and 69 1/2 liter sodas. I have had mine for about a couple of months and we use it regularly and when I checked it yesterday I have used a little more than half of the bottle. I hope this helps. Also, about getting it refilled at a hobby shop: be sure to ask if it is food grade co2. A lot of hobby shops... » Read More Let me tell you what I did. I weighed the co2 bottle when I first got it. Then, after about four 1/2 liter sodas I reweighed it. I do three squirts of the co2 about 1 second each squirt. This results in a well carbonated drink. According to my calculations you should get somewhere between 65 and 69 1/2 liter sodas. I have had mine for about a couple of months and we use it regularly and when I checked it yesterday I have used a little more than half of the bottle. I hope this helps. Also, about getting it refilled at a hobby shop: be sure to ask if it is food grade co2. A lot of hobby shops add an oil to the co2 to help keep the paint guns lubricated « Show Less
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No, you don't have to use it all at once. And you CAN use one can over the course of multiple nights. I go through ONE butane canister every few weeks sometimes...assuming that I am outside for 1 or 2 hours a time. Short answer, you CAN turn it on and off to save the butane.
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It depends on the size of the room, air temperature and humidity. In my experience it is not necessary to refill more than once a day, but frequently it lasts 2-3 days.
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the core can be used over and over as long as you supply co2 but the shell splits apart. My advice on these is to go to youtube and do the mods
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It depends on how often you use it. I try to follow the recommendations that are printed in the instructions. My experience is to replace them every 3 months if you are using 24 oz of water a day. You can also buy a pH tester paper or drops to make sure the stick is working to the pH level you want to specifically reach.
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One CO2 cartridge will last between 3-4 reloads so around 90-120 shots. That is on the full power setting.
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I used it when the keg was one third full just to try it out before I took the keg away from the main CO2 bottle and regulator . I would say it might take two or three of the CO2 bombs to do a whole 5 galon keg. This is to push the beer out not to carbonate the brew. I will still use the regulator for that as it would give you more control.
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That depends on the amount of CO2 you are using per soda. Honestly, I have never counted. The amount of CO2 is controlled by you. Therefore some people will get less sodas if they use more CO2 than others. Also, you only want to sparkle very cold water, otherwise you are wasting CO2. The CO2 can also be refilled at many hobby-shops, instead of purchasing refills. I pay just under 5$ for a refill. I have found that single canister will last me a month, give or take. And I make a great deal of carbonated beverages.
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My Community Center has 23 of these units and the only time we could not relite the unit was due to a faulty thermocouple. How large is the space in which you are using your unit? That may be a reason for either the CO2 buildup or thermocouple shutting the unit down. Wish I could guarantee the answers I just gave ...... good luck
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There is a built in measure on the bottle that is supposed to be good enough to stabilize 5-8 gallons. That will keep the gas stable for one year. You are then supposed to RE-treat the gas in subsequent years for up to a total of 5 years. They say on the bottle that if you add extra, it will not negatively impact the gas, but then you will run out of the Pri-G faster. Methinks it is best to use it as recommended on the bottle.
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You are correct, 20 times is too many. I had the same problem with mine. My grown nephews each have 1 and they only have to push, at the most, for extra fizz, 5 times. Unfortunately, Amazon will not replace the soda stream unit.):
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I do not know as I have only used it once at this point in time. Thus, I also cannot yet recommend a degreaser to use after you run out.
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Stephen, There is a screw cap on the tip of the tool for opening and closing the valve. You can open the valve to dispense the co2, and when you're done, close it to save the rest of the cartridge. I usually get 2-3 uses per cartridge on my bike (tires are 26"x2.0" for a beach cruiser.) If you have a road bike with smaller tires I would ASSUME one could get more uses, but I don't know for sure. Maybe some one with a road bike can chime in on that?
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I WOULD NOT USE MORE THAN 1. SAFETY RISK. Make sure you let it sit for 15 minutes or more and then shake to get the gas infiltrated through the water.