How many liters does the 20 oz CO2 tank produce compared to the Soda Stream tanks that are rated either 60 or 130 liters?
1825286
Sorry, I don't know the answer. I think it depends on how much carbonation you put into the water. I like a lot of carbonation so I have two 20 oz canisters that I keep on hand for the Primo (one in the machine and one extra).
1825287
Peter E., I'm sorry but I've only had my Primo Flavorstation for a short period of time and have not used up a full cylinder of CO2. I am keeping track of the number of liters I get. I also have never used or know anyone who has used a Soda Stream. so I wouldn't have anything to compare to.Sincerely, Ronald
903923
No, it's designed to work with ball lock connections. You'd have to buy a regulator with a line and ball lock connection, and then connect the regulator to a CO2 tank. It will save a ton of money doing it this way, and one ten pound cylinder will last far longer than the tiny SodaStream tanks.
58509
I have no idea what flow rate and capacity of Co2 your needs require or what sort of pressure regulation, etc., is appropriate. These are standard 20 lb tanks with pretty new inspection dates. If a standard Co2 tank is what you need for a planted aquarium, these are nice big ones that are not too big to be obtrusive or too heavy to carry. I would guess they run 50 plus pounds apiece filled, so two are reasonable to carry at one time. One big tank of the same capacity is pretty difficult to move and take in to get filled. The tanks are a good size, good quality and priced well, so I bought two to rotate in my Soda machine. Hope this helps some.
2047912
About the same amount of carbonation at first. However, the difference is that the last glass of the siphon is just as good as the first. Buy co2 cartridges in bulk.. Saves money
1499502
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
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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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Hi, I get the refill bottles at either WalMart or Bed Bath and Beyond, which ever store I'm closest to. Both stores have the refill bottles of CO2 and the various flavors to use with your Soda Stream.
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I think it is ok for 20 lb CO2 tank. I have a 10 lb CO2 used tank bought it from local CO2 supplier in Dallas. I did not have problem to connect this regulator at all. Only need Teflon tapes and a wrench, no leaking whatsoever.
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I'm not sure. I haven't used my sodastream in over a year, greatly preferring my alternative set up. If I remember, there are two different sizes of sodastream canisters, the 60L and the 130L. While I cannot verify this, many users state that they do not get the advertized number of liters from the sodastream canisters. It might depend on how much you prefer to carbonate your water. I got my sodastream as a Christmas present in 2013; it came with a filled 130L canister. Unfortunately, no store in Tucson could refill the 130L despite Staples saying they could. After seeing the ridiculously expensive usage costs I immediately looked around for a better solution and found one many times less expensive to use, much more versatile, and one that uses a much cheaper, non-proprietary local CO2 canister (&lt;$20 for 5lbs of CO2 and a one time charge for the exchangeable canister.) The gift sodastream was purchased at Costco and could use either of the two proprietary canisters. If I remember correctly, sending the 130L to sodastream for refilling would cost in the vicinity of $50 including postage, and would require ecologically extravagant and wasteful shipping methods, and buying a spare canister was expensive even when not filled with CO2. Because the sodastream canisters are proprietary local CO2 venders cannot fill them; sodstream purposefully put an incompatible valve on their products. One of my hopes when I got the sodastream was that I would reduce my carbon footprint. The 5lb has carbonated over 200 liters and is still going despite the fact that I tend to use a lot of CO2 when I carbonate. The materials are all found locally, thereby reducing considerably my carbon footprint and I find that it is fun to experiment with carbonating things other than water. As you may know, using the sodastream on anything other than water will cause problems (exploding containers) and that even with water the recommended carbonation is not enough for many users, including me. Hope this helps and good luck. . .
1764126
NO, you need to buy a CO2 tank with an adapter hose and then you can carbonate water through this carbonator, a CO2 tank of only 10 lbs will last you for about 2000 bottles of soda, and the refill costs about 5 to 10 dollars depending on where you go.
1499500
That depends on the amount of CO2 you are using per soda. Honestly, I have never counted. The amount of CO2 is controlled by you. Therefore some people will get less sodas if they use more CO2 than others. Also, you only want to sparkle very cold water, otherwise you are wasting CO2. The CO2 can also be refilled at many hobby-shops, instead of purchasing refills. I pay just under 5$ 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.
1004598
No. This will convert paintball tanks to CO2 regulators. Soda stream has a proprietary thread. There is however an adapter to go from sodastream to NPT.
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Sorry, I'm using a regular 20lb tank and I have yet to run out. I've had it for quite a while.
27668
If you buy them from mastrad, you only get one use from 1 CO2 cartridge. Once you put the cartridge in and release the CO2 it's done for and you have to throw it away. The only place I could find the 8 gram was on mastrad.com. Do not use the 15g ones, they will ruin your soda maker.
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I am using 150w for a 40 gal tank (but it has only about 20 gal water in it).
2108903
Hi, I use 20 lb tanks interchangeable with those used on a gas grill ... so I think that means low pressure.
2026253
I would order the 20 gallon one since your take is more bigger. But if you feel like you will be upgrading soon I would consider going for the 40 but def. 20 will work just fine. I honestly love my 10 gallon one on my 10 gallon tank.