modding/hacking a SodaStream

[LoveTrains]

Didn't someone on here post about how they modded/hacked their Soda Stream to take big tanks of cO2? Anyone? 

My initial 60 liter cO2 tank only lasted 1.5 weeks.   At $15 for a refill this is going to add pu....although still probably cheaper than my seltzer habit. 

[mfluder]

How often do you use it? On daily use mine last months (3-6). Wonder if something was off with your tank?

[Kore]

Jul 3, 2013 10:25:07 GMT -5 mfluder said:

How often do you use it? On daily use mine last months (3-6). Wonder if something was off with your tank?

This was my first thought, too. Ouch! With daily use, the cartridge that came with mine lasted for months.

[LoveTrains]

What the what?!

I probably fill at least 4 liters a day.

Most people on the internets say that the 60 liter tank, which is supposed to give 60 fills, really only lasts about 30-35 fills.

Do you all have the 110 liter tanks?

[Kore]

Jul 3, 2013 10:38:08 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

What the what?!

I probably fill at least 4 liters a day.

Most people on the internets say that the 60 liter tank, which is supposed to give 60 fills, really only lasts about 30-35 fills.

Do you all have the 110 liter tanks?

I don't think I have a big tank. It's small & came with my base model machine. I need to get it refilled.

I averaged 1-2 fills per day, probably 4-5 days/week. But I did that for months.

[melmo1122]

do you have a kohls card? they sell refills there and with the 30% off coupons it's the cheapest i found.

[mfluder]

Jul 3, 2013 10:43:03 GMT -5 Kore said:

Jul 3, 2013 10:38:08 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

What the what?!

I probably fill at least 4 liters a day.

Most people on the internets say that the 60 liter tank, which is supposed to give 60 fills, really only lasts about 30-35 fills.

Do you all have the 110 liter tanks?

I don't think I have a big tank. It's small & came with my base model machine. I need to get it refilled.

I averaged 1-2 fills per day, probably 4-5 days/week. But I did that for months.

I looked online and I'm pretty sure I have the small tank. The random sites I'm looking at say the same thing you're saying, but I swear mine last for months....

[LoveTrains]

This is so intriguing. Do you guys do the three pumps until it buzzes to carbonate your liter? Because I was definitely annoyed that I was out of CO2 already and when I started googling, it seems like many, many people have the same issue as me. I wonder if it depends on the model you have? I have the Fountain Jet.

To make it MM, I bought it from Staples for $60 on sale with a $20 staples gift card rebate and a $25 rebate from soda stream.

[mfluder]

Jul 3, 2013 10:59:09 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

This is so intriguing. Do you guys do the three pumps until it buzzes to carbonate your liter? Because I was definitely annoyed that I was out of CO2 already and when I started googling, it seems like many, many people have the same issue as me. I wonder if it depends on the model you have? I have the Fountain Jet.

To make it MM, I bought it from Staples for $60 on sale with a $20 staples gift card rebate and a $25 rebate from soda stream.

I definitely do the 3 pumps (to the buzz 3 pumps which I guess is usually more than 3). Sometimes a bonus pump. I mean I've had mine 3 years and gotten like 4 replacements (that is going in and of heavy use). How strange.

[Kore]

Jul 3, 2013 10:59:09 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

This is so intriguing. Do you guys do the three pumps until it buzzes to carbonate your liter? Because I was definitely annoyed that I was out of CO2 already and when I started googling, it seems like many, many people have the same issue as me. I wonder if it depends on the model you have? I have the Fountain Jet.

To make it MM, I bought it from Staples for $60 on sale with a $20 staples gift card rebate and a $25 rebate from soda stream.

I keep pumping until it buzzes, and then do 3-4 buzz pumps to make it super fizzy.

[LoveTrains]

Jul 3, 2013 11:04:17 GMT -5 Kore said:

Jul 3, 2013 10:59:09 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

This is so intriguing. Do you guys do the three pumps until it buzzes to carbonate your liter? Because I was definitely annoyed that I was out of CO2 already and when I started googling, it seems like many, many people have the same issue as me. I wonder if it depends on the model you have? I have the Fountain Jet.

To make it MM, I bought it from Staples for $60 on sale with a $20 staples gift card rebate and a $25 rebate from soda stream.

I keep pumping until it buzzes, and then do 3-4 buzz pumps to make it super fizzy.

So do hold down the button until it buzzes or keep repeatedly pushing it down over and over again until it buzzes? I am wonder if I have a user error issue here.

[mfluder]

Jul 3, 2013 11:05:14 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Jul 3, 2013 11:04:17 GMT -5 Kore said:

I keep pumping until it buzzes, and then do 3-4 buzz pumps to make it super fizzy.

So do hold down the button until it buzzes or keep repeatedly pushing it down over and over again until it buzzes? I am wonder if I have a user error issue here.

Kore description is better. I keep pushing over and over again (Brief pumps) until it buzzes. Then I do pumps till I get 3 buzzes.

[Kore]

Jul 3, 2013 11:05:14 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Jul 3, 2013 11:04:17 GMT -5 Kore said:

I keep pumping until it buzzes, and then do 3-4 buzz pumps to make it super fizzy.

So do hold down the button until it buzzes or keep repeatedly pushing it down over and over again until it buzzes? I am wonder if I have a user error issue here.

I misread the instructions printed on my SS for months! I thought it said to press three times until it buzzes. But it really means press a few times (or hold down) til it buzzes, then press a couple more times to get 3 buzzes. I drank 1-buzz water for ages, thinking that was it. It was still adequately carbonated, but the 3 buzz method makes the carbonation last longer.

[LoveTrains]

Ok I have been holding it down until the first buzz, and then doing two more buzzes/pumps after that.

I was thinking I would switch to only two buzzes since I mostly drink a liter of seltzer in just one sitting.

[y4m]

I do 5 buzzes, drink maybe 7-10 liters a week, and my 60-liter tanks last me about 2 months on average--so right about on schedule. Yours seems off.

[hski2349]

I thought some of the models came with a "sample" tank. Maybe that is why yours did not last long?

[Marmee]

Jul 3, 2013 11:13:24 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Ok I have been holding it down until the first buzz, and then doing two more buzzes/pumps after that.

I was thinking I would switch to only two buzzes since I mostly drink a liter of seltzer in just one sitting.

I've had a SS for many years & I always do short pumps until it buzzes, the 3 buzzes, never holding it down. That might be your issue. My tanks last a long time.

[tacokick]

I have the largest tank (3 of them) and we get them all filled at once 2-3x times a year with heavy use. Can your machine use the largest tanks?

[tacokick]

Jul 3, 2013 11:32:32 GMT -5 hski2349 said:

I thought some of the models came with a "sample" tank. Maybe that is why yours did not last long?

This is. My thought too.

[mesop]

Now I want a Soda Stream.

[Deleted]

I have the 120L tank. No mod necessary for it to fit. That's actually what it came with. The first tank lasted 6 mos, although I'm not making 4L per day. If you're holding the button down you're probably losing a lot of CO2. It should be short bursts until you get the noise and then 2 more pumps after that.

[Deleted]

We have the big tank, 120L or 130L, can't remember which it is. It lasts us about 4 months. I do 3-4 buzzes per bottle and we fill 2-3 bottles per day. We use the liter sized bottles.

I haven't tried to hack ours, I'm too chicken shit to mess with it, but there are a buch of how to videos on you tube.

[Deleted]

H does more pumps then they recommend, probably 5 or 6. Does 1-2 liters per day and our still lasts at least a month.