Never pay for seltzer again! (Sodamod Sodastream tutorial)

You should also make sure that the C02 that you are using is food grade. Some gases made for non-food use may contain lubricants or other impurities either not deemed harmful for the intended use or to ad some mechanical benefit like lubrication. I would be extremely careful using C02 from a sporting goods store unless I knew for sure the gas was classified for consumption. There is a reason why the same gas can be cheaper or more expensive and it's not always to brand markup - it costs more to produce a cleaner gas.

Why is the best paintball tank refilling tutorial in a video about seltzer water?

This video is a man slowly explaining his addiction lol. I appreciate the content my guy

Or you buy an Adapter to refill the sodastream bottle, no additional bottle needed. You could also connect the big tank directly to the Sodastream, also available on the market.

I never drink seltzer, i don't have a sodastream and i watched the entire video just because it is so well explained.

A couple notes: Paintball gun / sporting good stores oftentimes don't sell food grade Co2. Besides freezing the refill tank, you can purge the air a few seconds to freeze the tank before refilling it Newer SodaStream stations do not support 20oz tanks.

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Great video. I've been thinking about doing something like this, and now you just took all the guesswork out of it. Thanks!

I appreciate a well thought out video with clear instructions and good links. Thanks, you answered all my questions!

Many of my colleagues at work love soft drinks. And I particularly like to make low-calorie sodas. So we considered it important to have a good method for making carbonated water. We used to use paint-ball tanks with Soda Stream, which we would take to a local CO2 supplier, who would fill them for $7.00. This was vastly better than paying for Soda Stream refills. But after a while, I decided that I would just connect a 5 pound tank directly to the Soda Stream. I also bought an electronic CO2 monitor for $103.00, so that I would know if any CO2 was leaking from my setup. The direct connection has worked out nicely, except that after a couple of years, I had to replace 2 Soda Streams. They are cheap plastic junk and they don't hold up under heavy use. So I gave up on Soda Stream and bought a Drink Mate. The Drink Mate is a higher quality device, and luckily it has the same threads as Soda Stream, so I can use the same CO2 connections that I was using with Soda Stream.

This is by far the most useful video I've seen in all of 2021.

Videos like this are what make YouTube (and the Internet in general) so great. Helping each other to learn new stuff, save money, and better ourselves. I know it's just a "soda video", but it's the essence of what humans like doing...helping and teaching each other new and useful stuff. Upvoting this wasn't even a judgment call. It was obligatory.

Always open the valves slowly. Liquid CO2 will turn to dry ice if there is no pressure so make sure you pressurise the line before you start. It could block your line and you may think it's empty. Can be dangerous. Also, I would not freeze the cylinder first because you shouldn't overfill the cylinder. There needs to be some space left in the cylinder so the gas has safe room to expand which it will do, especially in a warmer climate. Good tip, but just be careful

I'm a little confused. Why is your refill so expensive? Here in Germany I can just change a empty sodastream co2 bottle to a new one for about 7€ at the local supermarket.

Starting a new business and was trying to figure out a cheaper way for getting seltzer water.... u my friend are a godsend!!! Great video!

Thanks for this video. I'm also slightly obsessed with sparkling water! I just bought a kitchenaid soda stream with the intention of setting up a system like you have. After doing the math, I realize it's not going to save me all that much money right off the bat, however I do feel good about reducing the amount of waste I'm producing. Plus it'll be fun to be able to make my own! As of this moment, it's $60 to buy two 60L CO2 bottles from sodastream, then $30 every time you exchange the pair.

Wait a second... youre supposed to Exchange used sodastream cannisters and get a new one for like 8-10$ not buy a new one every time

Umm I was under the impression that CO2 from sporting good stores has impurities like oil for lubricant. brewer shops are a safer source IMO, it only cost $1 per oz at my local brewers store.

Great video. Love that you use the little cutting board so as not to scratch your countertop surface. :) Just exploring this concept. Thanks for the great info. Your video was so nice to watch and your presentation is thorough and informative!

Thank you very much for sharing all your research, and taking the time to make this video. I appreciate it.