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Re:Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now T... by convolvatron on Monday December 17, 2018 @11:16AM (#18699845)
this is just a regulator, a nozzle and some plastic?
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Re:Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now T... by jdhawk on Monday December 17, 2018 @01:42PM (#18700984)
Yeah - I got a 10lb CO2 cylinder, a regulator, a few hoses and Ball Lock connectors, and this:

https://www.homebrewing.org/Carbonation-Cap-Stainless-Steel_...

add water to 2L bottle, pressurize to 20-60PSI, shake bottle for 20 seconds.

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Re:Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now T... by ganzuul on Monday December 17, 2018 @07:01PM (#18703432)
Most people would at least once go for 20-60 Bar instead of PSI...

It's about convenience and structure. There are many very similar alternatives to SodaStream, such as MySoda local to me.

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Re:Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now T... by wlesieutre on Monday December 17, 2018 @12:00PM (#18700167)
As far as I know, yeah. This one's probably marked up because it looks fancier, I have a cheaper version (Soda Stream Source) but happened to see this one on SlickDeals recently.

The main value they add is a convenient CO2 tank exchange program at places like Staples and Best Buy. I'm sure rigging your own system with a bigger tank would be cheaper in the long run, but I don't have space for it.

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