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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by derefr on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:45PM (#24025898)
I don't know if it's true today, but back when I had a SodaStream (~5 years ago), a "purchased" SodaStream CO2 canister came with a printed copy of this: https://www.sodastream.ca/en/assets/ulc.jpg
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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by nucleardog on Sunday August 02, 2020 @04:00AM (#24027159)
Yeah I don’t think that has anything to do with the government. That’s just them trying to prevent you/scare you away from refilling the containers yourself.

Paintball guns run on CO2. You don’t need a special permit to own a paintball gun. You can pick up a paintball tank on eBay and run down to Canadian Tire or any paintball field and they’ll happily fill it up for you. Or at least they used to — it’s been a while for me.

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Re:Hacking Portable Air Conditioners by fulafel on Sunday August 02, 2020 @04:01AM (#24027161)
That happens worldwide, they are just trying to contractually drm the canister business.
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