Never pay for seltzer again! (Sodamod Sodastream tutorial)

In this video you'll learn how to modify your sodastream for cheaper operation.
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Parts used:
Adapter:

Paintball Tank:

Large 5LB Tank:

Filling setup valves:

SodaStream + Bottle + tank:

[johnekare]

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.

[JustPlainRob]

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

[SitKid]

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

[heinrichmelker]

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.

[ronintje]

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

[The_Pariah]

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.

[janiejones]

Dude! Thank you so so much. You didn’t ramble on about any personal stuff or things you like to do he just went straight in and gave us a ton of really good information and I for one really appreciate it I’m gonna use this thank you!😃😃😃😃😃

[cloudmike]

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.

[Call-me-James]

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.

[Blightana]

I started with the paintball tank setup and I switched over to using my own piped fittings and attaching the main CO2 tank directly to the SodaStream via an input line and the tank underneath the counter

[Elmoriel.]

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

[Bretzky]

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

[markdavis]

Thanks for the video. I also drink a lot of carbonated/sparkling water and also make my own club soda as well (16 ounces carbonated water, 1/8 tsp baking soda and a small pinch of salt mixed into water prior to carbonation).

I have been doing something similar to what you are doing for several years now to save money. I purchased a hose similar to yours on Amazon, but one without all of the extra valves, nor do I use the paintball tank. The hose that I use connects directly from my 5 gallon CO2 tank to the Soda Stream device.

The hose uses a US CGA-320 connector to fit it directly to the 5 gallon CO2 tank and the other side has the TR21-4 connector that screws directly into the soda stream cartridge socket.

I have two 5 gallon tanks and it costs me about $15 to fill them at either the local home brew supply store or at the local fire extinguisher shop that refills fire extinguishers.

One thing if your are doing this directly from 5 gallon tank to soda stream is that you need to close the tank's valve after each use so that you don't have any possible leakage from the 5 gallon tank.

[T]

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.

[eazy]

here in germany, exchanging the soda stream gas bottle on a local super market costs 5 bucks. U dont need to get another 30€ bottle everytime. Just exchange them at ur local supermarket

[leondrews]

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.

[RedDawnAviation]

Get a big tank and hose to attach for a years supply of co2 for thirty bucks and skip all the transfer

[daniellepe]

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!

[dah]

In Germany, we have a "deposit" on these CO2 Cylinders. We get one for free at buying, and then everytime it gets empty, we go to a store and swap the empty bottle for a full bottle for 7.99€ (around 9, 50$). The old, empty one gets filled and will be re-used.

[essextwo]

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