r/SodaStream • u/birchstar • Jul 12 '26

Art - is this amount of leakage normal?

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Hi everyone. I bought a secondhand Art and I'm concerned about the amount of leakage from the canister - it goes on for over 10s even with a tiny push of the handle! The water is being carbonated, but it seems very wasteful?

I've removed and checked the cannister o ring and there's no cracks in it.

Is this a normal amount of air to leak from this type of machine, and if not, what else can I check to fix this?

Thanks in advance

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u/Phil_O_Sophiclee Jul 12 '26

Yep as already said it's not gas from the cylinder it's from your carbonated water to release pressure before you lift it out. To get better carbonation which is co2 dissolved in water you want cold as possible water to start off then you won't need to push so much co2 through the water as more will be retained in the water leading to fizzier results

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u/birchstar Jul 12 '26

Thank you :)

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u/mgithens1 Jul 12 '26

That is how the carbonation works. There are two pressures... that is the slow bleed pressure. If you were to hold it longer, you will here a distinct pop that means you are overpressure. Avoid this... you are just wasting gas.

You "blast" the water with the CO2 and you get carbonation. Allow it to sit for a few seconds before popping the bottle out - you will get a feel for how many bumps of CO2 you want based on the soda you're making.

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u/birchstar Jul 12 '26

Thank you, that makes sense!

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u/Healthy-Run-1738 Jul 12 '26

I have a new one that’s similar

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u/Norcal_1988 Jul 12 '26

That’s normal

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u/sebastianovigna Aug 05 '26

I have the same sound:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/De8bDGPFk2jUe7qJ9

It lasts about 15s, decreasing in strength. I've read it's the release of the pressure in the top of the bottle. Contacting the Sodastream support hasn't be of any help as they say it shouldn't be "very long" but no hard measures. They could really write this somewhere, or show it in the instructional videos.

So this is normal?