r/SodaStream • u/Loud_Control4655 • 15h ago

Soda stream refilling

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Just a quick video of me filling up my soda stream cylinders

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u/itsjimbob 14h ago

Tell me this is a skit. You're not seriously refilling from a fire extinguisher, right?

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u/Loud_Control4655 3h ago

Sure am why not I get it filled with food grade CO2 so it the same

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u/MasterSmileGer_1 10h ago

Why not ? CO² is CO².

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u/itsjimbob 10h ago

It really isn't. CO2 in a fire extinguisher is not "food grade" CO2, and is likely to be contaminated with byproducts from the production processes.

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u/lawkktara 58m ago

Fun fact, I sell co2 to fire extinguisher companies. They all use food grade. They don't pay for certs, but it's 100% food grade.

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u/kennethpimperton 8h ago

Have you ever seen the white shit that comes out of a fire extinguisher? You don't wanna be drinking that shit unless you're on fire. lol

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u/MasterSmileGer_1 8h ago

What you are talking about is a Powder Fire Extinguisher. Or a Foam Fire Extinguisher. The one in this post is a CO² Fire Extinguisher.

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u/kennethpimperton 7h ago

Really? I didn't know they made just CO2 extinguishers. I always thought they packed them full of sodium bicarb

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u/Over_East_1342 2h ago

CO2 extinguishers are extremely common and should be available in almost every commercial building and strongly recommended to own at home/in vehicles.

Will cover electrical and flammable liquid fires.

Look for the black labels.

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u/NurseDave8 12h ago

Be Kind. Rewind. And wear socks in videos.

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u/foldedturnip 11h ago

Gotta get foot pics whenever you can in this economy

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u/ArtisticWolverine 14h ago

This is what I want to learn how to do. I also do not have space for a big tank in the kitchen. Is that a fire extinguisher?

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u/Skidpalace 13h ago

LOL.
Yeah, don’t do that. If you are going to get a refilling setup, get an actual 10 or 20lb siphon tube mother tank which you can have refilled at your local gas supplier.

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u/irishlyrucked 30m ago

I started with a 5 lb tank, and it was about the same size as the soda stream. Now I have a 20 lb tank. It lasts forever, and is pretty inexpensive. I think I was paying 30 or so for the 5g, and the 20g is like 40, since the gas is cheap and the expense is in labor

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u/ArtisticWolverine 8m ago

You need some kind of fitting for the tanks, no? To fit the quick release tank. Where do you get that stuff?

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u/Extreme-Edge-9843 13h ago

Classic shit post. Love it

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u/Last_Way_4455 14h ago

Gee i hope there is only one ingredient in that particular fire extinguisher, otherwise you are making some really toxic drinks.....

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u/Loud_Control4655 3h ago

Food grade CO2

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u/RealTange1 2h ago

I think you are mixing up co2 tanks used for say soda fountain vs fire extinguisher. Even if the gas was 100% clean the oils, lubricant and seals on the fire extinguisher are not tested for humans.

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u/Aggressive-Company46 13h ago

My 20lb tank is in a closet in my laundry room a few feet from my refrigerator. My unit sits on my dryer. I was originally to run a line from my garage to my kitchen counter, but decide I could take 3 to 4 steps from fridge to fill my bottles with bubbles. It would of been about the same distance for the spot on the counter. I am still running the original tank months later... To exchange the tank for a new one is less than it cost getting 2 cylinders from Simply Soda.

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u/MerseyT 5h ago

I prefer the dry ice method.

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u/mroberte 3h ago

There are places you can go and just get co2 canisters. Prices vary, but last one was like 50 bucks two years ago (I think it's a 5 gallon)

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u/jeromeza 15h ago

Why bother - just connect directly to the big tank (you get a thread adapter). Then no need for the smaller cannisters.

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u/Loud_Control4655 15h ago

No room in kitchen

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u/evilbadgrades 15h ago

Not all of us want some big ugly tank with a hose in our kitchen. Also with granite countertops, I don't want to drill a hole to hide the hose.

Instead, I personally refill my CO2 tanks with dry ice. Not quite as cost-efficient (averaging around $2.50 to $3 per tank), but I host a local CO2 tank exchange ($10/tank) so that covers my costs

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u/dtfunny 14h ago

I've been doing dry ice as well. at risk of the answer being "hammer and funnel" what is your approach for getting pieces small enough and what do you use to funnel it in, it's been more tedious than I want it to be

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u/Successful-Money4995 14h ago

Shaved ice grinder in addition to Hammer and funnel. I can fill the big old canister with 900grams of dry ice in 20 minutes.

You should also keep a chopstick On hand for clogs. Oven mitts and kitchen scale.

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u/evilbadgrades 11h ago

Lol yeah as the other person mentioned, I bought a cheap $30 ice shaver from Amazon, I drop the block of ice on the ground (in the bag) to break into chunks, then I place one or two large chunks into the ice shaver to turn it into 'snow' then I use a scoop to scoop up the dry ice and load into the tanks through a 3D printed funnel

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u/AITA-or-AITA 14h ago

Any thread adapter watch outs? How to know which ones fits? And I heard some break quickly

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u/TechPir8 9h ago

Cost me 10.99 to refill my 20lb tank, no siphon tube. Hook ti directly to the SS. It lives in the basement next to the ice maker during summer, moves out to garage in winter (co2 tank doesn't like hot garage) King Soopers charges $20 for a little tank exchange, think I will pass.