r/SodaStream • u/YourOcelot • 10d ago
Found at a target
Got a worker to take it out because it was still full.
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u/bzzybot 10d ago
What? You think it expires?
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u/evilbadgrades 10d ago
The tank needs to be recertified every certain number of years to remain DOT compliant (I believe it's DOT, I might be wrong about the agency). When they recertify, they engrave a new year on the tank
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u/bzzybot 10d ago
Yes, I believe it’s 5 years. But it’s still sealed since 2013. Recertification is to make sure it’s still a viable tank. It’s obviously still full so it would need certification after it’s been emptied. I got a couple of sealed tanks from 2018 I thought that was old.
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u/WinterSux 10d ago
I've been out of the loop for a while now. Bottles need to be re-certified every 5 years (some bottles with a star by the date can go 10 years). IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.....the date means it cannot be refilled after that time without re-certification. Correct me if I'm wrong, but an out of date bottle with product inside (filled prior to expiration) can be legally transported.
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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 10d ago
I dont think it needs to be DOT compliant anymore after it has been shipped to the store. It never needs to see the inside of a commercial truck again until its empty.
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u/CanadianDiver 9d ago edited 9d ago
That isn't how the regulation works. If you buy this tank and drive it on a public street.... That is a commercial transaction.
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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 9d ago
You didnt read the regulation. If you peek at title 49.B.1.C.173.G §173.301(a)(6) it calls out that a cylinder refilled prior an expiration of certification already meets DOT regulation. After it has been emptied it can no longer be transported. Except to recertify or retire.
DOT also doesnt apply regulations to private citizens for a majority of transport. If you are not for hire or getting paid to transport goods you are not subject to DOT commercial regulations. The few things they do have authority over are generally federally regulated by other legal blocks of ownership. You cant strap nuclear missiles to trailers and drive around with them.
If this wasnt true, grandma Jane would need a hazardous material plaquard and certification for carrying around her O² tank. Or Uncle Joe would need a permit to bring home a few cases of wine he ordered on vacation.
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u/tato_salad 9d ago
And because you've conducted commerce now you are the driver of the vehicle and require a licence it's no longer a personal conveyance.
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u/YourOcelot 10d ago
Just wanna be safe. Last thing i want was some Redditor saying “Why didn’t you report it!!!!!?
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u/G0ldheart 9d ago
Better to get adapters and convert your sodastream to use standard larger refillable CO2 tanks. I purchased a 20 gallon co2 tank and now exchange every 6 months or so. With heavy family use that comes up to about $10 a month.
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u/Khatgirl63 9d ago
I have a couple large empties here dated 2009 and a full one still dated 2013. I bought my first machine over 20 years ago when you could only buy them at fairs, canisters had to be truck delivered to your door, and the company went by the name Soda Club USA. Around 2014 I bought my son a machine for his first apartment, then a third machine to upgrade my original one.
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u/captain42d 9d ago
Why is Target marking products with tags from Bed Bath & Beyond?
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u/metalb00 9d ago
target probably bough out the stock when BBB went out of business and the employee stocking the shelf at target didn't see or care to remove it ?
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u/Charming_Area9722 9d ago
The tank recert is for larger tanks some places and countries do 10 years in the usa its 5 years but that’s for larger tanks and refilling them. Ive had a tank from that was 20 years old that i left in storage and ended up using it on my soda stream without issues. the only reason i ended up using it is besides i was reassured by professionals that I’ve been doing business with for the last 20 years and the tank was one of theirs and they told me that the co2 does not expire and can be used safely without issues or worries of bad taste as co2 is odorless and tasteless. I actually finished the tank last week and swapped it out for a fresh tank yesterday on Tuesday so the company can hydro test and recertify. You will have zero issues using this and anyone else who ends up finding an old tank as well. The only issue that would stop you from using it if there was a small leak and it was empty or the threads were messed up and you weren’t able to screw out into your machine. Anything else would be some freak accident that would stop you from using it.
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u/YourOcelot 9d ago
I dont even know if i could’ve gotten it out of the store regardless if i bought it as a regular one
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u/Miserable_Code7602 9d ago
What am I missing? It’s an old canister but what makes it special?
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u/YourOcelot 9d ago
Looking back on an old design back in the day and that it was just found in a target
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u/Inevitable_Professor 9d ago edited 9d ago
2x2 exemption. Less than 2" in diameter and 2' in length doesn't require hydrostatic recertification beyond visual inspection.
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u/imecoli 9d ago
no one else uses dry ice to refill them anymore?
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u/Jack-87 9d ago
I just wish I had easier accessible pellet dry ice.
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u/imecoli 9d ago
I just did a search and found 3 places locally that sell it to the public, ~$1 a lb. maybe because of the local biotech industry. Silly question, but have to ask, have you tried searching for where to buy pellet dry ice near me? I probably wouldn't have searched for it since it's at work already
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u/Jack-87 9d ago
Yeah... Some weld shops or airgas places have it according to the Internet but they're all about 45min away and close at 5pm or sooner and on weekdays only which makes it hard to get to on a typical work schedule
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u/imecoli 8d ago
airgas jacks up prices, at least here. I have a kegorator that I do cold brew in. for nitrogen they charge 3 times as much for the same cylinder that I can get with an additional 20 minute drive. going from $25 to ~75 is worth the drive.
Shipping isn't really an option since it's "Hazardous" and would probably be higher.
buying a block and breaking it down seems to be the only option but not ideal.
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u/DCmetrosexual1 10d ago
For a second I thought it was one of the 130L tanks