How to Change SodaStream Carbonators?

I love my SodaStream, the awesome machine that lets you make consumer home carbonation beverages. This cool device can carbonate water by adding carbon dioxide from a pressurized cylinder to create soda water.

Different flavors of bubbly soda can be created by this wonderful machine by adding fruit flavored concentrates.

I am very fond of my SodaStream machine. No day go by without me trying to carbonate something. I am a slave of the fizzy aftermath that SodaStream makes. I remember trying to carbonate milk once, it made such a mess of my kitchen counter top and left the whole place smelling like a diary farm in the early morning.

The fart sound it makes while working is another endearing feature of this apparatus. The local bartender in my area thinks it is cool too.

Imagine my horror when on one of those sweltering days, I went into the kitchen to make me a bottle of bubbly only to realize I have used up the gas in the carbonator. It wasn’t funny. I had to drive for miles looking for a retail shop to replace my empty carbonator.

If you are like me i.e. have a home carbonation system that is SodaStream, I am going to walk you step by step on how you can change your SodaStream carbonator and get those bubbly popping again.

Ok, you are out of gas. Your carbonator is empty. Don’t despair, things like that happen all the time but in this case, there is a solution.

So what exactly do you do with your carbonator now that it is empty and you can’t make soda anymore?

1. Take your empty carbonator to a carbonator exchange location nearest to you. These exchange locations are usually participating SodaStream exchange retail stores.

2. At the location, swap your empty carbonator for a full one, for a special exchange only price.

3. Go back to your SodaStream machine, install your new carbonator and voila! it’s all done. You can go back to making soda for yourself and everyone else.

When you return your empty carbonator, the retailer will sell you a full one for the price of the gas contents only. Most retail locations carry the 60L exchange carbonators only. All retailers will accept returns of the 130L size however; they may be exchanged on a one to one basis for a full 60L carbonator at the regular retail price.

Things you have to know about exchanging SodaStream carbonators.

1. When you exchange carbonators, the purchase is at a gas-only price when an empty carbonator is returned meaning you get charged for the gas only and not the carbonator itself. You can also purchase an extra carbonator at full price if you want.

2. As long as your machine is compatible with the extra-large carbonators you may purchase full exchanges in either size.

3. You can exchange your empty carbonator at a local retailer that stocks exchange carbonators.

Enjoy!

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