Sodastream?

paddypaws101

I would be showing my age if I confessed that we had one of these years ago when they first came out! But I see they have kind of been relaunched.
So....I like to drink fizzy water and buy the multi packs of small bottles to keep in the fridge.
Would using a soda stream be a viable alternative? I have a plumbed in water filter so that side of things is fine but I wonder what soda water from a sodastream tastes like and also if the ongoing expense of gas canisters out weighs any MSE benefits.

LittleMissAspie

I love our sodastream although I don't like plain fizzy water, I use it with squash. We did work out that the "value" 2 litre bottles of fizzy water are cheaper than a sodastream, but if you are buying standard supermarket brand upwards or small bottles then the sodastream will be cheaper. Always buy the refilled canisters, not new ones. I think the number of litres one canister makes is based on 3 presses of the button, but I find 1 press makes it fizzy enough. It also saves a lot of plastic for the environment.

paddypaws101

Thanks Littlemiss,
I also like the idea of putting fewer plastic bottles in to land fill.
I buy the small 250ml bottles as I like it cold and fizzy from the fridge, so economising by buying bigger bottles does not work for me.
Where or how do you get the gas canister refilled and roughly how much does that cost? I saw the canisters were £18 each in Adsa. but do not know how many bottles that would fizz.

pwllbwdr

Lakeland do the gas cylinders on an exchange basis. About 8 quid a time I think. I have two cylinders so I can fit the spare whilst taking the empty in for exchange.

27col

paddypaws101 wrote: »

Thanks Littlemiss,
I also like the idea of putting fewer plastic bottles in to land fill.
I buy the small 250ml bottles as I like it cold and fizzy from the fridge, so economising by buying bigger bottles does not work for me.
Where or how do you get the gas canister refilled and roughly how much does that cost? I saw the canisters were £18 each in Adsa. but do not know how many bottles that would fizz.

I doubt whether many plastic bottles go into landfill these days. Certainly not in the area where I live. They are picked up for recycling in the same wheelie bin as metal cans, cardboard and paper in our area. There are many things that can be made from recycled plastic bottles.

gibson123

the best thing is not having to carry fizzy water from the shops, we also mox fruit juice with water and fizz for those new type real fruit juice drinks.

T_T_2

27col wrote: »

I doubt whether many plastic bottles go into landfill these days. Certainly not in the area where I live. They are picked up for recycling in the same wheelie bin as metal cans, cardboard and paper in our area. There are many things that can be made from recycled plastic bottles.

That's the problem about areas. Some areas haven't got the last link in the chain sorted out yet. They have the special blue/green bins for your plastics, they have expensive new bin lorries to collect the plastic...but alas they don't have the processing facilities to handle the plastic. Where does it go after all that effort? Land fill!

Although this is becoming less and less common as more processing plants come online across the UK.

bluesnake

pwllbwdr wrote: »

Lakeland do the gas cylinders on an exchange basis. About 8 quid a time I think. I have two cylinders so I can fit the spare whilst taking the empty in for exchange.

Asda charge 17p for 2 litres of sparkling water which works out to 94 litres for £8. considering the purchase price, the effort getting cylinders and the size and storage of the thing, plus small bespoke bottles - but that may have changed?, to me the deal does not sound that sweet.

27col

T_T wrote: »

That's the problem about areas. Some areas haven't got the last link in the chain sorted out yet. They have the special blue/green bins for your plastics, they have expensive new bin lorries to collect the plastic...but alas they don't have the processing facilities to handle the plastic. Where does it go after all that effort? Land fill!

Although this is becoming less and less common as more processing plants come online across the UK.

I have noticed that there do not seem to be two councils using the same system as each other. You would think that they might actually talk to each other, if only to see what the other is up to.