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Could this also be a thread for alternatives?
For example, I picked up a thrift store sodastream a while back because it's seemingly almost the only working brand that just makes fizzy water fast, and certainly the only one with enough market penetration to be ending up in thrift stores. (I actually had a whole setup with a keg and a CO2 tank before but it sucked to use and the water wasn't that fizzy.)
I haven't been able to use it since it ran out of gas, because I refuse to buy a replacement canister from sodastream. Any knockoffs available? I remember not being able to find any. If I had like 4 of the canisters I'd just refill them myself using dry ice but its a pain to buy pelletized dry ice in that small of quantity to do just 1.
For the soda stream one good trick is to buy the machine (which they sell as a loss leader), and buy a 5lbs CO2 tank from a beer supply store for which you can find adapters on AliExpress or eBay!
https://www.indigosoda.ca/en/ is another alternative, made in Quebec, Canada. It's also fully SodaStream compatible trololo.jpg
If your carbonation didn't work well in a keg, it's probably because your liquid isn't cold enough.
Yeah I use a 5lb tank to refill the sodastream canister, probably costs me around $5 per refill (compared to the $23 they charge). Saving money and boycotting an evil company feels good.