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Sodastream Jet Starter Pack $45 Delivered @ KG Superstore via MyDeal

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Includes the stand/console, bottle and a gas cylinder.

Seeing as how colesworth sell the cylinder for $35 and spotlight sells the compatible soda king cylinder for $40, this seems reasonable value.

The Jet Sparkling Water Maker is fun and easy to use for you, your family and friends and kind to the planet too. Help reduce the effect on the environment by using tap water and creating an exciting range of sparkling drinks from the comfort your own home.

Make fresh sparkling water at home with SodaStream! Enjoy delicious bubbly water fizzed in the convenience of your kitchen

Sparkling Water Maker comes with a 60 litre CO2 Cylinder that makes up to 60 bottles of sparkling water!

We recommend you purchase extra carbonating bottles so that you will always have different SodaStream flavours in the fridge!

Specifications:

1x Jet drinks maker
1x Reusable carbonating bottle
1x Aluminium gas cylinder 60L

This item comes with 2 years warranty

Groceries Soda Water Maker SodaStream

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  • Tradey on 16/01/2023 - 08:00
    +8

    The Jet is the poverty pack version with RRP of $79, not $89 on MyDeal site. Not a lot of features and may not last the distance as the higher spec units. Water bottle holder is screw in, not quick connect.

    They make their real money selling Co2 gas at inflated prices.

    https://sodastream.com.au/pages/sparkling-water-makers

    Add an external gas connection kit and bigger bottle to make it more cost effective long term.

    https://www.kegland.com.au/freedomone-sodastream-adapter-hos…

    • NigelTufnel on 16/01/2023 - 09:14

      Do you have to go to a kegland distributor to get CO2 refills? According to the map, the closest to me with swap/fill is like 30 minutes drive away….

      • sponson on 16/01/2023 - 09:34
        +1

        Gas Guyz will come to you and swap either the standard style cartridges or if you get the Kegland 2.6/6kg setup they'll swap those too.

        • NigelTufnel on 16/01/2023 - 09:42

          Not I my area yet apparently. Western Brisbane.

      • photonbuddy on 16/01/2023 - 10:23

        Do you have to go to a kegland distributor to get CO2 refills?

        Most brewing shops have the CO2 bottles for sale. Better off getting the adapter from Kegland, and buying the bottle locally.

        Some brew shops can refill your bottle, most can swap. Only downside to swap is you lose your shiny new bottle …

    • M00Cow on 16/01/2023 - 09:25

      may not last the distance as the higher spec units.

      Why do you say that?

      Water bottle holder is screw in, not quick connect.

      I found the screw-in is more reliable.

      Add an external gas connection kit and bigger bottle to make it more cost effective long term.

      Yep, way cheaper, you just need to find a place to refill the CO2 cylinder.

      The other way is to buy the sodastream bottle refill adaptor and some KegKing CO2 bottles

      https://www.kegland.com.au/sodastream-cylinder-filling-adapt…

      https://www.kegland.com.au/450gram-sodastream-compatible-ref…

      But for those looking to go down the larger bottle & adaptor hose path.

      Make sure you turn the bottle off before you do your last press/pump, firstly so it doesn't leak and secondly so the pressure valve doesn't activate and it stops working. After finding the sodastream machines weren't very reliable & also a PITA to attach the hose, we got a sodaking machine for ~$35. The back comes off which made it easier to connect the hose. But I ended up making a little stand so the hose could fit out the bottom.

      • sponson on 16/01/2023 - 09:34
        +1

        you just need to find a place to refill the CO2 cylinder.

        Gas Guyz, will come to your door and swap over.

        • M00Cow on 16/01/2023 - 14:01

          If you live in Sydney or Melbourne. For the majority of the population you have to find a place to refill. Often Homebrew shops will do it or know where to go. For me it's a 45km drive, leave it overnight in their cold room so they can fill it properly., Which means I have to do 180kms to fill up. Where as when I bought it, I had a swap & go Homebrew shop 3kms away.

      • BargainBadger on 16/01/2023 - 09:59

        What do you mean by “turn the bottle off’?
        I’ve had no ends of problems with the kegland solutions, maybe this could help?

        • itsfree on 16/01/2023 - 10:12
          +1

          I found this comment on the Kegland YouTube video helpful:

          I was having a hard time getting the Sodastream canister to fill, even with opening very slowly and releasing pressure. What I found eventually worked with reliability is to loosely screw the Sodastream canister to the adapter so gas can escape when you open the CO2 tank, then slowly tighten the Sodastream canister and it will stay open and fill.

          • netjock on 16/01/2023 - 11:28

            @itsfree: I had the adaptor. Move up to the permanent cable to sodastream. A lot less hassle. Got the large bottle and this unit.

            • M00Cow on 16/01/2023 - 14:02

              @netjock: Yeah, I did the same. I could never get the refills any more then 3/4 full.

              • netjock on 16/01/2023 - 14:07

                @M00Cow: Plus you need to freeze the sodastream gas bottle! Plus the pain of having to screw it in, wait, making sure it fills, test. Better do it once every year, 2 or 3 years (got the 6kg bottle, apparently good for 1k/L)

        • M00Cow on 16/01/2023 - 13:54

          What do you mean by “turn the bottle off’?

          If you use a 6kg CO2 bottle & a Freedom Hose (rather then the sodastream canister) you should turn the CO2 bottle on/off.

          So this
          https://www.kegland.com.au/co2-gas-cylinders-6kg-full.html

          Plus this
          https://www.kegking.com.au/freedomone-sodastream-adapter-hos…

          Is hooked up to your Sodastream machine,

          instead of using this
          https://www.kegland.com.au/450gram-sodastream-compatible-ref…

          Does that make sense?

          • netjock on 16/01/2023 - 14:08

            @M00Cow: I find you just need to flick it on a little bit to pressurise the line then flick it back off.

            I guess it is more of a safety precaution if you are not around the something goes wrong with the line or sodastream and everything goes flying.

        • sponson on 16/01/2023 - 20:21

          I have the basic brass refill adapter. It was a bit tricky at first but now I've got the hang of it. If I freeze the SS bottle, I can easily fill it 100% full.

          The key to a smooth refill experience is not completely emptying the SS bottle (when you notice it's taking much longer to get to the "fart" that's when you should unmount it and chuck it in the freezer) - if you completely empty the SS bottle it's a royal PITA to get it to start filling.

    • boomramada on 16/01/2023 - 09:26

      Even cheaper if you buying branded soft drinks on discount rate from Coles, Amazon or Woolies.

    • photonbuddy on 16/01/2023 - 10:27

      Not a lot of features and may not last the distance

      I got ~3500 bottle out of mine before the plastic strip that lifts the valve broke. As for features … all you want is to gas the water. Any other fancy features represent another possible point of failure.

      Having said that, apparantly the higher models do away with the screw-on bottle mechanism. That would be the only thing that might tempt me.

      • nafe on 16/01/2023 - 10:35

        I have the "Spirit" model (which doesnt seem to be on the site anymore) which I thought was the base model. But it doesnt have a screw on bottle fitment - didnt even know they had those! I picked it up with the Hydration pack for sub $100 (2x1L, 2x500mL, plus flavours as extras)

        Edit: looks like the Terra is the replacement for the Sprit, just more expensive for the same functionality!

      • NigelTufnel on 16/01/2023 - 10:36

        Having said that, apparantly the higher models do away with the screw-on bottle mechanism. That would be the only thing that might tempt me.

        My parents don't trust the quick-connect machines, so they actively chose the screw in over the newer models. Both theirs and my 2x newer models have been going strong for years.

  • Naam on 16/01/2023 - 08:58

    I was researching sparkling water kits just last week, and the Jet was rated lowest of the Soda Stream models

    • M00Cow on 16/01/2023 - 09:09

      In what regard?

      • photonbuddy on 16/01/2023 - 10:30

        In what regard?

        No app control ability. Does not add the flavour automatically. Doesn't fold away into a neat little box. Doesn't look sexy. Doesn't look modern enough.

        Or similar rubbish rating criteria. It's the most basic model. Of course it'll rate poorly …

    • sponson on 16/01/2023 - 09:10
      +1

      It's super basic, yeah. I've got one from years ago, before the fancy ones even existed. Works fine.

  • doobey1231 on 16/01/2023 - 09:14

    Are these actually worth buying? I feel like from my knowledge its just soft drink with extra steps.. Do you save money or something by using this instead?

    • NigelTufnel on 16/01/2023 - 09:30
      +2

      If you like soda water, then yes. You can pay it off pretty quick, plus you don't have to have a bunch of soda bottles filling up your pantry, as you can just fill a bottle with regular water and carbonate as required.

      If you're wanting soft drinks (I don't really use mine for that other than the odd tonic), I dare say you're better just buying the soft drink. The syrups can get pricey and they are generally poor imitations. Pretty good if you're just adding some cordial (like Bickford's cloudy apple) or something though.

      • doobey1231 on 16/01/2023 - 09:34

        Appreciate it! I only really have soda water when its with vodka or something so probably best I just stick to the standard stuff, no fancy soda stream for me.

      • boomramada on 16/01/2023 - 10:19

        That's quick calculation does not include the initial cost, ie sodastream pack and syrup cost.

        • NigelTufnel on 16/01/2023 - 10:34
          +1

          Correct. The 'profit' you make on each refill will go towards whatever your initial cost was. But in this case, with a $45 pack, you're essentially even on the first empty. $45 for ~40L. Pretty much the same as $1/L for soda at Woolies, then every refill after that you're paying $50c/L rather than $1.

          And, yes. I note that it doesn't include syrup cost as it's not my use case. If that's your use case, I'm not sure you'll be much better off given syrup cost. Home brand cola is also around $1/L and I don't imagine what you get from sodastream syrup is any better, or even as good.

          • boomramada on 16/01/2023 - 11:33

            @NigelTufnel: It's a novelty product, good if you have kids. Not really a cost saving unless you have tones of kids who addicted to soda. Plus I'm not real fan of feeding the Israel economy either.

            • NigelTufnel on 16/01/2023 - 12:02

              @boomramada: I mean, it's a cost saving in the worst case scenario by my calculations, can be cheaper (and less money to Isael) with Kegland options too. We probably go through about 3L/day, and our kids are too young to like or drink soda water, but my wife and I generally prefer soda over still.

              But to each their own…

      • photonbuddy on 16/01/2023 - 10:36

        You can pay it off pretty quick,

        Using the gas canisters is the most expensive way to do this, but, for a low user who doesn't want to be caught short on soda water, it is often the best.

        If your a big drinker, the CO2 bottle is waaaaaay cheaper.

        The syrups can get pricey and they are generally poor imitations.

        I haven't bought genuine syrups since they changed the raspberry flavour years ago.

        Pretty good if you're just adding some cordial

        I use the 9:1 Diet Rite or Aldi cordial. Makes a perfect bottle with no measuring required.

    • Ghos7 on 16/01/2023 - 10:51

      I only use it for sparkling water and yeah, it's heaps cheaper. Had my unit for 3 years.

  • tunzafun001 on 16/01/2023 - 21:01

    No app and other BS sounds great to me.

    Screw in thread would be more secure (less wasted)?

    Comes up with $10 off your first order (maybe a minimum spend).

    Lastly, I have a Sparkling King C02 canister. Will that work in this?

    • boomramada on 16/01/2023 - 21:52

      You need a attachment from kegking

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