sodastream Spirit Sparkling Water Maker black with 1 l bottle & 60 l CO2 cylinder - refillable & Twinpack Fuse Carbonating Bottles 1 l black for Sparkling Water Maker

This was bought as a replacement for an identical model used by my handicapped son. The previous Spirit machine started leaking, probably due to wear. Fundamental problem with Sodastream machines, and this is the case with the Spirit especially, is that Sodastream continuously 'improves' their machines... Regretfully these 'improvements' often (mostly) seem to be aimed at making other parts of the system, that you may have bought, (carbonating bottles, gas bottles), obsolete. My son has primarily drunk soda water for many years now and we go through a cycle of machine/accessories replacement, not due to failure but due to forced 'upgrades', every few years. That said, for the amount of soda water consumed by my household, Soodastream is the most economical option by a long way... But: Buyer Beware.

I had previously written poor review regarding SodaStream.I had recently realized my errors after my wife pointed out I had been filling the water above the recommended levels which was causing the spill and subsequently wasn't letting me carbonate whole bottle of water. I added exact 7 pump at the right level and now the carbonated water taste like "commercial sparkling water". Since this is a live discovery, I ran upstairs to my study room to edit my review.I was very angry about this purchase before but now I am happy. Changing the previously given 2 stars to 4 stars. I have to continuously buy the gas which is not cheap that is why I am not giving 5*.

We have a house of six adults. So this is use quite a lot. Unfortunately it only lasted six weeks then kept on leaking air. Contacted SodaStream directly done a video with them and informative us it was faulty. SodaStream have sent out a replacement some deducting one star because of this overall it’s a good machine.

Flavours and tastes are all just fine. But never gets as fizzy as post-mix at a theatre/cinema, or from a bottle or can of Pepsi. It’s like you’ve gone to a bottle of coke three days after opening- it fizzes, but not enough. Also, instructions are worse than IKEA. Had to figure it out myself.

I get to enjoy my sparkling water, by simply making normal water to sparkling water with the machine . same with other none fizzy drinks .

Bought this for my mother who likes a tipple with soda water as it made sense. She can make as much as she likes. We also tried it with a Pepsi Max mixer syrup and compared to an official can. Not real difference, just as good so may even buy myself one.

It's what you expect. Simple to use. No cables just a gas canister to make bubbly water. Great for making your own concoctions. Pity its only got one canister but seems to be plenty of gas in it for quite a few bottles that we made already. Lasted longer than I thought and surprisingly fun to use.

It takes a bit of getting used to but once you've sussed it out it works like a dream.It's manual operation which for me is perfect as I didn't want another mains powered kitchen appliance which would add to the cost, especially with rising energy prices.Bear in mind that the 60l gas quote is based on 3 presses which is a pretty flat fizz, 4-5 presses works best so you'll get through the gas quicker than the estimated 60l to about 35-40l. I'm two weeks in and it's still going after making 1-2l a day.Can't say the flavours are very good but you can use any squash or cordial to add flavour once you've fizzed. Another top tip is to use a Brita filter to filter your tap water before you fizz, it just taste's better.I'm also amazed at how it's massively reduced my recycling waste, that alone makes it worth it in my mind.