Sodastream

AJ is €10 for a 5KG refill IIRC, carbondioxide.ie is €15 so on that score the answer is yes, not sure if that carries all the way through their pricing.

For an extra €5, I'll give it a go.

Hi there, have been really enjoying our recent Sodastream purchase, and as the needle moves towards empty, thoughts are turning to more cost effective ways to return to full. We only use it a couple of times a day, so it will take a long time to recoup the costs of adapters, cylinders - perhaps longer than the very plasticky Sodastream touch will last. The first cannister fill has lasted almost 8 weeks. On that basis, are we just better off going with refills? I live near AJ in Bray and like the idea of being self-sufficient, but I'm guessing a 5Kg cylinder will probably cost in the region of €100, plus another €80 for adapters, plus another €20 (ideally) for a spare Sodastream cylinder. That's the equivalent of around 13 fills (including a new spare cannister and adapting cannisters to more easily take refills), or close to 2.5 years.

Anyone know if AJ in Bray will refill Sodastream cylinders directly (if the cylinders have the necessary valve replaced)? I will probably go down the doner-cylinder route anyway, just need to make sure that we'll continue to use it in a way that makes the investment worthwhile.

This place will refill individual canisters while you wait (call them beforehand though to check availability). €10 per canister plus a one-off valve change fee of €20. I got 3 canisters filled for €70 last week.

Yeah, can’t remember the price promo they had. €70 for three canisters.

Thanks! I ordered this adapter from Amazon for just under €19, got a 5kg cylinder from AJ in Bray, popped the sodastream filter into the freezer for a couple of hours and gave it a bash. The doner cylinder was quite cold (so no great temperature differential), but still managed to get a little over 300g into the cylinder, so happy enough with that. It was one of the new sodastream valves, but I just followed the guidelines, and it was easy-peasy.

I had an order from CO2 Supermarket back in April for around ~£65/€75 and it came through fine via Royal Mail/An Post, even though it was over the $22 exemption limit (at that time). Actually got it VAT free as they removed the UK VAT.

However since VAT is now applicable on all purchases from UK and An Post have tightened up considerably since 1 July, you may not be so lucky. Who ever you but from it may be worth contacting them as to what they do. Expect to pay VAT and custom fees.

Same i wish id actually tracked my fills though, I think ive done 6 maybe 7 so roughly doing it about once a month. If i remember correctly i think the estimates are 11 fills out of it which i doubt ill get as ive definitely had enough wastage and loss through my own errors to probably equal one refill.

I don't think we are not facing lockdown style restrictions anytime. I wouldn't be in any hurry to refill solely on that basis.

This bullsh*t again. None available in Santry, Ilac or St Stephen's Green! Anyone able to get refills anywhere?

Going to go for this, so the shopping list is

1) Order adapter valve - https://www.co2-adapter.com/produkt/adapter/ (CO2 Adapter Pro 2 plus (EU) – sodastream) €56.20 incl shipping, site looks to be German so hopefully no customs issues (this one looks similar and is cheaper - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07SGXDC3X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 )

2) Get current Sodastream bottles refilled from https://www.carbondioxide.ie/ @€20 once off (to change to old style valve for easier future filling and fill bottle) - saves having to get from UK supplier and import tax issues

3) Get 5l CO2 bottle from AJ Edge Fire Safety in Bray with dip tube -€45 bottle "rental" + €10 to fill

Am I missing anything, any advise?

This seems more easy than faffing about with cylinders, anyone tried it?

Looks like our friends in Tallaght have put their rate up to €15 per refill or €40 for three. With Argos at €17, it's hardly worth trekking out to Tallaght.

Unless there is anyone in south Dublin with their own cylinder who would like to provide a bootleg service?

That's what I use now. Switched from refilling mini-cylinder to using this on a fire extinguisher cylinder with a dip tube. Works brilliantly

Great write up, thanks!

Harvey Norman do rather expensive exchanges at around €22 . The Range (at least in Liffey Valley) do refills, if they have the trained staff are in and they've C02 in stock.