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@tylerg123 From the water line that comes out of the wall, what is the adapter you used to convert from a male compression fitting to a male hose barb?

I've got some updates to my setup, I reduced the size of my soda tank and the accumulator tank, and of course I had to replace the hoses as roger warned (it's really fun when one bursts). I'll post some new pictures soon. Regarding the dispenser taps... My Cornelius UF-1 setup is working...

After one of my lines blew and leaked an entire tank of co2 in addition to spewing soda everywhere...I had put this project on the shelf for a few months, but it's got my attention again. I'm actually going back on what I said in an earlier post, as I am rebuilding my soda machine with a McCann...

That's exactly how restaurants do it. The McCann carbonator was made to work that way. Your water line is what that Shurflo pump simulates, because roger55 did not want to tap into his home's water line. You should be able to copy this setup, eliminating the Shurflo pump and WaterWorker tank...

It's working great! There were a lot, lot, of struggles along the way, and I certainly learned a bunch. Probably would still be working on it had I not found this thread/your build! So thank you :) The dispenser is a Cornelius UF-1 (the electronic push-button version). I had to find my own...

This is a project I've been working on to incorporate this into my bar (it's still pretty rough around the edges). Because I use so little seltzer, the pump does not run very often. Admittedly it's pretty noisy when it does, but it only lasts a few minutes. I don't have a huge issue with it...

Can you tell us specifically what sort of tubing/where you got it from? What fittings did you use on your waterworks tank? I've seen some rust dripping from the bottom of mine and I'm not sure why/what to do about it? What did you use to fill the hole in the fridge? I haven't filled mine and I...

You know the small round/hollow metal piece that sits inside a check valve (it holds an o ring, and the ball/spring sit inside of it)? What do you call those? One of mine is broken, and I'm having a really hard time locating a new one. Any ideas? Also, I've noticed some what looks like rusty...

Basically exactly like yours. Except instead of pulling the tap, I push a button on a website. This button will keep my "tap" (high pressure solenoid valve) open until it detects X amount of liquid has passed through, then it will close again. However... I need the pressure be controlled...

I think i will order some of that tubing as well. Good find. I also got the official shurflo nylon fittings for the pump. Well see if they crack after time too! This is one piece of a larger project I am working on. In the end, everything is hooked up to an arduino and should be fully...

Hmm. What do you think about something like this? I can't find anything in 1/4" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004MH7X0M/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Haha, no problem. Thanks for posting your project! I searched endlessly for a way to carbonate on demand and it was driving me nuts before finding this. How do you control the output/serving pressure, so that soda doesn't come flying out your tap like a fire hose? In my case I'm using a...

First pic - The original pigtail wire for connecting the tank to the motor (I'm not going to use this, see second pic) Second pic - Rewired the carbonator tank float to a PC power cord so it is standalone and does not need to connect to the motor to get power (also, my ghetto soldering station...

I think it's 18 gauge. Thanks for the numbers. I can't read the sticker on mine. I went here and did the math http://phd.boschsecurity.com/wiregage_cal.cfm,18 gauge should be more than fine (I already had done it anyways :P). I actually just wired a new cord from the tank. So the motor and the...

Thanks. Do you think a PC power cord would be alright instead? The wire looks thinner, but I mean, this could power a 1000 watt desktop PSU, it should be fine? Also curious, what size tubing are you running everywhere? Lastly, I opened up the carbonator tank and the float was all discolored...

Finally got all these parts. Couple more questions for you... 1. There's a steel line connecting the McCann motor to the McCann tank. I assume this is because it's pressurized? How much pressure are we talking? You can safely replace this with standard tubing and hose clamps? 2. Did you just...

Does that pressure tank constantly hold a full 2 gallons of (uncarbonated) water then? What happens when your reservoir gets empty (or if its entire capacity is < 2 gallons)? I was thinking of using one of these for my reservoir (1.13 gallons)...

What's that second hose you're running off of the motor? And what is that clear tube that's only in one of the photos, just a pressure release? Also, is it necessary to have the silver tank and the white reservoir in the fridge? Since the real water source ends up being that waterworks tank...

What kind of motor is the mccann? How loud is it? Do you think the entire setup be fit into a mini fridge? Instead of a pressure tank, could you use a corny keg? Or, what about a pump that eliminates cycling like this one http://www.remcoindustries.com/Corporate/product.php?f=3900.php&c=28 (i...

You're right that nobody else had done this! I have been trying to create a setup like this for quite some time. I've been trying to do it with a corny keg, but I hate all the problems with line balancing, reducing it for serving pressure, waiting for it to carbonate.... I've never heard of this...