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    Frustrated. Just set up my first (expensive to me) soda kit and am surprised with the poor results.

    Tried that. Vendor has been out of town and got back to me with a telephone shrug. I get that the statements sound like they contradict each other. But I wasn't ready to assume expensive=ripoff. I'm on a tower with an SS faucet and elbow shank (apparently carbonic acid eats chrome and can...
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    Frustrated. Just set up my first (expensive to me) soda kit and am surprised with the poor results.

    It's a corny keg built out to be a carbonator, which is basically the diffuser stone. I imagine that the valves and seals are built to withstand the pressure as I know mine is rated to 100 psi. As for the head space, I tried all the way to the top, but yeah, the stone does all the work. So...
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    Frustrated. Just set up my first (expensive to me) soda kit and am surprised with the poor results.

    Some good questions. This is just sparkling water, no additives. The garage temp is about 45 degrees right now. I hope to get that down to 30-35 when the Edgestarr comes in. The psi is set at 80. 80! And I let it carbonate undisturbed for at least 48 hours. That's what I see as I just...
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    Frustrated. Just set up my first (expensive to me) soda kit and am surprised with the poor results.

    I'd link what I bought, but I don't want to disparage the place I got it from because the people seemed really nice and helpful. Its basically a corny keg with a infuser stone connected to the CO2 line. That's it. Which makes me wonder why it costs $220. I kinda feel like I got ripped off...
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    Frustrated. Just set up my first (expensive to me) soda kit and am surprised with the poor results.

    Hello all, First time posting, been lurkng for a while. I just bought a motorless carbonator from a popular online retailer and set it up in my cold garage. I'm waiting on shipping for an Edgestar BR1000 to put everything in (and am kinda worried it wont fit). After all is said and done, I'm...
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