ICO011 Soda siphon, 1L/1Pint, Silver

Update: After leaving the original review below, I felt weird about sticking to some of these habits without really experimenting enough. I've since tried doing it with a full liter, and tbh it works just as well as 750ml does. I'm also pleased to report that if I loosen the valve control knob (on top) when I include the straw, then I can use the dispenser mechanism more gently with a light squeeze instead of having it blast out, which prevents it from losing carbonation and also allows it to dispense about 90% of the contents before losing pressure. This is convenient, and gives a satisfying experience with using it as intended. Finally, I've pushed the timing, and even there it only seems to take 2 or 3 minutes to be ready instead of the 5-10 i said below :)--Original Review:I had a bit of a wait for the manufacturer to fulfill it at the time I ordered, but what I got is better than what I was expecting. While I'm not big on the blue and white scheme of the top I got, the headset is thick cast aluminum construction, which looks and feels impressively sturdy and solid, way better than any of the pictures, so I'm not going to complain about cosmetics (which I might like to customize anyway).It's still working quite well after going through a few boxes of chargers, as long as I mind the important variables. Everyone ought to know by now to make sure everything's cold. What wasn't so clear to me was the timing, which I found can make or break the process. So, after charging, I vigorously shake it in the most "splashy" sounding way i can (horizontal, top aimed away, rapidly moving it almost along its length) for a full timed minute, then set it down to rest for more like 5min+ before I unscrew the charger cap. If I do that too soon, the over-pressure valve will release gas. Including that first rest, it's better to wait more like 10min+ before actually serving it to make the most fizz.I also use only 750ml of water (that's the size of a bottle i keep pre-chilled), which gives me a satisfying amount of fizz with only one charger. And I leave out the straw, since dispensing it as designed seems to flatten it out a good bit. Instead, without the straw in there, squeezing the lever will just release the pressure, then I uncap the bottle to pour it into my glass. This gives me about as much fizz as I get from pouring a can into a glass.I was also sad to find that adding flavor before carbonating seemed to substantially hamper the results for both, and have embraced a flavor-by-the-glass philosophy instead.Overall, observing all the finicky protocol, it does work well, for a relatively lower startup cost than other options. It's also a lot more potentially mobile (though it's kinda bigger than it looked lol) than most carbonation systems. I do like it and plan to continue using it, but to be honest, it's not gonna give me as much seltzer per dollar as a system with a tank, and I'm not sure if one can be adapted to this. The cost of the chargers isn't ideal, nor is the growing collection of heavy little steel cylinders. They're more compact than bottles, but they still add up similarly. I wonder about how they're recycled, and the energy use embodied in them... I do still aim to avoid that somehow, eventually.In the end, if I had the luxury of eating the much higher startup cost, I'd rather have a little home kegging setup, which is probably the most economical and ecological option in the long-term. But this is a nice little accessible unit of unexpectedly good quality, which just might hold up to holding me over in the meantime.

I had that other low cost RED (B09VVDBRRN) one you see here on Amazon.ca - it was a gift. That one died after about 20 uses. On - the 21st try as I was doing my usual routine of making myself a drink - there was a loud pop and the pressure trigger broke and it simply began emptying the cold contents all over my counter and would not stop until all the contents/pressure was emptied. That one was a bit weird when I first got it. It would stream water out of the cartridge gas entry port. So I used it with the 8g cartridge still screwed in place to help plug the leak/stream and that worked until the loud POP and it was D.O.A..That RED one had a smooth shiny exterior and though I loved the colour, I wasn't impressed with its quality. This ICO one is similar only the housing is a hammered finish which I like because it gives a grip to hold onto. The concave divot on the bottom of this one seems higher than on the RED one. Which means this is is built to hold pressure. From a flat plane, the concave is about the ends of my index finger (12mm).I recall reading a review here about a husband and wife team. The wife complained that too much gas was being leaked from the cartridge chamber as she screwed it in. Her husband solved that by placing a small rubber gasket around the needle. But as you can see from my Macro shot - it already has a silicone ring. And the excess gas it leaks while we screw it in. That is normal. Plug up that tiny hole in the chamber or adding a 3rd party gasket could potentially have it all explode unexpectantly.Unless she was missing that silicone gasket in the first place,... supplementing it with a 3rd party ring isn't a good idea. I am guessing she's screwing in the cartridge chamber too slow and in her slow pace it gives plenty of time for the gas to escape. Once contact is made, screw in the rest all the way down as quickly as possible. And don't forget to shake. Rocking it back and forth is not the same as shaking it.I've used this ICO siphon a dozen times now and though it works like the RED one with the gas hissing out when we screw it in. It has yet to leak/stream liquid from any of its ports. I tried to tighten, then disassemble and clean the parts of the RED one, but it still leaked. So I'm guessing faulty manufacturing. So hopefully this ICO one with its 2-yr warranty will last the full 2-years.And for those of you in the GTA/Canada and want a vast source for the 8g cartridges instead of buying an expensive box of 10 at a time. I don't think I can link the source here, but I can tell you look for, "Kidder" in Richmond Hill, ON. They are an educational sciense store where I bought 100 x 8g cartridges shipped to me via Canada Post in 5 days for only $80 + the cost of shipping because I don't have a car and didn't want to spend hours on the GO Bus into Richmond Hill.

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El sifon está muy bueno