PHILIPS Sparkling Water Maker Soda Maker Soda Streaming Machine for Carbonating with 1L Carbonating Bottle, Seltzer Fizzy Water Maker, Compatible with Any Screw-in 60L CO2 Carbonator(NOT Included)

I'm not related nor paid for this review. At EVERY gaz injection burst, low pressure and a lot is - you can hear it - lost from the security valve in the machine. As well, we loose a lot of gaz in the empty section in the bottle (the part above the liquid): We cannot mix the gaz in the water before we oppen the bottle. Mainly: I needed 6-8 bursts of 4 seconds, everytime, with a lot wasted by the security valv at the end of each burst. At 3rd gaz tank, without apparent reason, most gaz is heard leaking from the machine and not going into the bottle. I tried another brand in which the same tank worked perfectly: namely the Drinkmate OmniFizz. It's day and night compared to the Philips. This machine is unbealeavable compared to the other one: The system seams designed for handling more pressure in least amounth of bursts, but in a safe way. The Drinkmate OmniFizz security valve triggers only when the bottle is filled at maximum pressure allowed, only after 1 to 3 short bursts of 1 second. Even one 1-second burst can do the job sometimes. Then the other genius advantage: we can take the bottle out of the machine without openning it yet. We then can put it upside down or gently shake it for the accumulated gaz at the top mix with the liquid. All that, before we open the bottle! But still the bottle is filled with pressure, we can release it by a manual valve, before opening the bottle in a safe. (It's really a different design philosophy serving a higher pressure) Finally, we don't need to screw and unscrew the bottle: just a tiny horizontal twist until it clicks. Result: faster handling, lots of gaz, shorted operation time. Even though there remains a lot of pressure tou outgaz, before we open the bottle, I feel it uses less gaz for the same result. I consider my Phillips machine useless (But sold by Amazon, Philips refunded it to me, just by shortly describing the problem, they didn't even bother to help solve it). I think they know their design problems.

En plus d'être très jolie elle est très bien

I really like this soda maker. It looks nice on the counter and is very easy to use. I also drink a lot more water since I've had it which is a healthy bonus. I would have given it five stars but the carbonator bottle came without a lid. I have connected with Philips who were supposed to get back to me within 48 hours but so far haven't heard from them. Fortunately I have a glass bottle with a flip-top stopper so I transfer the carbonated water into it immediately. So far so good! It's a bit of a nuisance but I hate sending things back - so wasteful. I'm hoping that Philips comes through with a lid.

Been wanting a SodaStream for several years now and at various times of year they go on sale so I checked. So many new models and each one uglier than the last. If they offered one in pink I might’ve bought one anyway but no. Down in the “Others to consider” section they had a Philips on sale that looks like it was designed by brAun in 1970 when they made the best coffee makers in the world. Very minimalist — just a base, a cylindrical covering for the CO2 cartridge and an arm to charge the bottle. The actual epitome of Form Follows Function resulting in an absolutely beautiful product. And it comes in Pink w a pink bottle! And black, white and blue, the black and white also available w a stainless band around the arm and a stainless trimmed bottle for an extra $5. One downside tho the bottle needs to be replaced every 24 months after first use and I’m a bit worried Philips might discontinue the product and with it the replacement bottles — as Electrolux did w my air purifier’s filters — so I’ll probably buy a couple for later use, only available in black, white and stainless. Unlike SodaStream you need to buy the cartridges separately so it ended up a bit more than the cheapest SodaStream when it’s on sale as it was last weekend but it’s worth it. So the Philips works great and very simple. Bought Cherry Cola flavor which is always out of stock when Coke goes on sale. Lots of flavors available and w the cherry cola I only used half the recommended amount and it’s just perfect as I typically mix everything — soda and fruit juices — w water anyway. One downside about the flavors tho, they use both sugar and sugar substitutes. I’d rather have just sugar for the afternoon pick me up.

Sold and shipped by Amazon Australia but does not work with Australian canisters - very disappointing!