Sodaarmatur - carbonated water from the tap

Okay, maybe I'll buy one again. It might just have been too long ago.

I have read more about it in the meantime. And it is probably also true that a Sodastream does not necessarily pay off, especially if you otherwise buy water at the discount store. Ignoring the travel costs to the discount store, as well as the ecological balance. Of course, you have to carry bottles, etc. You can of course buy Heil,- Nobelwasser, etc. The point is questionable. But for example, I always take 1.5l bottles to work and for that I would always have to make sparkling water with the Sodastream and then transfer it to a 1.5l bottle. It would certainly be easier with sparkling water that comes from the tap. But at a very high initial cost.

And it is probably also the case that a Sodastream does not necessarily pay off.

Hi!

That's true. But that wasn’t the point in the previous posts.

Per liter, the Sodastream costs about 13 cents (carbon dioxide, water). Without depreciation on the device. If you have tap water that you don’t like, it’s completely pointless.
We bought the device with glass bottles for 100 euros.
If you calculate with a 5-year lifespan and 2 liters of water per day, roughly 3 cents per liter for depreciation is added. So the price per liter is about 16 cents in total.

For us, it was about no longer constantly collecting and returning empties. That is a) unnecessary work, and b) costs time. It’s also not really a recycling. Some is incinerated, some travels half the world by ship only to return as product-xy made of plastic.

Best regards
Thorsten

I've had my sodastream for over 20 years now (the old one with the plastic bottles), and every now and then the plastic bottles need to be replaced (strangely, the bottles don't break as quickly as the lids).

But for me, it was mainly about no longer having to carry water bottles, and we have drinking water of mineral water quality. Besides, drinking water is checked much more thoroughly than table water or mineral water.
I wouldn't want to do without my Sodastream anymore. However, I'm seriously considering the premium version for glass bottles. Unfortunately, it has a different thread, and you need a new steamer for it (they could have perhaps standardized it so that I could also use the glass bottles for my old device, but that's just how you make money...).

we have drinking water in mineral water quality. In addition, drinking water is checked much more thoroughly than table or mineral water.

We also have drinking water of this quality, extremely good and above all very tasty!

noble version for glass bottles

When we came up with the idea of buying a Sodastream back then, we went out spontaneously. The store around the corner still had exactly one: with glass bottles. We then bought that one. The glass bottles are great. Only afterwards did I realize, by chance, that the plastic bottles have a printed expiration date.
Recently, there were glass bottles at the nearby discount store for little money, so I bought three more. They can be cleaned well (dishwasher) and you can also put such a bottle on the table when guests are there.

I've had it for over 20 years now

That is encouraging, that it lasts longer than the 5 years I had predicted.

I think you can assume that it lasts longer. I really use it a lot. But only glass bottles are not what I want either. I also take the bottles with me to sports, to the sauna, etc. where I find plastic bottles quite practical. There are also some that are dishwasher safe. Overall, the glass ones are nicer and fundamentally more appealing to me. As I said: it would be nice if you could operate both types of bottles with a steamer. Maybe that will come...