SodaStream 1018111016 Fizz Home Soda Maker, Black

Fizz meter didn’t work

We got a Sodastream Fizz for a gift. The mechanical parts of it worked properly, but the Fizz meter didn’t turn on. The back “door” was also poorly fitted and came off easily. After looking closer at the unit, it seems that it might have been a return, perhaps related to the many online reports of bad Fizz chips. I took the Fizz unit off, and there was a watch battery powering the unit. The battery in place was 2032. I didn’t have that, just a thinner 2025. Same voltage, same diameter, slightly thinner. Put in the alternate battery as a lark, and voila, the Fizz meter powered up. My guess is that a bad batch of batteries was installed at the factory, or the batteries got drained during shipment.

Feels better quality than Jet model but LED indicator didn’t work

While carbonating the water, the Fizz Feels better quality than Jet model. Feels sturdier and smoother functioning. The better quality feel coupled with the fact that the LED indicator didn’t work doesn’t justify double the price so I returned it. I’m using the Jet now (on average 10 times a day for sparkling water). I was going to get another Fizz for my cabin until I read the other reviews about the broken LED indicators.

Sodastream: I wish you guys would make a variety of glass water bottles. I’d like to take my glass bottle with me but it doesn’t fit in any drink holders.

BTW: Sigg bottle brushes are great/long enough to clean the sodastream bottles. If the plastic bottle gets an odor, using food grade peroxide and water disinfects and deodorizes them.

Fizz Meter Never Worked

We purchased the “Fizz” Model because of the idea of knowing how much carbonation was in the drink when you are filling it up. When we got it home from the store the display showed the co2 level but not the carbonation in the drink. I called soda stream and they promptly sent me another one in the mail. After I recieved it I put it into the machine (following their directions to properly reset the meter) and it still didn’t work. I took the machine back to the store and exchanged it thinking it was a bad machine. When the new one did the same thing I called SS again and they sent me another meter and promised to have it tested before it left the warehouse. Needless to say that one didn’t work and they decided to send me yet another one after I called to complain again. No surprise that one didn’t work either. Did they even test these before marketing this machine????? So at this point I had gone through 2 different machines and 5 different fizz chips. I returned this machine and told…

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