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Aarke Carbonator 3
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a bitter disappointment
We've been wanting to replace our old, clunky, ugly SodaStream bubbler for a long time.
The aarke Carbonator 3 is unfortunately a bitter disappointment.
The product looks very nice (subjectively...), but if according to the product description ("forget the plastic bubblers of the past") a high-quality product made of chrome steel is expected, disillusionment is guaranteed. The Carbonator 3 is mostly plastic, only the head, the lever and the nozzle are made of steel. Contrary to the description, NO OTHER BOTTLES ARE COMPATIBLE. Our Sodastream glass carafes have the same thread size, but do not fit due to the rim thickness. If you look closely at the nozzle connector, you can read "Only aarke Pet Bottles". A brazen label fraud.
Let's move on to the price: it is absurdly exorbitant considering the cheap material quality. 70.- Fr. would be probably OK, but 170.- are massively too expensive. Even the oh-so-great Scandinavian design can't make up for that.
Except expenses (7.- return shipping costs) unfortunately been nothing.Pro
- looks nice
Contra
- Price
- Material (especially plastic)
- only aarke-Pet bottles usable!
This review was created for a different variant: Carbonator 3
Looks good, rendered useless
I am on the fourth of these carbonators. There is an inherent fault in the models I bought. The O-ring or the inner workings can't seal the air from the CO2 bottles, therefore wasting the CO2 and making a huge mess with the water coming out of every nook and crannies. And no, it's not the canisters because I used Aarke original canisters and others.
Pro
- Looks nice
Contra
- Supplied O-rings don't work
- Way too expensive
- Object does not fulfill it's advertised function
Style has its price
Pro
- Beautiful design
- High CO2 enrichment if desired
- Practical, stable lever (instead of plastic push button)
- Compatible with Sodastream plastic bottles
- Compatible with "old" gas cylinders with threaded connection
Contra
- Rather expensive
- Gas cylinder must be purchased separately
- Looks heavier than it is
This review was created for a different variant: Carbonator 3
finally an aesthetically tolerable bubble device
Pro
- Design
- value
Contra
- these plastic bottles halt....
- Chrome looks classier on the photos than it is (shines less, is darker)
This review was created for a different variant: Carbonator 3
Looks good, works with all CO2 cartridges except the new (expensive) ones from SodaStream.
Pro
- Design, function, compatible with all CO2 cartridges
Contra
- Cost price
This review was created for a different variant: Carbonator 3
6 out of 252 reviews
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