PHILIPS ADD4902BKO/37 Sparkling Water Maker, Soda Maker, Soda Streaming Machine with 1L Carbonating Bottle, Seltzer Fizzy Water Maker, Compatible with Any Screw-in 60L CO2 Carbonator(NOT Included)

This soda maker is fantastic! I have never used a carbonator before so I was a little nervous. I installed the Co2 cartridge by screwing it into the hole underneath. Then I took a bottle of cold water from the fridge and filled the bottle that came with the soda maker to the fill line. Then I inserted it in the place where it goes. You don't snap it in (like I thought at first, lol) but you gently screw it in. It doesn't take much for the bottle to lock in place. Then the fun part happened. I pushed down on the front silver button and...whoa, mama!...that thing really carbonates! After experimenting for a bit, I figured out that if I want to make my own faux La Croix, it takes 3 solid pushes on the button for 5 seconds each. I was able to fill (2) 16-ounce PET bottles with delicious bubbly water and store them in the fridge. I'm in love with this thing. The water tastes wonderful! Great purchase!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:We’ve enjoyed making our own sparkling water at home with this carbonator. It’s a nice slim design that doesn’t take up much space on the counter and works well. I think we’ll save money in the long run and will buy less la croix and other bubbly water - a fresh squeeze of lemon, lime or orange is just a good!

This makes a great and stylish alternative to SS. It looks great and minimal space requirements, carbonates great and the bottles look good (if not the mot ergonomic).The one annoying and potentially expensive design flaw is with the bottle caps. The O-Ring on the cap keeps falling out (not really held in by anything) and if you lose it.... you gotta buy a new bottle for that stupid o-ring.If Phillps offered for sale, or even gave a part number for the o-ring so people could buy spares I would give 5 stars.

Why has Philips made this so difficult??? My old Soda Stream carbonator broke after several years of great service & I thought I would try the Philips brand - I now wish that I didn't. I bought the Philips ADD4902BKO/37 carbonator on the basis that it was compatible with the screw valve CO2 cylinders I already have, and based on comments I had read it seemed to be compatible with the Soda Stream plastic bottles. When I got the carbonator it did work with the screw in CO2 bottles, but I found that it wouldn't work with the Soda Stream plastic bottles. The Philips plastic bottle has 4 'bayonet lugs' that are used to lock the plastic bottle to the carbonator. I realized that I obviously needed to order the correct plastic bottles for this Philips carbonator. I selected from the Amazon website a pair of Philips plastic bottles that were recommended as being compatible with the carbonator I had purchased - and I checked that they were listed as being compatible with the ADD4902BKO/37 carbonator. When I received these new plastic bottles I realized that they didn't have the 4 bayonet lugs and hence are just the same as the Soda Stream bottles I already had. Something didn't add up here so I went digging into this compatibility issue further.On close inspection of the carbonator machine I had purchased I realized that the serial number on the bottom of the item suggests that the model number is actually ADD4902BKOQ/37. It seems that the letter "Q" in the model number has major significance - not that this is pointed out on the Philips website, nor is this highlighted on the Amazon advert. From what I can tell it seems like this letter "Q" denotes that the carbonator has what some people are calling a "quick twist neck" - I.E., the plastic bottle features 4 bayonet lugs, and the absence of the letter "Q" means that the plastic bottle is the original screw top type.It wouldn't be so bad if this was all clearly laid out however the Philips website doesn't even talk about these two completely different bottle types nor does it explain that there is a compatibility issue if you have the wrong type of plastic bottle. I see other users have made comments about the plastic bottles not sealing correctly when carbonating & I am guessing that this is the cause of issues with other users and I suspect that they might not have an engineering background and the ability to try and diagnose exactly what the issue is.What made this issue particularly bad in my situation was that I ordered a carbonator with the ADD4902BKO/37 model number but in reality I was sent a ADD4902BKOQ/37 and to a new customer not fully versed in the subtle differences in Philips part numbers, there was nothing obvious to suggest that I had been sent the ADD4902BKOQ/37 model - I am only able to determine this difference by inspecting the serial number on the bottom of the carbonator.As a customer I don't really care which model of carbonator and plastic bottles I have - BUT what is important is that I want a carbonator and plastic bottles that are compatible with each other.What makes this a really bad issue is that it seems that even Philips are not aware of this compatibility issue - if you order a device with one model number and they actually send you a device with a slightly different model number.I would characterize this issue as constituting that this product is not fit for its intended purpose. If Philips can't effectively manage the fact that they are selling different types of carbonators and plastic bottles and they have compatibility issues then they shouldn't sell this product. I would welcome a technical representative from Philips contacting me so that I can show them the extent of how bad this compatibility issue is - specifically regarding many of the product pages on the Amazon platform and even the information on the Philips website.

Simple mechanical design, no batteries or other nonsense. The large gas button is nice and the overall design looks good. I prefer this design over the soda stream and drinkmate options I've used previously.Phillips > drinkmate > sodastream3x solid blasts on ice-cold water carbonates just right for soda. 2x is all that's needed for a lighter carbonation for lemonade or lemon/lime water. I highly recommend buying a home refill kit and refilling your own CO2 canisters off a larger 10lb tank. I use leftover drinkmate and sodastream canisters.

This product is amazing. It’s easy to use and offers a great value for money. The best part is that it doesn’t require a plug; you just need to push it and enjoy.

I buy the CO2 cartridges from Philips authorized retailers locally, however, I find the amount of bubbles injected to my water very inconsistent. 30% of time it's fizzy enough to be satisfying, 70% of time it's a flat soda in my opinion. Not sure what I'm doing wrong?

So easy to use and maintain, far more affordable and way less counter space. One of my best investments.