aarke Carbonator Pro, Sparkling & Carbonation Water Machine, Stainless Steel with Glass Reusable Bottle Volume 800 mL (Sand)

This is the carbonator for those who are trying to avoid plastic in their diet. It is extremely simple to operate and makes very fine bubbles that stay in the water in the glass bottle for a long time. The whole family loves it. The one thing they could do to improve this is to give the option of connecting a 5 or10 pound CO2 cylinder instead of buying the small refills from them.

I used to have the plastic model which worked great but overtime. Those bottles became dingy. These glass bottles look great always and are very easy to clean. the carbonator is attractive but within two months it has already broken.there is an internal mechanism that raises the carbonation chamber. this has broken and wont raise to the start position. awaiting response from aarke on a replacement/warranty service.

Excellent product

bought it because I wanted glass bottle instead of plastic- but then 2 months later they issue a steel bottle for the cheaper sleeker model !- very stylish which is good because it takes up a lot of space and stands out visually. There really seems no justification for charging $350 just to inject CO2. And they include a cloth to mop up the leakage after each use. Probably it's too costly to design a safe home use model for injecting CO2 under pressure into a sealed glass bottle.- so the customer has to clean the spill over.

I've used it 5 times so far and I love it! I did a bit of research before this purchase and I'm very happy with the results. The machine itself is beautiful and looks great on the counter.I would say that you have to "press and hold" to hear the buzzing sound of the water being carbonated.The reservoir in the bottom to collect water that spills is quite nice...it does come in handy.I would recommend flavoring your water after carbonating it. I'm buying a second bottle!

Purchased two years ago, and the locking mechanism for the slide down lid has failed. I did appreciate the design and supposed solidity of the build quality, but as other users have found, there are parts that just don’t last inside. It is not user serviceable, and is surprisingly complicated inside. Users have reported that Aarke will replace the unit, but the unit eventually develops the same issues. I have run just over three bottles of CO2 for this 400 dollar machine, and it is going to the landfill, which what I was trying to avoid by carbonating at home. If they were to repair these glaring design flaws like the seals and the springs inside that actuate the articulated parts of the machine, it would be five stars.

This thing is the bomb. It puts the Sodastream glass version to absolute shame. The mechanism works better. It carbonates better and there is generally less fighting with it as there is with the soda stream.

This carbonated is NOT worth the money. The mechanism that locks the bottle in place failed after 3 months. I’m going to just buy a Soda Stream which is much cheaper and proven to work. Avoid the trouble I went through wi try the Aark and do the same.