enter value/s in increments of 1 between 70 and 259
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Manual or electric
Manual machines don't usually need to be plugged in. Electric machines typically have automatic, pre-set carbonation levels.
Ease of use score
Includes ease of installing/removing CO2 cylinder and drinking bottle, ease of controls, using supplied bottle, water spillage, ease of cleaning and cylinder replacement program.
enter value/s in increments of i between 61 and 88
Performance score
We test if machines can achieve a low, medium and high level of carbonation using the automatic or manual settings, as well as consistency of carbonation.
enter value/s in increments of i between 61 and 81
Carbonisation mechanism
Mechanical models may use a button or a lever.
Carbonisation level control score
Models that score higher let you have more customisation over the carbonation levels.
enter value/s in increments of i between 60 and 80
Controls score
How easy it is to control the level of fizz you want.
enter value/s in increments of i between 70 and 90
Installing CO2 canister score
Ease of installing the gas canister and removing it when empty. It should not be a fiddly process.
enter value/s in increments of i between 40 and 90
Installing and removing bottle score
How easy it is to install and remove the drinking bottle.
enter value/s in increments of i between 40 and 90
Water spillage score
Lower scores mean more water overflowed from the bottle during carbonation/removing the drinking bottle
enter value/s in increments of i between 40 and 90
Core material
Claimed core material.
Drip tray
Handy to capture any spills from the bottle.
Operating light
Calculated cost per litre
Based on a high carbonation setting (maximum for automatic machines, or 1-2 seconds three or four times on manual machines). Results will vary depending on carbonation level used.
enter value/s in increments of i between 0.5 and 0.84
Included in this review
- Bottle type
- Recommended
- Type
- Overall score
- Calculated cost per litre
- Performance score
- Ease of use score
- Calculated litres per cylinder
- Carbonisation level control score
- Controls score
- Core material
- CO2 canister type
- Carbonisation type
- Bottle capacity
- Weight excluding bottle
- Dimensions
- Depth
- Drip tray
- Good points
- Bad points
- Other comments
- Included bottle cylinder
- Installing and removing bottle score
- Installing CO2 canister score
- Water spillage score
- Measured wattage
- Operating light
- Pre-set carbonisation levels
- Warranty yrs
- Origin
- Price
- Width
- Height