aarke Carbonator III - Sparkling & Carbonation Water Machine, Stainless Steel with PET BPA-Free Reusable Bottle Volume 800 mL (Gold)

I bought this Aarke carbonator over 2 years ago from Amazon. It replaced a Soda Stream Genesis that I had (still have) several years ago. II carbonate 2-3 bottles of water daily. I find the Aarke to be very substantial and easy to use. The only maintenance is to screw in the cylinder which is very simple. It is all metal as opposed to the Soda Stream Gensis, and it looks great on my counter. I personally do not use any of the flavors in my water; I like plain bubbly water. It has really increased my daily water intake. I buy my replacement cylinders directly from Soda Stream, and they deliver right to my door. Put your empties in the box, put the included return label on the box, and send them right back. Soda Stream bottles work perfectly with the Aarke. This Aarke is one of the most used items in my kitchen. If something ever happened to my house, this would be the first item I would replace. I cannot say enough about how much I really like it. This Aarke uses the blue screw-in cylinders. Hint: if you use bagged salad, put the salad in a zipper bag and fill it with air from the Aarke. The salad greens will last and stay crunchy in the refrigerator much longer.

All I can say is that this brand is the BEST. First off, it looks like a statement piece, like a high end appliance, with a finish like a kitchen aid mixer. I got the white color since it goes with everything. There really aren’t any plastic pieces everywhere like the other one’s entire body. To put the gas cylinder in, you just insert it in the hole in the bottom of the unit and screw it in. Super easy. You don’t have to angle it in or something else stupid. The only drawback at all I would say is that the unit isn’t well weighted, not even with the cylinder in. It stands just fine and functions perfectly without having to hold the machine but I just wish there was more of a weighted bottom to be extra sturdy. Finally, the bottle it very chique, not like the other ones at ALL, BUT the other brand of bottles DO FIT PERFECTLY! Pay attention to the expiration dates on the bottle since it could be dangerous otherwise. I would never buy the other one again, ever. The carbonation is even better. Get a few new gas cylinders from the store so you will never run out and you can just exchange the cylinders.

I almost never bother to write a review but this thing is fantastic and I wish I’d bought it years ago. What an absolute delight it is to sparkle one’s own water!

Love mine! The stainless steel finish is beautiful, easy to clean! Functionality is as stated. Bubbles are amazing. Tastes wonderful!

The AARKE has a two year warranty. I'm starting to wonder if their customer service team will respond to us before it runs out. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. The unit looks nice, sure, but you are better off with another brand. Worst customer service experience in my life dealing with AARKE. DO NOT BUY.The machine worked well as any other device for about three months until it abruptly broke. Did some troubleshooting using AARKE's recommended fixes to no avail. AARKE advertises their warranty as a selling point and their website states that "we are committed to ensure our products are at their best." Let me tell you this is not the case.Processed a customer support ticket on their website and they just...ghosted us. Seriously, for two whole months they did not respond at all. We sent in multiple tickets. FINALLY, my wife gets an email from them stating that they switched the company that they use to process and respond to their customer support claims. OK, I guess that explains the radio silence, but some communication in the interim would have been nice.I'd love to tell you that once we got in contact with this new company, they were able to process an exchange for a working unit. Unfortunately, that did not happen. They asked us to send in a bunch of information about our unit so they can process the claim and make sure it was legit. We had to send in all of the typical information (model number, etc.) and also a bunch of pictures that they made us take of the unit from all angles. That was about a month and a half ago - no follow-up from the company since that time. We've attempted to contact them several times since then, they have simply stopped responding. I really would recommend not buying anything from AARKE; if you run into an issue with your unit, you are just out of luck.

Thoroughly happy with it! As much sparkling water as my family drinks we will have a ROI within 6 months or less. Not only that but it is well built and designed. This is definitely my new favorite kitchen device.