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Offline Hawklore

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« on: November 17, 2005, 10:39:03 AM »
How could you do this?

How much would it run?!

Just a simple 2 or 3 flavour fountain thingy..

I want one at home so I can go to work with some without having to take a detour by Publix.

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I NEED MY CAFFEINE DAMNIT I NEED IT NOW!!!!!

AGGHH!!!

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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2005, 10:41:42 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2005, 10:55:30 AM »
Find a local business who is getting rid of one, or selling thier fountain equipment. Then contact your favorite soda company and ask for a catalog so you can order the syrups, remember you also have to purchase CO2, I say start investing in 2 liters. :D
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« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2005, 11:49:58 AM »
List for a soda drink dispenser runs about $3500.00 new..  Try e-bay.. but the syrups and CO2 costs are not worth owning one at home.
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Offline Golfer

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« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2005, 11:57:21 AM »
Since you're living at home anyway...have the folks install a bar downstairs.  Get yourself a nice pool table, dart board, televisions and a jukebox and you're set.
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Offline RightF00T

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« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2005, 12:26:38 PM »
Take it old school and just order Dr. Pepper.

Seriously, CO2 canisters(atleast big enough to mix soda) are out of this world expensive.  I imagine buying the bags of soda(yes they come in bags...bags enclosed in dispenser-like boxes) might not be as hard and expensive.  But all of the equipment required to make what we know as soda/pop/coke isn't practical for personal non-retail use.  Trust me you don't wanna just drink the bags of syrup.
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Offline USHilDvl

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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2005, 12:45:22 PM »
I'm under the impression that this is very doable...

You're looking for a 'kegging' system (NOT a 'Kegerator', which has a refrigeration mechanism), often used by homebrewers to carbonate beer, wine or mead...rather than the more tricky and time-consuming process of in-bottle carbonation.  (Can anyone say 'glass grenades'?)

Check websites and local retailers that sell supplies to homebrewers..IIRC, they run in the $300 range for the basics (valves, regulators and gauges), plus soda kegs and CO2.  I don't know what soda kegs with syrup would cost, but call your local beverage distributor.  Or, buy a couple used soda kegs, find a recipe for something you like (you'd be surprised) and put up your own...run through the kegging system it'll be a fizzy as store-bought.

You can run the tab up quick, however, if you start spending on fancy-schmancy taps, multi-line systems, etc...so be careful.

If you get that far, and also want chilled beverage, let me know.  There is a cheaper way than a kegerator...;)

Good Luck!
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Offline rabbidrabbit

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« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2005, 12:45:39 PM »
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Offline Mickey1992

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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2005, 01:17:24 PM »
Nearly all pop dispensers that you see in fast food places/restaurants/gas stations are owned by the cola distributors.  They are responsible for cleaning, calibrating and maintaning the units.  All the on-site staff has to do is swap out the syrup boxes and maybe change a CO2 tank.

You don't want a dispenser at home.  They have to be cleaned constantly and are a pain.  You would need to pour 20 oz of pop down the drain every morning in order to clear out the stuff that was in the pipes all night.

Stick with $.99 2-liter bottles.  Way cheaper and less mess.
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Offline vorticon

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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2005, 01:27:57 PM »
find a bulk store nearby, take a friends half ton, and load er up with flats...

you could probably pickup enough pop for a few months on what you would spend for the dispenser dealy alone...
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Offline JCLerch

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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2005, 01:53:33 PM »
Been there, Done that :D

Got the carbonator pump, syrup pumps, fountain head, and regulators off Ebay for ~300

Purchased a CO2 cylinder for ~100, with $24 refills every 6 months or so.

Purchase the Syrup from the local corner store @ $55 for a 5 gallon box, which makes 35 gallons of soda.

Stuffed the whole works into a used refrigerator and absolutly DO NOT REGRET IT!

While it doesn't save alot of money per beverage, it does add up, and the convience is worth every dime.  Between our family and friends, we go thru a box of syrup every 45 days or so.  OH yea, mostly Mt. Dew :D

here's some pictures:


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Offline lasersailor184

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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2005, 02:35:28 PM »
Lerch, you are like Friggin McGuyver!  You built your own friggin telescope!


Though, anything Lerch does should be pretty easy to do, if you have a Master's in physics, Mechanical Engineering...
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« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2005, 04:08:46 PM »
if i had one, they would both be filled with root beer. OMFG ROOT BEER IS TEH SHIZNIT!!!! GOTZ TEH HAVE IT!! IF IT HAD ALCOHOL IN IT I WOULD DRINK IT EVEN MORE!!!
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Offline JCLerch

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« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2005, 04:46:01 PM »
SMIDSY,  Look closely at the bottom cardboard box of syrup....

Hint, it says MUG r...beer :)
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« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2005, 04:48:26 PM »
BTW, here's a link to a current ebay ad :)

Ebay fountain machine
« Last Edit: November 17, 2005, 04:50:35 PM by JCLerch »
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