{"id":311,"date":"2022-09-01T07:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T11:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/?p=311"},"modified":"2022-09-03T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T13:48:00","slug":"replacement-hose-for-soda-stream-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/replacement-hose-for-soda-stream-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacement Hose for Soda Stream Source"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019ve located a solution, thanks to a parts shop in Slovakia. The part is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3ddesign.sk\/p\/en-hose-spirit-metal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hose for SodaStream Spirit &#8211; metal<\/a><\/strong>. Although the part\u2019s title doesn\u2019t explicitly say it works on the Soda Stream Source, <strong>I can verify that it does<\/strong>. (See images and installation notes below.) The same store also has a presence on eBay. Their handle is <code>3ddesignsro<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<p>I purchased the replacement hose from their eBay store, not their online store, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3ddesign.sk\/en\/\">3Ddesign<\/a>. I paid about $20, which included shipping and tax from Slovakia to NYC. The hose arrived in less than two weeks. The part was listed on eBay as <strong>Hose for SodaStream Spirit\/Easy<\/strong>, and they only listed one. They make other Soda Stream parts, so it may be a good idea to follow them.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Although their eBay shop doesn\u2019t sell the hose any more, it is available from their online store as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3ddesign.sk\/p\/en-hose-spirit-metal\/\">Hose for SodaStream Spirit &#8211; metal<\/a>. They also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3ddesign.sk\/p\/en-hose-spirit-original\/\">sell a black plastic version that\u2019s identical to the original part, complete with plastic nuts, for the Spirit<\/a>, which should, in theory, work in the Source model, also.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/images\/soda-stream-source\/IMG_5134.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison, showing the clear replacement hose alongisde the original damaged hose\"\/><figcaption>Comparison, showing the clear replacement hose alongside the original damaged hose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/images\/soda-stream-source\/IMG_5135.jpg\" alt=\"Detailed close up of both hoses in a side-by-side comparison\"\/><figcaption>Detailed close up of both hoses in a side-by-side comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/images\/soda-stream-source\/IMG_5136.jpg\" alt=\"Side view of the replacement hose in situ \u2014 Angled view\"\/><figcaption>Side view of the replacement hose in situ \u2014 Angled view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/images\/soda-stream-source\/IMG_5138.jpg\" alt=\"Side view of the replacement hose in situ \u2014 Aerial view\"\/><figcaption>Side view of the replacement hose in situ \u2014 Aerial view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/images\/soda-stream-source\/IMG_5137.jpg\" alt=\"Side view of the replacement hose in situ \u2014 Top view\"\/><figcaption>Side view of the replacement hose in situ \u2014 Top view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This replacement hose\u2019s inner diameter is wider by maybe 50%.<\/li><li>This hose is clear, not black.<\/li><li>This hose is terminated with metal nuts at both ends, not plastic.<\/li><li>This hose\u2019s length is 15cm, exactly like the original.<\/li><li>This hose is made of a very, very strong rubber, akin to the original hose. You\u2019ll encounter some trouble as you bend the hose while routing it in place during the installation process.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve located a solution, thanks to a parts shop in Slovakia. The part is Hose for SodaStream Spirit &#8211; metal. Although the part\u2019s title doesn\u2019t explicitly say it works on the Soda Stream Source, I can verify that it does. (See images and installation notes below.) The same store also has a presence on eBay.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/replacement-hose-for-soda-stream-source\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Replacement Hose for Soda Stream Source<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[57,54,58,59,55,51,53,52,56],"class_list":["post-311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fixing-things","tag-broken","tag-hose","tag-nut","tag-plastic","tag-replacement","tag-soda","tag-source","tag-stream","tag-valve","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roy.vanegas.org\/thoughts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}