Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought the first generation of Aarke when it first came out because of it’s gorgeous design that stood apart from anything else on the market. I was very happy with it’s performance until the seal for the cartridge started leaking after about a year and I saw a decline in the number of bottles of carbonated water. After an unsuccessful hunt for a replacement washer in my local hardware store, I contacted the company and they send a replacement kit for the seal. Unfortunately I installed it crooked and it leaked again right away. After asking the company for another replacement seal they offered to replace the whole unit with their second generation Aarke. I just got the new unit and it looks like they have listened to their customers and redesigned the washer used for the seal to be more generally available and also added a replacement washer just in case. I got the stainless steel one again, which held up really well with my first Aarke, it’s the same beautiful design and a conversation piece in my kitchen. They offer them in black now too which looks quite nice as well. So far it performs beautifully. I use the lever one time to carbonate my water and get about 60 bottles use out of one cartridge. I go through a couple of bottles a day, so one cartridge lasts about a month which is a lot cheaper than buying carbonated water. Exchange cartridges are sold pretty much everywhere. It makes the water taste so much better and it is a beautiful addition to my kitchen. So far I’m very happy with the machine and the very responsive customer service.