has anyone used these co2 systems?

Spend the $20 to get the carbo-plus. You get a warranty, customer service if you have a problem, and youll know where to get the replacement carbon blocks.
 
do these systems work well... (quiet, easy to use etc?)

it says 220 V on the side of the box....
does that fit into an American plug ? :confused:
 
It says 50 hz too.

It would not operate correctly (or even close to correctly) on the voltage we use here.

The carbo-plus does have a good reputation and seems to work quite well.
 
220V 50Hz is what most of the rest of the world uses (240V here for example).

This is going to go pop if you plug it into your US low voltage mains.
 
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