Cycling

             After 24 hours

                                    - I pour my first Coke -

                                                                            and it is very WRONG.

The carbonation is not right - the bubbles are very tiny and the flavor is vile.

I decide to use the Brix kit

- and find that my machine is set to pump 5 parts syrup to one part water,

which is backwards. A search on the internet shows me how to adjust my dispenser and I achieve the 5 to one water to syrup ratio I need. It’s better, but still undrinkable.


A strong vinyl taste to every flavor.

 

I call tech support.


After some phone tag I get to speak to a tech, who explains that sometimes with new machines it happens - and that it just takes some time to cycle through.




So I cycle some and wait some.

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