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Yowza - this home carbonation system from Everpure, the Exubera Sparkling and Chilled Water Appliance, is expensive at $2599, but the comparable alternative we found in this lengthy tutorial makes up for its low cost (about $90) in tech-y details that are rather beyond our limited DIY capabilities. This is our high/low match-up - which would you choose, if you had the resources? Alternative options after the jump.