Comments on: Reader suggestion: Install a soap dispenser in your sink

By: David woodhouse

David woodhouse — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:44:41 +0000

We have a Franke kitchen worktop soap dispenser which has been fine but lately it as begun oozing soap from beneath the kneck of the tap and onto the worktop. It still dispenses liquid from the actual head of the tap as normal but also from the kneck. We assumed it was perhaps blocked in some way but we have cleaned this thoroughly with hot water and it is not the case it seems.

By: Hank

Hank — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:47:38 +0000

Our kitchen soap dispenser used to clog and had to be pumped a dozen times to get any soap. After a number of experiments, I tried using Dish Washing Foam and cut the liquid with about 50% with water. Results: The pump works great! And even watered down, there is more than enough soap for the dishes. The soap and water mixes quite freely and I have had no problem with the soap settling or separating in the dispenser.

By: John

John — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:03:16 +0000

I saw they have replacement bottles for sale on Amazon. They are about $8-$10 with shipping, kinda pricey just for a plastic bottle. You might want to try dollar stores for cheap plastic bottles and see if the opening is about the same size. I think they tend to be about 3/8″, coarse threads.

By: Anthony R

Anthony R — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:05:35 +0000

How can i keep my pump primed?
Each time I go to use it, I need to pump it about 10-12 times until soap starts coming out, then next use same thing again. it has gotten so annoying. I see suggestions for clogged pumps but what causes pumps to constantly lose the soap?
Thanks in advance

By: richard lib

richard lib — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:08:11 +0000

yes try to fine a replacement bottle, mine cracked after 2 yrs, no-one sells bottles only complete units. big rip-off

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:46:43 +0000

When we moved into our house almost 4 years ago there was a soap pump installed in the kitchen sink but no bottle. I tried Home Depot but they said they do not sell the bottles. It has driven me nuts all this time to have a bottle of soap on the counter next to a soap pump that I could not use. I just tried my hairspray bottle and it fit!! Now I just have to hurry up and finish using my hairspray so I can put soap in there. Thanks so much!!

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:36:54 +0000

Clogged Kitchen Soap Dispenser / Kitchen Soap Dispenser not working?

I HAD the same problem and I could not find any answers on Google? I had been screwing around with my dispenser for the past couple of weeks or so, pumping it profusely or soaking it in hot water, etc, almost every time I was at my kitchen sink…Nothing Worked ?

I just figured out A SOLUTION, that worked for me. I used a thin gauge wire (18 Gauge Aluminum) and pushed it through the round opening in metal part of the dispenser (the round hole where the soap should come out). In any case, I pushed the wire in gently until I got the wire to the angle or neck of the dispenser, as I did not want to damage any of the internal parts of the pump, which are plastic. Again, I pushed it in gently until it would go no further and then I pulled it out. I then put the entire pump assembly in a sink full of hot water and then pumped and primed it…Alas…IT NOW WORKS.

Again, I’d say use a thin, soft piece of wire, so as not to damage the internal components of the pump. Also, many of these dispensers are angled, so the thinner/softer wire will allow you to snake through any angles.

FYI…While the wire is what finally got the dispenser working for me, it’s important to not that I had soaked the pump in hot water, for some time before I thought of the wire trick. With that in mind, if your pump is clogged, I’d suggest soaking it in hot water to soften up any gummed up soap and then try using the wire…It worked for me!!!

By: lancine

lancine — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:38:53 +0000

I had a hole cut into our new granite countertops for the soap dispencer. For some reason, after about a month the thing stopped pumping the soap. I replaced it, and it happened a second time. I was so frustrated, I took out the stupid thing. However, removing it left a hole in my counter! I have now replaced the soap dispencer with a hot water spout. The best thing I ever did!

By: tip b

tip b — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:39:32 +0000

I needed a new bottle for a dispenser and found that some of the small plastic hair spray bottles work perfect. Hope this helps.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:34:12 +0000

I, too, am looking for a replacement bottle. Did anyone have luck finding one ?

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:38:43 +0000

Thanks for the idea! I got and put in a dispenser because of reading this, and it’s great!

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By: Darius

Darius — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:33:46 +0000

I’ve come to realize that my soap dispenser is not the only one that stopped working suddenly, which led me to search for a remedy on the web (no help). I’d already tried soaking it and had no problem running clear water thru it; just not soap. I finally removed the lower “straw” portion of the pump and dipped the bottom of the remaining assembly into liquid soap. I pumped until soap started to come out as intended and then reattached the “straw”. Holy Moses, it worked!!!

Note that the “straw” was in excellent shape and fit snuggly into the pump assembly. The problem just may be that sometimes if you run completely out of soap you may have to “prime” the pump.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:54:28 +0000

Roseann, did you ever figure out where to buy a replacement plastic bottle? I went to Home Depot and all they had were the complete units for almost $30.

By: Lenore

Lenore — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:27:46 +0000

I want to install a soap dispenser on my kitchen sink. How do I disconnect the vegetable sprayer hose under the sink?

By: Roseann

Roseann — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:15:13 +0000

Where can one purchase a replacement plastic bottle for the soap pump?

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:44:33 +0000

I keep having the same problem with the pump stopping working even after I clean it out. I already replace the pump part a couple of times and have had to buy a whole new setup just to get the pump part. suggestions please? Also my spray hose works erratically you have to hold it a certain way and most of the time it just doesn’t work at all. Do I need an air gap on the sink? I don’t have a dishwasher. any ideas??

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:06:00 +0000

I have a soap dispenser on my kitchen sink which I loved until it ran out of soap this past time and I cannot get it to come out again… and it is really frustrating!!
I’ve tried everything I can to get it to come out and it is not pumping the soap, any suggestions.

By: Rhoda

Rhoda — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:08:27 +0000

I have one of these soap dispensers in my kitchen sink and love it. I do not find it a problem to refill it from the top about every week. I like it so much better than having the bottle setting on the sink. It the pump gets a little sluggest I just soak it in water and pump clear water through it a few times and then it works great again

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:08:06 +0000

When we had new countertops put into our bathrooms I had holes cut for soap dispensers, and Moen sold ones that matched the faucets. It’s even nicer in the bathroom than in the kitchen. . .

By: Serene and Not Herd

Serene and Not Herd — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:37:28 +0000

I have heard that these things either don’t pump well or get really gummed up and gross. But then I can’t imagine so many positive responses here. I definitely have to look into this option, since I installed an intergrated-hose faucet, and have a blank spot just waiting for one of these.