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

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.

By: karen

karen — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:53:30 +0000

i’m an anomoly. i really hate those soap dispenser thingies. i like dishwashing soap & don’t mind having it on the back of the sink near the backsplash. i get the small bottles (i have the squatty body sunlight in my kitchen right now). i have a little two-bowl dish and the dish soap bottle goes in one half & a small round dish scrubber fits neatly in the other. i have a sink saddle where i keep my dish sponge. everything is convenient and i think it looks swell.

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:34:28 +0000

After knocking the spout off of the dispenser for the second time while washing pots, I took mine out and put the button back in. Not worth the hassle. If you think refilling the reervoir is inconvenient, try replacing the whole thing on a regular basis.

By: Gray

Gray — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:07:26 +0000

Carolyn, i don’t know about your dispenser, but most of the new ones i have seen let you lift the top off and fill them from with top, without having to crawl around underneath. hope this helps!

By: quench

quench — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:28:19 +0000

That ‘covered cutout to the right of the faucet for a spray hose’ should be used for a under-sink water filter!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:04:21 +0000

Er, that should say “hose thingy.” Sorry.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:00:09 +0000

Please give us a how-to on the hose rig! Refilling our dispenser is really a hassle; it’s hard to get the plastic bottle screwed in right while you’re crouching and reaching around blindly under the sink. The house thingy sounds like the way to go!

By: The Queen

The Queen — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:29:43 +0000

That’s one of the BEST ideas I’ve heard all week.