We have a soap dispenser that we have never been able to refill as we could not get the bottle unscrewed. My husband has decided to replace it as it is not user friendly and we absolutely cannot get the bottle under the sink to unscrew - any suggestions?

Hi Marquette

About the only thing I could think of would be to use a hair dryer to warm the threaded joint under the sink... that may weaken/soften the joint enough to spin out.

If that fails to work then you might be able to take a hacksaw blade (or similar small saw blade) and cut through the soap bottle and threads altogether to be done with this... :)

Let us know how you make out, OK?

Mark

Somebody help me out here please. All the soap dispensers I have seen use a plastic bottle and are refilled by pulling out the pump mechanism and filling from the top.

Is your bottle something other than plastic.

Have I just led a sheltered life and showing my ignorance?

Nope... SPOT ON, Harold! I wonder if you pointing that out will make it so Marquette doesn't have to replace the unit? Hmmm..

Anyway, I am putting up a video that shows how to install AND how to fill a soap dispenser.




Have a great day!

Raysylvon Hi to you,

1. every home should have a good hand held steamer with a long chord.

2. soap liquid or hand soap dries.

3. easy trick just steam it open.

Raysylvon Hi To You

One more tip every one should have a adjustable belt strap to open tight lids & bottles. I even have some big tough ones I use on heavy duty pluming jobs.

Hello Raysylvon,

Welcome to the pluming website, stick around and some one will learn a lot from you, But don't forget that here are a lot of experts in this website, Thanks.

John

John

Harold is right on money: to refill soap dispenser - you do not remove the bottle. You just lift the pump, pour in soap and reinsert the pump. That's all...

Hello every one, Milo and Harold are correct if you watch the vedio that Mark (Massplumber) added to posted #4 will show how to fill the bottel, Thanks.

John

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Originally Posted by hkstroud

Somebody help me out here please. All the soap dispensers I have seen use a plastic bottle and are refilled by pulling out the pump mechanism and filling from the top.

Is your bottle something other than plastic.

Have I just led a sheltered life and showing my ignorance?

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What do you do when you pull out the pump mechanism to fill from the top and the plastic tube does not come out with the pump mechanism.

Hi Idr9t

You climb under the sink and spin the soap bottle from the threaded fitting and then you fish the tube out.

Reinstall the bottle and push the tube into the soap dispenser and reinstall that...

It should be that simple... ;)

Mark