Kitchen Soap Pump Troubles

[CountryBoy19]

When I bought my house it had an under-mount soap pump for the kitchen sink but I removed it to install a drinking water faucet in it’s plate. I’ve since decided that a soap pump would be nice. It seems I’m always doing something and then need to wash but don’t want to get the “mess” on the bottle of dish soap. So the other night I dig the soap pump out to put it in and it doesn’t work. So I tear it apart. It had a number of problems, all of with I corrected and it still didn’t work. I think it needs new check-valves and needs the valve-seats re-cut to clean them up. Not wanting to keep dumping effort into this pump if a new one could be purchased for a reasonable price I went shopping. EVERY single soap pump at Menards is really loose and wobbly. Does anybody make a quality soap pump that isn’t wobbly plastic? The one I have is brass and it has a nice, solid feel to it. That’s what I want.

So before I go through the effort of trying to repair the one I have, is there anybody that does make a good, solid soap pump that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? I’m skeptical to buy anything online because I have no way to verify if its loose & wobbly or if it’s built solid like the non-working one I have now.

 

[lizerdking]

Hit up a plumping shop? they tend to have higher quality than the big box stores...


I saw the typo, came back to correct it, then decided i liked it better this way.

 

[Hornett]

Mine is loose and wobbly.
It pumps soap when I push on it.
Maybe you are setting your sights too high.

 

[moosebag]

 

[CountryBoy19]

Mine is loose and wobbly.
It pumps soap when I push on it.
Maybe you are setting your sights too high.

Maybe I am. But if I can get something that feels like good quality why not? I'm a perfectionist a lot of times and having a wobbly soap pump will drive me nuts.

 

[slimplmbr]

Plumbing supply houses will have the higher quality pumps. Remember though higher quality, higher price.

 

[bass pro]

Stay away from Menards if you want anything of quality. You might be able to find a replacement online using the cat number off your original.

 

[bobbittle]

Shop Moen Classic Stainless Soap/Lotion Dispenser at Lowes.com

 

[SmileDocHill]

As a side note...I "hacked" one from a previous house we owned years ago. It had a little dinky soap container and I'm used to washing my hands a million times a day (dentist) so I was always having to refill it.

Found some firm tubing that I just happened to have around and instead of having the couple inch tube dip into the little soap container I ran it to a gallon+ refill sized soap container. I can't remember if it would pull it from the jar sitting on the floor under the sink or if I had to raise it by making a shelf but I didn't have to change that thing out but once a year.

 

[Huntinfool]

Delta will have a decent soap unit, for a decent price. I could probably ship you over, if you wanted. PM or Email me if you want. - Dave