Frugal Green Tips

November 17, 2009

Dish Soap Dispenser

Filed under: this and that — admin @ 12:48 am

Is the built in dish soap dispenser at your sink broken?
Are you still reaching under the sink for the bottle?

The little contraption shown below has been pumping for 10 years. It has been performing flawlessly, precisely and consistently delivering from a tiny drop to a mother load.

The contraption is an old Colgate bottle crossed with a pump from some of the Costco brand toiletries.
dish soap dispenserThe hero here is the pump.
The pump has a large, long and strong straw which makes it nice when cut to size.
The only inconvenience is to find a bottle that will screw into the pump.

Shown are a couple of bottle alternatives that will work until you find one you are comfortable with.
On the other hand, Scope mouth wash has a very nice feminine bottle that almost looks like a faucet but alas, the pump is a little small. Oh well!some bottle alternatives
The labels peel off and clean easily with paint thinner, therefore making the clear bottles the preferred ones.
Two days after filling the dish soap dispenser above, the bottom was green and faded upward into orange.

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