Placement of soap dispenser and air switch on granite counter?
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15 years agoholligator
15 years agoI didn't put a lot of thought into the placement of my sink accessories, but Joshua suggested this placement and it has worked very well. I do remember someone else with the same faucet complaining that either their soap dispenser or airswitch was too close to the control handle of the faucet, so that's something to watch for. Mine is at a very convenient distance.
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15 years agomom2reese
15 years agoBuehl
15 years agoHere's mine...very similar to Holligator's!
Soap dispenser on the left, airswitch on the right. We put our SD on the left for two reasons:
(1) That's where it always was in our old kitchen. It was a portable dispenser so it could have been on either side, but the left seemed more natural.
...and...
(2) To verify the placement, I pantomimed how we use it...I use my right hand to pump & put my left hand under the spout; then I move over to the stream of water & use my right hand to adjust/turn on/off the water. The entire task worked better w/the SD on the left.
mavia_2000
15 years agomom2reese
15 years agobuzzy0
15 years agoI am kindof a clutter, has to be symetrical freak and I decided not to do the airswitch because everything had to be symetrical. Here is what I ended up with....the switch under the cabinet in the form of a doorbell switch (low voltage)and I love my hotwater and the soap dispenser
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