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Question about dispensers at my kitchen sink

7 years ago

I am having a new countertop and integrated sink installed in about nine days. I currently have an instant hot water dispenser at my kitchen sink, and would like to have one at the new one. I am upgrading to oil-rubbed bronze and think that I only need to upgrade the instant hot water faucet, as the tank and supply lines are still usable. My question is this--can I convert the soap dispenser faucet that came with my new water faucet into an instant hot water faucet?

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Annette Holbrook(z7a)

7 years ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to do. If you are wanting to use the parts then take a good look at it as most soap dispensers have a lot of plastic parts which won't hold up to very hot water over time. Depends on the brand.

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tlmacmillan20
Original Author
7 years ago
I am having trouble finding an instant hot water dispenser faucet that resembles the style of the water faucet I bought. I wasn't going to use the included soap dispenser that came with the faucet anyway, and wondered if it might be convertible. I may try to take apart my current dispenser faucet and retrofit the interior parts to the current soap dispenser's parts,
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7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
They do not even begin to work the same way. Completely impossible.
Stan B
7 years ago
I would be quite surprised if you can convert a soap dispenser to a hot water dispenser, even without taking plastic parts and temperature into account (which you would need to). The diameter of the pipe/tube is going to be much bigger for water than for soap. A soap dispenser has a plunging action whereas a water dispenser has a faucet. If you are able to hack it together please post a picture. I think the best approach would be to look for an oil rubbed bronze hot water dispenser faucet that complements your new faucets rather than matches the style. First place I'd check would be to see if the faucet manufacturer has a dispenser faucet in the same finish.
homepro01
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Which faucet are you trying to match an instant hot for? Mountain Plumbing and Waterstone both make instant hot faucets in old rubbed bronze.

Good luck!
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
7 years ago
"My question is this--can I convert the soap dispenser faucet that came with my new water faucet into an instant hot water faucet?"

No, not cost effectively.
Miranda33
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I have not heard of a soap dispenser being called a "faucet". It is not a faucet. It is a manual pump with dispenser, its function not unlike what you would see on your bottle of hand cream, except it's metal coated to match your kitchen faucet. Consequently, a soap dispenser cannot be converted to a hot water faucet.

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