I had a 3 piece wideset and a soap dispenser in my powder room with an oval undermount sink. Thought it was a good idea at the time since I also didn't want a bottle on the counter either, but eventually a piece broke inside it and had to replace it with something different because the one that matched was no longer available. Had other issues with leaks. Going to redo that bathroom and it won't have that soap dispenser again. I still love the granite and config of the vanity and would just reface if not for that stupid hole.

Such a personal preference question I think. But I'll tell you why I am getting the instahot. I currently have a hot water dispenser on my counter which I have used tonnes. I got one from my MIL who was downsizing, thought I'd bring it out when she came to visit and put it away in between. Then I found it super useful so when the one she gave me broke I went out and bought another. I guess we use a fair bit of hot water in my house! So the instahot will get one more bulky appliance off my counters. Regarding some of the other responses - my instahot will be filtered before it is heated. I thought that was pretty standard? I guess it depends on how much filtration you need/want. Might not be able to get the best of filtration but it's good enough for me and our water. And the hot water from the instahot is very near boiling. But not boiling, just almost boiling. So if you need it really boiling then a kettle is still the way to go. A downside might be the potential for scalding ... so I'm having a valve installed by the plumber so I can switch it off when my kids are playing at the sink. A bit of a pain until they're old enough to be trusted at the sink but worth it for my peace of mind. It might not be an issue for you, but you wanted both pros and cons right?! I pondered the soap dispenser and never MT. I think they're great, but I decided I didn't want so many things cluttering my sink since the instahot will be there already. On a day to day basis there will be clutter. My house is lived in and the kitchen gets tonnes of use so on a day to day basis the dish and hand soap will both be out. But I wanted to be able to put those away for a cleaner and less cluttered look when/if I want to. Also, unless you have mostly plastic in the soap dispensing guts there can be corrosion of the metal parts from the added antibacterial agents and perfumes/colours in the soap. I've found that on my countertop soap dispenser in my MB - mostly aesthetically dis-pleasing so I haven't replaced it yet. It probably isn't too much of an issue since tonnes of people use them on the kitchen sinks. So for me I would have probably done the soap dispenser if I wasn't already doing the instahot. I just don't want so much stuff being permanently attached to the back of my sink. In regards to the disposal there are tonnes of interesting and varied opinions in the link you've already been given. I won't bother repeating it all again! HTH!

Love the pros and cons and the vote to do what works for me, as well as advice on what has worked for YOU! All important considerations. I had read in older threads that some experienced enough aggravation with Never MT that they did not recommend them. I've never had one and never experienced any aggravation with filling a dispenser from the top, so I am not considering Never MT this time either. Something just jogged my memory, though, about how the dish soap dispenser isn't helpful if it cannot be mounted closely enough that the soap dispenses INTO the sink rather than onto the counter or onto the side of the sink. So, I might make my decision after the counter fabricators tell me how close they can mount the dispenser to the sink.

lucky998877 - I am asking prophylactically. I don't have any holes but I want one for this device which requires a hole. The issue is, I have no idea if this thing works as advertised of it it's even any good. I love my clean counter tops and if I'm unhappy with it I'd like to reverse the process and have my counter back to the way it was. I saw a prototype of it at KBIS a couple of years ago and thought it was a great idea. I suppose if I decide I don't want it I could put an actual soap dispenser in there but I prefer hands free soap dispensers (since long before the pandemic) and I haven't seen a built-in version that doesn't look like it belongs in a public restroom. Maybe someone can recommend a nice one? Then I'd feel better about pulling the trigger on this. The whole idea (no pun intended) here is to have a backup plan so I don't permanently have this thing attached to my counter if it's a dud and I don't want to live with it on my counter forever. millworkman - I don't know how common it is to use crazy glue for repairing counters but that is most certainly not what was used to repair my counter. It was filled with some kind of substance which was mixed to perfectly match my counter color. As I mentioned, it is totally imperceptible now, if it were filled with crazy glue it would be easy to spot.