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dettol No touch soap dispenser.

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  • raphanius
    raphanius Posts: 1,338 Forumite
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    i hate these dispensers surely its obvious....what do you do after touching a soap dispenser?

    WASH YOUR HANDS

    get it.

    dont be sucked in by the advertising induced fear.
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  • Isn't it a bit pointless. U touch the dispenser and wash your hands anyway so the bacteria is washed away!
  • hmc
    hmc Posts: 2,483 Forumite
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    o bought one to encourage the 5yr old(which it has). not finished it yet but am hoping to cut a hole in it to refill
    by doing this i dont know if it will stop the "pressure" that makes it come out?
  • Violetta_2
    Violetta_2 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    Lexis200 wrote: »
    Try this link for ideas on refilling

    http://hubpages.com/hub/DIY-Soap-Refill-Lysol-No-Touch

    HTH
    Brill thankyou, bought 1 for about £2 in asda a while ago, find it handy for my daughter who at 5 seems to veer between an aversion to soap & being rather heavy handed, this 1 was easy for her to use, but I could not bring myself to pay out for a refill. Checked out your link & watched the You tube vid on the page, took 2 seconds to pop the lid off with a knife & it's now full & working fine with palmolive honey & almond hand wash.
    Booo!!!
  • I would like to tell you of my experience with the Dettol automatic soap dispenser. Mine developed a mind of it's own and started dispensing soap when there was nobody near it. I was beginning to think there was a ghost in the bathroom. Most of the soap ended up coagulating in a big gungy streak down the side of my sink. Also, it makes a horrible noise when it dispenses. I've binned mine. Don't waste your money.
  • osmodia
    osmodia Posts: 13 Forumite
    edited 30 October 2010 at 12:58PM
    I think we ought to have an award for "The Years most useless Product" and this year it could certainly go to Dettol!
    I have just emailed them :

    "Sirs,
    I am having some difficulty in understanding the purpose of your No-Touch soap dispenser.
    I feel it is probably a normal action to wash your hands after touching the pump, am I right? This washing action (with your excellent soap) removes 99.9% of all bacteria which must include the bacteria that lurks on the press knob of the old style “Germy” (your word) hand pump.
    Also, before washing, the average finger (or thumb) has far more bacteria per square cm than the smooth plastic top of a hand pump! So therefore, I would have thought that your device has no use whatever in the average home. However, it would certainly be useful where disability prohibits the use of a manual pump.
    If you feel I have missed something then please let me know.
    Regards,"

    I wonder if I will get a reply?
  • croesosoft
    croesosoft Posts: 2 Newbie
    edited 3 November 2010 at 11:14AM
    Why if the Dettol soap kills 99% of bacteria etc does a person need to worry about touching a soap dispenser dispensing soap that kills all these bacteria?. This seems to be a con to get gullible individuals to purchase an expensive system.
  • jenniewb
    jenniewb Posts: 12,842 Forumite
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    osmodia wrote: »
    (edit).....
    I feel it is probably a normal action to wash your hands after touching the pump, am I right? This washing action (with your excellent soap) removes 99.9% of all bacteria which must include the bacteria that lurks on the press knob of the old style “Germy” (your word) hand pump.

    :rotfl: I never thought of that! Thats another reason to add to my dislike of this obsessive product list!
  • Fuzzy_Duck
    Fuzzy_Duck Posts: 1,594 Forumite
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    supercat92 wrote: »
    Isn't it a bit pointless. U touch the dispenser and wash your hands anyway so the bacteria is washed away!

    Not to mention the fact you're probably going to dry your hands on a germy towel anyway!

    I'd just try putting ordinary soap gel in and see how it goes. It wouldn't surprise me if the special sachets are just another way of cashing in.
  • GillM
    GillM Posts: 184 Forumite
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    I just give the dispenser a quick wipe with tea tree oil on a paper hankie every now again, when I remember. Anyway, as many posters have said, there are so many germs everywhere else what do a few more matter! :D
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