Removing lids to plastic water bottles

Sterlingtimes

Recently, several companies have changed the lid design for bottles, e.g., Sainsbury's Pure Water.

It used to be easy to remove the lid. The new lid remains attached to the bottle after unscrewing. With arthritic hands, it is both challenging and painful to remove the lid. I have tried using adjustable plumbing grips. Is there a tool designed for this purpose?

Slinky

The idea is that you don't remove the lid, hence increasing the number of lids that are recycled.

Do you actually need to remove it for some reason?

Sterlingtimes

Slinky said:

The idea is that you don't remove the lid, hence increasing the number of lids that are recycled.

Do you actually need to remove it for some reason?

Thank you. I do not need to separate the lid from the bottle. My difficulty is just in opening the new lid.

Slinky

Ah, I see.

Is there anything on this list that looks promising?

https://www.bestproductsreviews.co.uk/jar-and-bottle-openers-for-arthritis-hands-uk?targetid=kwd-338877537977&matchtype=b&device=c&campaignid=21494154627&creative=715402542229&adgroupid=166906775646&feeditemid=&loc_physical_ms=9045064&loc_interest_ms=&network=g&devicemodel=&placement=&keyword=$hand can opener for arthritis&target=&aceid=&adposition=&trackid=uk_all_top_11_2&mId=407-132-4411&trackOld=true&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21494154627&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NTJBhDEARIsAB7QHD1GCPv1GN-F7WunJE7gdq2mO4_m3yhIl3LZNlIQIY3iAHteiEIS8EUaAssbEALw_wcB

YorksLass

Before you rush out to buy a gadget, try wearing a pair of rubber gloves when opening the bottle - sometimes they provide that little extra 'grip'.

Rodders53

Dycem Bottle Openers – Dycem Non Slip 
and
Dycem Jar Openers – Dycem Non Slip

are what the Local Council Occupational Therapist recommended to my wife.  They work very well.

There's many clones about that I can't vouch for - the original Dycems are going strong and probably 15 years old now.

For water Mk1 kitchen tap is best especially on a money saving site.

Brie

My kitchen scissors have a variation on the gadgets that someone has linked to.  So you put the cap between the handles and grip the blades to close and get traction on the lid. 

Or keep a pair of  pliers in the kitchen "junk" drawer (I'm assuming you have one?)

Sterlingtimes

Slinky said:

Ah, I see.

Is there anything on this list that looks promising?

https://www.bestproductsreviews.co.uk/jar-and-bottle-openers-for-arthritis-hands-uk?targetid=kwd-338877537977&matchtype=b&device=c&campaignid=21494154627&creative=715402542229&adgroupid=166906775646&feeditemid=&loc_physical_ms=9045064&loc_interest_ms=&network=g&devicemodel=&placement=&keyword=$hand can opener for arthritis&target=&aceid=&adposition=&trackid=uk_all_top_11_2&mId=407-132-4411&trackOld=true&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21494154627&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NTJBhDEARIsAB7QHD1GCPv1GN-F7WunJE7gdq2mO4_m3yhIl3LZNlIQIY3iAHteiEIS8EUaAssbEALw_wcB

Thank you. I have ordered the one with the four options. Most helpful.

JGB1955

We've had something like this  Norpro Jar Wrench Opener | World Of Craft for years.  Works every time.

EDIT - this looks even better value Jar Opener

Albermarle

The fact that the lids are now attached to the bottle, should not make it more difficult to unscrew them.
However I have the impression that it does for some reason. Or maybe my grip is not what it was ….

J63320

YorksLass said:

Before you rush out to buy a gadget, try wearing a pair of rubber gloves when opening the bottle - sometimes they provide that little extra 'grip'.

I find gardening gloves are useful for this. Kitchen gloves tend to be too smooth.