Replaced the Spring in a Particular Delta Faucet Soap Dispenser

My language skills are less than what one might require: read further at your own risk.

The spring in our Delta kitchen faucet soap dispenser had broken, and at that time I had forgotten that Delta offers a lifetime guarantee on their products.

I have since received a replacement spout kit (about 20 years after my purchase!) after a bubble in the hot water line caused a pressure surge that blew off the spout.  The spout is a goose-neck style that swivels on its base.

(Our water is very acidic and our pH amelioration system has not worked in years -- green (Copper Oxide) stains are still a problem.  Sigh.)

It was Christmas-cookie baking time, and they even put a rush on the order which they also shipped for free. 

Anyway, I don't think I can recommend Delta enough!

And now Back to My Point...

The soap dispenser spring had broken and I'd forgotten about Delta's life-time guarantee for original purchasers, so I searched seriously high and low for the proper-sized spring, but did not find one.


The solution was so simple it still makes me laugh over a year later --
but this story is only for people trained-in and familiar-with safety for working with sharp , difficult and in otherwise potentially dangerous items!!  It is ONLY my STORY -- it IS NOT advice.

You could really hurt yourself, or even die!!  If you were to attempt any acts herein noted you would do so at your own risk.


(First, a reminder -- if you are the original purchaser, just contact Delta for a free replacement.)

You would probably want to have a pair of tin-snips (there are 3 styles which are differentiated by their design to go straight or curve to the left or curve to the right).  In this case, any type would work just fine.

So, we had used-up a Method™ dish-soap dispenser probably bought at a Target Store.

I managed to get the spring out of the Method bottle, snip it down to approximately-proper length, and use it as a temporary replacement.  I don't know if will survive a test of time (I suspect the sharp end at the point of snipping might abrade or otherwise wear-down the plastic parts -- perhaps some sanding-off would have been in order).

If anyone finds this interesting, please feel free to contact me for further information (e.g. photographs) -- I don't want to bother with that unless I could thereby serve as a "Good Samaritan" to you or others.