Umbra Otto Automatic Soap Dispenser Touchless, Hands Free Pump for Kitchen or Bathroom, 8.5 oz, Black

Awesome product. Special note: when the batteries go dead after about a year replace the batteries with a good grade battery. Otherwise, it won't work when you replace the batteries. Even with new batteries if the voltage is off just a little bit it won't work. Trust me! I used to be a believer in Duracell batteries, but for electronics which are voltage sensitive like this one, use Energizers. I originally bought 3 of these and unknowingly threw a good one out, but then figured out the unit was fine. It was just the batteries I was buying weren't at maximum voltage. Love this thing. Have one in both bathrooms and kitchen. Best to use clear soaps with this dispenser and cut the soap back with water. It dispenses better and you conserve soap. Emollient type soaps (soaps that look like milk) don't work as well in the dispenser. Emollient soaps will thicken if the unit is not used every day. This makes the soap more difficult to dispense.

Crummy product that fails in about a year and eats batteries. Don't be fooled by the 5 year warranty, the manufacturer won't honor the warranty given this very site is an "unauthorized seller. Do yourself a favor and buy an old fashioned hand pump"

I'm a longtime fan of Umbra and have found they always provide new and interesting approaches to every day objects as well as advancements in emerging design and technologies. The automatic hand soap dispenser is another example of their great design and functionality. At first I was concerned the dispenser was too large and that it would stand out in a bad way in my kitchen. On the contrary, the arc of the top and height perfectly aligned with the faucet single-handle of the sink and stands out only as a skillfully designed addition. The motion sensor works well and the amount of soap dispensed is just perfect. I have had not issues with accidental deployment of soap from moving near the dispenser while washing dishes or other kitchen work unlike with some models where any movement within several inches creates wasted soaps streams. This is a great, reliable purchase for anyone looking for a tech-based solution.

This soap dispenser is working great so far. It looks great, and dispenses just the right amount of soap. I use automatic dispensers for liquid dish soap so I can just get a little on my scrubbing brush to do the odd pot or knife (Most of our dishes just get scraped and put in the dishwasher, but we do most cookware and our sharp knives by hand.) I also wash my hands with the same dish soap. I bought this particular one because my DIL has it (for liquid soap) in her bathroom and I liked the way it looked and worked. My old dispenser is now out at the garage sink.With these dispensers the proof is in how well they operate over time. So time will tell. They do tend to clog up a bit so I generally thin liquid dish soap with a little water.My only peeves: it has a screw cover with a lousy, easily stripped screw, so you need to have the right screwdriver AND be careful when removing. It went fine for me but they could do better. And a latch cover would be much more convenient. Also it recommends against rechargeable batteries, so not as environmentally friendly. For those two peeves it gets 4 stars.

I love this soap dispenser.

4 MONTH UPDATE!!After my initial review I read up to see how I can troubleshoot the issue I had since returning wasn’t an option. It turns out it was the soap that I used. I guess it was too thick, when I diluted the dishwashing soap with some water it worked so much better!! After over 4 months it is still working! Which I’m glad because I really like the last model that I had. Hope it last as long. To be fair I change my rating from 1 star to 3 stars.********************************Initial review after 1 month:I had a previous model of this automatic soap dispenser by Umbra and it worked great for over 7 years! So I ordered this thinking it was the same one. Which it is, but a newer model that is larger and holds more soap. However it did not function as well. It worked fine for the first month but I didn’t like how it only pumps out a small amount of soap. I have to pump 2-3 times to get the amount of soap I need. Which didn’t bother me until it kind of stop pumping out the soap! It’ll pump the soap out once after 5- 6 tries!! I can see the blue light and hear that it’s pumping but nothing comes out! I thought it was due to low battery but after I changed the battery it still did the same thing. Frustrating!! I’ve passed the return date so now I can’t return it!

The media could not be loaded. I liked the shape and the amount of soap that you can fill. After using it for 3 days it stopped dispensing soap but the blue light still lights up. I don’t know if I received the defective one or not. I’ll give it another chance, i’ll try to have this exchange and see how it goes. By the way, the auto soap dispenser to the left is 10 years old and I bought it from Bed Bath Beyond and it’s still working.8/13/20...I am updating my review and will give it 1 star instead of 2.... if I can give zero I will. I received the exchanged soap dispenser 2 days ago, after one day of using it, it’s not dispensing any soap any longer but the blue light is still working (and definitely it’s filled with soap). I tried to add water to the soap to make it thinner (as what the “unclear” instruction stated but it’s still not working. I will return again. See video attached. Don’t waste your money!I’m wondering how many returned items until Amazon would stop selling. I know now the reason why Bed Bath and Beyond is no longer carrying this item.