Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.
Discussion
soxboy said:
The hot and cold taps in our new house are on the wrong sides. Oh well, looks like a full replumbing job is in order....
Through the course of my job, I often visit Southampton hospital's A&E department, which has recently had a £multi-million refit / extension. Whilst there, I will sometime visit the new toilet facility contained therein.It sort of makes me laugh that the builders have plumbed one of those single mixer taps up wrong - when you turn it halfway, you're supposed to get cold and then turning it more should mix in the hot.
However, turning it on at anything from a trickle to halfway gives you literally scolding hot water that I reckon you could make tea with, whilst turning it to max at least mixes in the cold, but the rate overwhelmes the sink drain so that within 15 seconds the small basin fills to overflowing. Putting your hands underneath at this flow rate also results in the jets of a million angry water-pistols soaking the front of one's uniform.
So the choice is - Ninja quick jabbing of alternative hands, to keep scalding to a minimum - which still results in bright red skin no matter how quick one is, or general assault by water and come out looking like a fireman in training.
A small FWP I concede, but an annoying one, nonetheless
Blown2CV said:
all the taps in my office have sufficient water force to take the skin off your hands. You have to stand basically in an L-shape bent over to avoid just soaking your trousers and shirt sleeves. Utterly stupid.
You should have your man engage the services of a tradesman so that he might install isolator valves which can be used to dial down the pressure.Chris Type R said:
Blown2CV said:
all the taps in my office have sufficient water force to take the skin off your hands. You have to stand basically in an L-shape bent over to avoid just soaking your trousers and shirt sleeves. Utterly stupid.
You should have your man engage the services of a tradesman so that he might install isolator valves which can be used to dial down the pressure.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
So the choice is - Ninja quick jabbing of alternative hands, to keep scalding to a minimum - which still results in bright red skin no matter how quick one is, or general assault by water and come out looking like a fireman in training.
A small FWP I concede, but an annoying one, nonetheless
One could always complain to housekeeping, point out the impending class action law suit for wet trousers and scalded digits could break the NHS financially?A small FWP I concede, but an annoying one, nonetheless
Cotty said:
soxboy said:
The hot and cold taps in our new house are on the wrong sides. Oh well, looks like a full replumbing job is in order....
I know it’s the “wrong” way round but I prefer having the cold tap on the left. I have a small round badge on the tap which has a red spot on the right and a blue on the left, indicating which side is which. Either that or the f
king great H or C stencilling gives it away. OpulentBob said:
There's a right way?
I have a small round badge on the tap which has a red spot on the right and a blue on the left, indicating which side is which. Either that or the fking great H or C stencilling gives it away.
Not sure if there are any hard and fast rules. Some say the cold should be on the right and hot on the left. When im holding a tooth brush in my right hand it feels easier to turn on the left (cold) tap with my left hand. I have a small round badge on the tap which has a red spot on the right and a blue on the left, indicating which side is which. Either that or the f
king great H or C stencilling gives it away. http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/blog/articles/hot-bath...
OpulentBob said:
There's a right way?
I have a small round badge on the tap which has a red spot on the right and a blue on the left, indicating which side is which. Either that or the fking great H or C stencilling gives it away.
There's no doubt as to which tap is which, just the first world issue in that for most of the house cold is left and hot is right.I have a small round badge on the tap which has a red spot on the right and a blue on the left, indicating which side is which. Either that or the f
king great H or C stencilling gives it away. Just to confuse my morning brain even further, in my son's en suite (how very first world) the taps are the right way round.
soxboy said:
There's no doubt as to which tap is which, just the first world issue in that for most of the house cold is left and hot is right.
Just to confuse my morning brain even further, in my son's en suite (how very first world) the taps are the right way round.
The knobs on our sink mixer turn the wrong way to how you'd expect (I think the tap is in backwards). Just to confuse my morning brain even further, in my son's en suite (how very first world) the taps are the right way round.
The problem isn't turning it on, it's turning it off, when you're used to a normal tap instead of turning the tap off you turn it full blast and as we have decent mains pressure *and* mains pressure hot that means spray everywhere. We've obviously got used to it but it took a while and after being away for a time it happens again.
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