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ptyler66

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• 11 May 2005

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Is there a standard that states the hot tap should be on the left and the cold tap on the right

 

ChrisR

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• 11 May 2005

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An accepted convention, yes.

 

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• 11 May 2005

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so as not to confuse the blind.

 

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BS 6700

 

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traineegasman

• 12 May 2005

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Doesn`t make any odds, if you plumb the hot pipes into the tap that says cold & vice versa, you can normally change the top of your taps by unscrewing the Hot/Cold sign & swapping them around. ( to Cold/Hot). No law as far as I know. Been to loads of people`s houses & they can`t get any hot water, cos their boiler doesn`t work when they turn the hot water on. Guess what.. they are turning on the cold water tap that has been mistakenly labelled as Hot water......whatever.. we`re not all perfect...... except me....

 

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• 12 May 2005

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That much is obvious.

 

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• 12 May 2005

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Cold on the right is standard so blind people dont burn themselves, some cowboys and DIYers get it the wrong way round.

 

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traineegasman

• 12 May 2005

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Sorry PTYLER but from your post I took it that you were a sighted person. If that`s not the case then your screen is obviously in Braille, let`s put it this way then, IF you can SEE YOUR TAPS, it doesn`t make any odds, IF you cannot SEE YOUR TAPS, or you are plumbing in taps for someone who is UNABLE TO SEE THEIR taps, follow the rest of the advice posted.