[QUOTE=Viva;46172287]This is a thing? Amerifag here and i see seperate faucets more commonly than i see single ones. The only exception being like restaurants. In homes i usually only see two valve systems.[/QUOTE]
Honestly it's pretty random and depends a lot of where and when the house was built, and if it's a business, and what kind of business.
I've seen one faucet one knob, one faucet two knobs, two faucets two knobs, ect.
What the hell.
I didnt know this was the reason for UK doubletaps.
[QUOTE=FFStudios;46168179]up until now i had no idea there was a place where you literally had separate faucets for each kind of water
oh, and who actually waits for warm water to wash their hands? i always wash my hands in cold water, never realized that was a "british" thing to do[/QUOTE]
... Wait for hot water? Where do you live? Antarctica?
[QUOTE=MaGGiFiXXX;46172615]... Wait for hot water? Where do you live? Antarctica?[/QUOTE]
In the UK we have to run the hot taps for a few seconds before we get hot water, before that it's just luke warm.
[QUOTE=Chains!;46172629]In the UK we have to run the hot taps for a few seconds before we get hot water, before that it's just luke warm.[/QUOTE]
A lot of times in America it's just straight up cold water for a few seconds also.
[QUOTE=Scot;46168486]What's good about them is the water from the cold tap is always freezing cold. I'm in a modern building now and the water is always lukewarm even with the mixer all the way to cold. I have to keep water in the fridge like a pleb.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like there's something wrong with your plumbing. We have a mixed tap, and the cold water is icy, and the hot water is scolding.
Guess we might have had the same system here in Denmark at some point - very old faucets sometimes have separate hot and cold taps.
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Haha I feel sorry for all the British peasants without mixer taps.
i only have seperate taps in my bathrooms. most kitchens i see nowadays are mixers (but with two pipes for hot and cold)
Also I heard that Brits don't have power outlets in the bathroom is that true?
[QUOTE=Killuah;46177008]Also I heard that Brits don't have power outlets in the bathroom is that true?[/QUOTE]
Not sure about Britain but it's true in Ireland.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;46168195]I find it really uncomfortable when washing up sinks in restaurants only have hot taps. You have to change the tap if you're washing your hands for too long, because it gets too hot to use.[/QUOTE]
I know that feeling. At the nearby gym the men's changing rooms have fancy motion-sensor taps that mean you can trigger the water without actually touching the tap. Sadly these taps aren't separate hot and cold, just a single stream of semi-hot with no way to adjust the temperature. I know it's cheaper, and to their credit the water isn't scalding, but we should have the option to adjust the temperature of the water for best results. Similar concept goes for the showers - though they're technically not scalding or too cold, they are just a little bit too hot and you can't adjust the temperature.
And whilst we're being British and complaining about water washing, there is the matter of my crappy bath. It's barely big enough to sit down in, and rather than have a showerhead overhead, it's one of those ghastly hybrids with not only a mixed tap, but also a showerhead attached to the tap construction that you have to hold over yourself, along with a mechanical water diverting thing that decides whether the water goes through the tap or out of the showerhead. Primitive mess I tells ya, but that's what happens when you live in an old tiny house that you don't actually own and is instead being let out, so you can't make full-on changes to the property like having a proper shower.
[QUOTE=Killuah;46177008]Also I heard that Brits don't have power outlets in the bathroom is that true?[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's true
Do you have power outlets in your bathrooms? That seems kinda dangerous
[QUOTE=axemunger;46177600]Yeah it's true
Do you have power outlets in your bathrooms? That seems kinda dangerous[/QUOTE]
Assuming that you manage to spill water in an electric outlet and then plug something in, the circuit breaker should kick in and shut off the power to that room. If it doesn't for some reason, the thing you are plugging into the outlet should be able to shut off to save itself.
If [I]that[/I] doesn't work and a fire starts, you are next to multiple things that dispense water.
I've legitimately never seen a bathroom use separate taps anywhere.
[QUOTE=axemunger;46177600]Yeah it's true
Do you have power outlets in your bathrooms? That seems kinda dangerous[/QUOTE]
Most electronics meant for bathroom use like air dryers and space heaters have their own circuit breakers attached to the plug that trip should they come in contact with water.
[QUOTE=axemunger;46177600]Yeah it's true
Do you have power outlets in your bathrooms? That seems kinda dangerous[/QUOTE]
No more dangerous than having them in your kitchen.
Nowadays, most electrical codes require GFCI outlets in new installations when they are or are likely to be near water (bathrooms, kitchens, outdoors). If something like a hair dryer were to fall into an open sink full of water, the GFCI outlet will trip instantly, maybe giving you a brief sensation but not enough to cause harm.
Its actually pretty safe, provided you check them periodically. Of course, older homes and building often don't have them (and they are pretty pricey compared to a standard outlet, so most people won't go out of their way to change them). Many bathroom appliances have a GFCI plug however for those situations.
[QUOTE=axemunger;46177600]Yeah it's true
Do you have power outlets in your bathrooms? That seems kinda dangerous[/QUOTE]
We do. They're placed pointing down from the light above the sink usually, and they're cowered up.
[QUOTE=Killuah;46177008]Also I heard that Brits don't have power outlets in the bathroom is that true?[/QUOTE]
Most places true, but some homes do have those little 12v shaver outlets but its more the home owner installed those.
[QUOTE=axemunger;46177600]Yeah it's true
Do you have power outlets in your bathrooms? That seems kinda dangerous[/QUOTE]
All Australian homes have power outlets in bathrooms (from what I've seen), probably because we've got a switch that activates the power supply to the outlet when needed so there's no risk to water leaking into it
It's good because we can charge our toothbrushes and razors in there and not elsewhere within the house.
Also OT most old Australian homes have separate taps, modern day houses use mixer taps. However all homes contain the old British Commonwealth tradition of having two bathrooms, one being just a toilet room (water closet) and the standard bath, shower, sink and toilet room
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