What’s wrong with this picture?

@Fleura (34944)
United Kingdom
October 4, 2022 3:11am CST
All the plumbing talk on a recent post by @JudyEv reminded me of this. This is a little hand-washing basin which has separate hot and cold water taps, as is common in the UK. But something isn’t right, can anyone spot what it is? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2022.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502234)
• Italy
4 Oct 22
The hot water is always on the left and the cold on the right, this is what is wrong with this picture.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502234)
• Italy
4 Oct 22
@Fleura Ouch, this is even worse. The incompetent plumber who came to install our sink in Monte Carlo only put the taps the wrong way.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
@LadyDuck It takes a conscious effort for visitors to remember to use the correct tap and to turn it the appropriate way, otherwise they accidentally turn it fully on and the water splashes and sprays everywhere!
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
Correct! Some incompetent plumber put the taps the wrong way around on this washbasin, consequently not only are they on the wrong side but they also turn the wrong way!
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14795)
• Ireland
4 Oct 22
@fleura Ought the left tap be the hot one?
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Go Ask Alice / Admin
@GoAskAlice (5863)
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4 Oct 22
I couldn't decide if those were H/C markings or not, but yes, hot is usually on the left
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Go Ask Alice / Admin
@GoAskAlice (5863)
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4 Oct 22
@Fleura Maybe it is designed for left-handed people
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
@GoAskAlice @xFiacre You are both correct! Some incompetent plumber put the taps the wrong way around on this washbasin, consequently not only are they on the wrong side but they also turn the wrong way!
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
5 Oct 22
Could not figure out what was wrong in the picture. Here we do not usually have seperate hot and cold water taps in our basin unless someone specifically instals one.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
5 Oct 22
Of course if you're not used to this type of system you wouldn't see anything wrong.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
4 Oct 22
Sorry, I can't
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Oct 22
@Fleura Personally, I think hot should be on the right.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
The taps are the wrong way around. They are marked 'H' and 'C' for hot and cold, but the cold should be on the right. Because they've been put the wrong way they also turn the wrong way as well.
Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
@BarBaraPrz Cold on the right is the industry standard in the UK and many other countries too. Partly I believe it is so that visually-impaired users are not at risk of unwittingly scalding themselves. So it would have to be changed everywhere.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
4 Oct 22
My kitchen taps are that way round, while the bathroom is the other way!
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
Really? Who fitted those?
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
5 Oct 22
@Fleura I dread to think! I am used to them now
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Oct 22
The sink looks a little shallow. It wouldn’t hold much water
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
5 Oct 22
That's true it is rather small, but the man issue is that some incompetent plumber put the taps the wrong way around, the industry standard is to have the hot on the left and the cold on the right, consequently not only are they on the wrong side but they also turn the wrong way!
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
5 Oct 22
@Fleura That would be awkward. I’d probably scald myself trying to turn the hot water off.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
5 Oct 22
@RubyHawk It is, you have to really concentrate otherwise you automatically turn the taps the usual way which results in a forceful flood of water spraying out of the basin! Luckily they are not in my house!
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14795)
• Ireland
4 Oct 22
@fleura well the wash hand basin is installed very close to the door it would seem, and the reflection of the photographer cannot be seen in the shiny chromium.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
4 Oct 22
Very clever, but I meant something actually relating to industry regulations.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381905)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Oct 22
I had to read down to find out what was wrong. Where did you see this basin? And thanks for the mention.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34944)
• United Kingdom
5 Oct 22
Unfortunately it's in the 'outlaws' house. Many grandchildren have accidentally sprayed themselves when trying to turn the tap off and getting the full flow instead, which of course sprays everywhere when it hits that tiny basin!
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