Should the hot water tap be on the right or left?
If the kitchen is the only place where the hot is on the right, then it's clearly "incorrect" and the plumber should switch it to be consistent with the rest of the house. More sharing options... Don't you call these "mixer taps" in the States ?
Which side of the faucet is hot water on?
When dual-temperature faucets appeared, the cold water stayed on the right while hot water occupied the left. The Uniform Plumbing Code now requires that faucets “shall be connected to the water distribution system so that hot water corresponds to the left side of the fittings.” It’s a rare victory for lefties.
Which side of the sink is hot and cold water?
In olden days, most sinks had a single pump for cold water on the right—to accommodate the right-handed majority. When dual-temperature faucets appeared, the cold water stayed on the right while hot water occupied the left.
Which side is the hot side of a hot water dispenser?
On the cartridge, the hot side has a big "H", which is normally on the left. You simply flip it and install it with the "H" on the right, where the cold water side normally is. Click to see full answer.
Why do you need to turn on the left side of a water heater?
The purpose of this left-side requirement is to avoid accidental scalding by turning on the wrong faucet. Although it is recommended that water heater thermostats be set at 120º F to avoid a skin burn from a stream of exclusively hot water, many homes have the temperature set higher, so scalding by turning on the wrong faucet is a real possibility. ...
Which side of the tub is the hot water valve?
This means that if a faucet is on the side of a bathtub, like in the photo below, the hot water valve must be on the left when viewed from inside the tub, but would be on the right if approached from outside the tub.
Fat Guy
I've lived my whole life knowing with some certainty that the knob for cold water is on the right and the hot is on the left. If it was backwards, it meant the plumber hooked it up wrong.
lstrelau
I'm with you. i would change the taps otherwise you will end up confused every time you use a sink somewhere else. Is it only one of your sinks that is 'backward'?
Pierogi
For a sink, it should be an easy enough fix, and I'd do it. In my 3/4 bath shower, however, since the feed pipes are sunk into a concrete wall.....not so much. So I live with it.
Dave the Cook
Is this a single-handle control? I ask because on some of those, you can install the control rotated 90 degrees off, and it makes everything wonky.
Anna N
I have always considered it a dangerous situation - not for me but for any youngsters/oldsters who might get a burn from the hot water. The cottage where I used to stay for a couple of weeks in the summer had this crossover and it was totally annoying. I would have to have it switched.
MelissaH
My parents installed a faucet in their kitchen that infuriates me every time I go to visit. The problem is that I keep on thinking it's the handle end pointing to the right (for cold) or left (for hot), but the way the faucet's designed, it's actually the other end of the thingamajig, where it's pointing.
Fat Guy
I'd leave it, unless you really enjoy messing about with plumbing/paying plumber's fees. In two weeks, you probably won't give it another thought.
