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As an aside, I just want any form of mixing tap for my sink in the UK, but apparently that’s still too much to ask for in many buildings here so I’m left with t

As an aside, I just want any form of mixing tap for my sink in the UK, but apparently that’s still too much to ask for in many buildings here so I’m left with the separate hot/cold taps that are inevitably too far away to sort of “splash together.”

pja 4y ago
Go to IKEA. Buy mixer tap. Install mixer tap?
- vinay427 4y ago
  1. I’m not permitted to do so in my current housing situation (a temporary thing). 2. I would still occasionally need to use public toilets with separate taps. I realise I phrased this as an issue with my specific sink, but I meant more broadly the situation in less-recently renovated buildings in the UK.
WirelessGigabit 4y ago
Mandatory Giphy: https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/5p9xfs/wash_yo_hands/ https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/5p9xfs/wash_yo_hands/ Also mandatory explanation why UK historically has had 2 taps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHgUu_8KgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHgUu_8KgA Which in the end is understandable. It's outdated. What isn't understandable is having the light switch OUTSIDE of the friggin' restroom.
- andreareina 4y ago
  Because that’s where there’s light to find the switch ;) Seriously I’ve never had a problem with the switch being inside or outside as long as it’s by the door
  - rrobukef 4y ago
    Here's a scenario: you took a nice long hot bath. It got dark outside. You get out and want to turn on the light. Do you want to open the door and let the cold air in? Do you need to cover yourself first?
    - andreareina 4y ago
      Crack the door open, reach through and flip the switch. It's only going to be momentarily cold and if covering is required a quick wrap of the towel will suffice. I take your point though :)
    - cjrp 4y ago
      None of the above; I use the pull cord switch to turn the light on
  - yencabulator 4y ago
    I've been in a multi-stall public bathroom where a person leaving turned off all the lights. For private bathrooms, I would much prefer to have the light control fully within my control while I am inside the bathroom.
- dsr_ 4y ago
  In codes written before GFCI, making sure you can't electrocute yourself by accident could be achieved by: a) establishing a minimum distance between the sources of water and electrical switches that would have to be measured, inspected carefully, be expensive to re-do, and possibly not be practical inside a small bathroom, or b) requiring the switch to be outside the room Some locales chose b, and never updated.
  - happymellon 4y ago
    All bathrooms I've been in the UK have had a hanging cord for the pull light switch, this enables usage of the light inside the bathroom. I've not seen a switch outside the bathroom since university.

pja 4y ago

Go to IKEA. Buy mixer tap. Install mixer tap?

vinay427 4y ago
1. I’m not permitted to do so in my current housing situation (a temporary thing). 2. I would still occasionally need to use public toilets with separate taps. I realise I phrased this as an issue with my specific sink, but I meant more broadly the situation in less-recently renovated buildings in the UK.

WirelessGigabit 4y ago

Mandatory Giphy: https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/5p9xfs/wash_yo_hands/ https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/5p9xfs/wash_yo_hands/ Also mandatory explanation why UK historically has had 2 taps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHgUu_8KgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfHgUu_8KgA Which in the end is understandable. It's outdated. What isn't understandable is having the light switch OUTSIDE of the friggin' restroom.

andreareina 4y ago
Because that’s where there’s light to find the switch ;) Seriously I’ve never had a problem with the switch being inside or outside as long as it’s by the door
- rrobukef 4y ago
  Here's a scenario: you took a nice long hot bath. It got dark outside. You get out and want to turn on the light. Do you want to open the door and let the cold air in? Do you need to cover yourself first?
  - andreareina 4y ago
    Crack the door open, reach through and flip the switch. It's only going to be momentarily cold and if covering is required a quick wrap of the towel will suffice. I take your point though :)
  - cjrp 4y ago
    None of the above; I use the pull cord switch to turn the light on
- yencabulator 4y ago
  I've been in a multi-stall public bathroom where a person leaving turned off all the lights. For private bathrooms, I would much prefer to have the light control fully within my control while I am inside the bathroom.
dsr_ 4y ago
In codes written before GFCI, making sure you can't electrocute yourself by accident could be achieved by: a) establishing a minimum distance between the sources of water and electrical switches that would have to be measured, inspected carefully, be expensive to re-do, and possibly not be practical inside a small bathroom, or b) requiring the switch to be outside the room Some locales chose b, and never updated.
- happymellon 4y ago
  All bathrooms I've been in the UK have had a hanging cord for the pull light switch, this enables usage of the light inside the bathroom. I've not seen a switch outside the bathroom since university.