That particular handle, I would move as Figure A, so that the red dot moved toawrds the top.
However… some single-handle taps I have seen (such as the ones in the gym I go to) are hooked up so that moving the handle as in Figure B turns on the hot water. The top part of the tap moves toward the left, or hot, side. I think. On the other hand, you move the one in my kitchen as in Figure A (except horizontally).
Drat. Now I’m confused.
Should I add the the light switch in my bathropom is wired upside down?
Oh, and one more thing. I’ve lived in central New Mexico (within an hour of Albuquerque, but never in Abq) my whole life. In alot of older houses, the hot and cold water lines are, in fact, reversed. My friends and I came to the conclusion that it was because non English speakers who were installing them assumed the “H” was for “heilo” or ice, and the “C” was for “caliente”, or hot. This was not uncommon at all, and, like I said, it was mostly older houses.
(Please excuse me if I spelled heilo and/or caliente wrong.)
As installed, the faucets are in violation of the International Plumbing Code, (this is the almost universally-used base that any local codes are built upon) which calls for hot water to be what comes out when you turn the tap on the left or move the handle to the left:
607.4 Flow of hot water to fixtures. Fixture fittings, faucets and diverters shall be installed and adjusted so that the
flow of hot water from the fittings corresponds to the left-hand side of the fixture fitting.
So which position is “off”? If figure A is “off”, then I can sort of understand it. Turn the faucet counter-clockwise to start the flow (of cold water), turn it further to change to warm and then hot.
That’s what I thought too, for the same reason. Then again, these kind of faucets constantly stump me so I just turn them back and forth till I find the direction that works.
My sister’s kitchen sink is sort of like ** Who_me?'s** mom’s. It works like Figure B. I hate that shit, although hers has a more sophisticated system of multiple blue and red arrows. I much prefer the straightforward design than this stupid fancy schmancy bullshit.
I was just noticing that her bathroom sink does not have removable access for a snake(no access in the drain pipe below the sink either). You have to bend over to read the microwave oven display. Her cutting board pulls out and down and blocks access to an often used cabinet. Her beautiful stainless steel dishwasher has no exterior controls so that a casual user cannot figure out whether or not it is on, let alone how it works. I think her interior decorator is a moron.
My folks got a new kitchen faucet at some point - I think right before or after I moved, because I haven’t been around it long enough to figure it out.
Up is on and Down is off…but I have yet to take the time to see if “towards blue - away from red” means hot or cold. The water doesn’t get hot quick enough for me to stick around to find out, so I just position it in the middle and get a quick cup of water.
I’m sure it’s set up right otherwise my dad would be complaining. It’s just too fancy for me
