Why do you all insist on using these sinks?

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  1. “It’s because the water from the hot tap is not drinkable due to being from the tank.”

    “What about the cold tap”

    “Jury’s out”

  2. Because they come from different tanks and the hot water is dangerous to drink it was believed the hot could contaminate the cold if the systems were linked by singular tap.

  3. These exist due to old regulations and inertia.

    Mixing taps were previously prohibited in British (and Irish) code due to the risk of cross contamination of the hot and cold systems.

  4. Back in the day they had a few types of sinks and a few types of toilets.

    Then the EU and all sorts of trade deals happened and people got notions and decided they want to spit their toothpaste on a designer sink worth a few grand and they want doors on the shelves under it but it has to be off the floor so that it can be mopped under.

    Now when somebody’s toilet or sink breaks I have to either swap it out or spend hours looking for the suppliers.

    There’s a 300 euro toilet seat now, only brand that fits the holes in the pan, and there is a concealed cistern that to get parts you have to sit in a showroom on the naas Road, be lucky to get a salesman that knows what he’s at, pay him and then drive to his warehouse diw the road and get the parts from there when the paperwork comes through.

  5. Because they are the best, you put in some hot water and if it is too hot put in some cold. Those other taps are either too hot or too cold, you are constantly adjusting them.

  6. Afaik the sink is kitchen, basin bathroom. Anyway low pressure systems with loft tanks meant only drinking water from taps was via mains supply in ktchen. Twin taps still default, seem more robust.

  7. What’s wrong with it, theyre simple to use, just turn on both taps, quickly swipe hands from hot to cold/cold to hot for an even temperature… and don’t forget to splash your crotch while doing so!.

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