Have you ever thought about which way to turn the sink handle to turn on the water? Probably not! We just use muscle memory and turn them on. Not so much in the U.K.! We’ve run into sink handles everywhere – toilets, kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks – naturally. Some of the handles turn clockwise, some turn counter clockwise. Some of the sinks even have the hot water handle turning one way and the cold water handle turning the opposite direction.
I’ve splashed myself a few times when turning the handle the wrong way! It’s a mystery to me.
At least these 2 handles for HOT and COLD turn ON and OFF in the same directions.
These two handles turn in opposite directions.
Just in case you aren’t sure there’s hot water, you get a warning!
A warning sign but no fixtures. This one was in a Men’s room Mark used.