{"id":3600,"date":"2012-05-21T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heatherbarton.com\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2021-05-23T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T22:48:26","slug":"faucets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heatherbarton.com\/?p=3600","title":{"rendered":"Faucets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Faucet makers & designers,<\/p>\n

WHY is the hot on the left?<\/p>\n

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Hopefully the wave of the future!<\/p><\/div>\n

It makes NO sense.  No SENSE, I tell you!!  Which hand do I always use therefore it is the dirtiest?  My right hand… so which  hand is clean to turn the knob?  My left.<\/p>\n

Where is the problem, you say?<\/p>\n

Ha!!!!<\/p>\n

You need hot?  You don’t need hot…. you WANT hot to wash off all that dirt and that hot is conveniently on the left for your left hand.<\/p>\n

But what happens when I turn on the hot faucet?  My tankless water heater immediately starts using natural gas & electricity to shoot hot water thru my pipes to get to my demand.<\/p>\n

Oh, but it doesn’t get there before I’ve finished washing my hands!?!  Noooooooooo!!!!   (Unless the dishwasher is running, if I’m using the kitchen sink or the shower is running if I’m using the upstairs sink!)  So what have I succeeded in doing OTHER than cleaning????  WASTED electricity and natural gas!!<\/p>\n

And lets face it… its not HOT water that gets the dirt off, its the soap.  Hot water is for our vanity and comfort.   Grow a Pair!!<\/p>\n

So in my efforts to change my consumption I’ve been trying to stop this habit.. but I keep forgetting to reach OVER!  So every trip to the bathroom, every wash during meal preparation or for any other reason…. seems to be followed by a frustrated grunt of…..<\/p>\n

Dammit!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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