Roger wrote:
Cold taps came first and as 90% of the population are right handed the
obvious place for the cold tap is on the right. Having the hot tap on
the left also helps the wimps in the UK as the hot tap is still often
low pressure and easier to turn off.


If you or someone have just suffered a burn and you are in panic to
apply cold water, the dominant right hand should be closer to the cold tap.

However if you are left handed, or have suffered a burn to the right
hand, than it will take just a little longer to register a work around
to this ;-)

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Adrian C