Hi

When we moved into our house we found that (for some reason best known
to themselves) the vendor had removed the (ceramic ?) part of the
bathroom taps that say "Hot" and "Cold". The taps are "edwardian" in
style. I'd like to get hold of replacements. Can anyone guide me as to
what these parts are called (indexes springs to mind..) and where I
might get hold of some ?

Thanks

Paul

In article , phigham
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The taps are "edwardian" in
style. I'd like to get hold of replacements. Can anyone guide me as to
what these parts are called (indexes springs to mind..) and where I
might get hold of some ?

Nick 'em from the display models on show at your local DIY shed?

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Mike Tomlinson wrote:
In article , phigham
writes

The taps are "edwardian" in
style. I'd like to get hold of replacements. Can anyone guide me as
to what these parts are called (indexes springs to mind..) and where
I might get hold of some ?

Nick 'em from the display models on show at your local DIY shed?

I like that idea :-)

not completely on-thread (like most of my posts), but maybe a laugh
for you all

I went to stay in a four-star (it was when it was built) hotel in the
Thrace region of Turkey.

As I was grubby after a hard days work, I was pleased to see that hot
water was available for a bath - in fact too hot to touch...

So I opened the cold tap, lo and behold, that was running scaldingly
hot as well...

Had to leave the full bath about an hour to cool down before I could
get in!!!

On 22 Nov 2003 03:44:07 -0800, (phigham) wrote:

Hi

When we moved into our house we found that (for some reason best known
to themselves) the vendor had removed the (ceramic ?) part of the
bathroom taps that say "Hot" and "Cold". The taps are "edwardian" in
style. I'd like to get hold of replacements. Can anyone guide me as to
what these parts are called (indexes springs to mind..) and where I
might get hold of some ?

Thanks

Paul

Or " Indices" even :-)
Stuart

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On 22 Nov 2003 03:44:07 -0800, (phigham) wrote:

Hi

When we moved into our house we found that (for some reason best known
to themselves) the vendor had removed the (ceramic ?) part of the
bathroom taps that say "Hot" and "Cold". The taps are "edwardian" in
style. I'd like to get hold of replacements. Can anyone guide me as to
what these parts are called (indexes springs to mind..) and where I
might get hold of some ?

Thanks

Paul

Or " Indices" even :-)
Stuart

In the UK hot should always be on the left.


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On 22 Nov 2003 03:44:07 -0800, (phigham) wrote:

In the UK hot should always be on the left.


Not necessarily

I put the cold tap on the left in the bathroom sink, I'm right handed
and if I'm e.g. holding my toothbrush, I can control the water with my
left hand (which is actually completely untrue, but the best reason I
can come up with offhand)
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:36:25 +0000, geoff wrote:

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On 22 Nov 2003 03:44:07 -0800, (phigham) wrote:

In the UK hot should always be on the left.


That's a 'should' not an 'is'.



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"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
In the UK hot should always be on the left.


That's a 'should' not an 'is'.

Yes, the bathroom hot taps are on the right (and on the left in the
kitchen). When the house was refurbed by the previous owner, they
moved in mysterious ways...like putting the mains cold feed to the the
bathroom sink and nicking the tap indeces (that's the word I was
searching for). Now, where can I get these ?

Paul

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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:36:25 +0000, geoff wrote:

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"Stuart" wrote in message
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On 22 Nov 2003 03:44:07 -0800, (phigham) wrote:

In the UK hot should always be on the left.


That's a 'should' not an 'is'.

Why is it even 'should'? I would have said "is often on the left".

geoff wrote:

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"Stuart" wrote in message
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On 22 Nov 2003 03:44:07 -0800, (phigham) wrote:


In the UK hot should always be on the left.


Not necessarily

I put the cold tap on the left in the bathroom sink, I'm right handed
and if I'm e.g. holding my toothbrush, I can control the water with my
left hand (which is actually completely untrue, but the best reason I
can come up with offhand)

I am very irritated by this 'standard practice' particularly in the
kitchen, where I pick up the kettle in my right hand and have to cross
my left over it to fill it...same for large heavy sauxcepans.

Oh well.

I am very irritated by this 'standard practice' particularly
in the kitchen, where I pick up the kettle in my right hand
and have to cross my left over it to fill it

You could always pick up the kettle with your left hand. That way your right
hand to free to manipulate the taps and the lid, which requires greater
dexterity.

Christian.