Which way do faucets turn??
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Comments (14)Our tub is rectangular and the sinks are either square or rectangular, I cant remember. We went with Kohler Archer for the tub & sinks. I dont have pics of vanities or anything because this is a new build. The vanity is going to be 7 ft long which includes 3" flutes with plinth blocks on each end. I'll probably do a darker stain. I think Im leaning toward the TOTO Carlyle. Seems to be classic but yet has cleaner lines, not too ornate. I think it might help marry the modern & classic Im going for. hudson - Thanks for your suggestion! Ive looked at the Delta Dryden before and I think its almost too rigid and boxy for our purposes. The MICO is nice, I just know nothing about that brand....See Morewhich way should tap handles turn?
Comments (7)"I have a widespread faucet with cross handles. The were installed by a previous owner to turn as if they were levers. I'm a right-tight, left-loose kind of guy so it always made me crazy to turn the cold handle the "wrong" way. " I had this problem as well - it arose because the faucets could be ordered with lever or cross handles, but the valves were the same either way (and not reversible). I had to order an additional one of the cold valve (or hot, forget which) to get them to turn correctly. These were Grohe, so not cheap (although perhaps Chinese now)....See MoreDo you turn on your faucet with your right hand?
Comments (25)I have a Hansgrohe HighArc faucet with a large single "D" sink (Blanco Silgranite). Obviously the faucet should be mounted on the side. Since I'm right-handed I chose the right side after a lot of consideration. There were countertop complications and placing the faucet on the left was proposed. After considerable more thought I became more convinced to have it on the right. If it were on the left the lever would have to be rotated back to the backsplash. (Rotate forward to get warmer water.) On the right it's rotated toward the sink and provides cold water by default. Rotate back to get warmer water. From my new practical experience with a side-postitioned, side-lever faucet with a single sink I have come to the conclusion that it should be on your "natural" side (for this setup). When doing the simple functions, such as filling a glass of water, it doesn't really make much difference; it's pretty easy to adjust either way. For more complex tasks I usually turn on the faucet and use both hands; in this case I want the faucet to be on my "natural" side where I can more easily control the initial temperature and stream direction. Finally, this faucet is a pull-down without a lock-down spray mode. Again, I want the faucet on my natural side for washing down the large sink, etc. It's more awkward to reach across the sink to pull down and use the faucet if it is on my "un-natural" side. Most of the hand movements will be with the faucet head....See MoreWhich way do lilies bloom?
Comments (6)They will all lean toward the sun. Your stems will have the flowers mostly in the sunny side. What marla is describing are Upfacing, Outfacing, or Dowward facing varieties. That is dependent on the culivar, and has nothing to do with the light source. You can have anyone of those 3 types, and still have it leaning toward the sun. As long as you are not dealing with the extremes of planting against a house, though, it might not be noticeable. They need a certain number of hours of sunlight a day. If they have that minimum, they are much less likely to show any leaning, though you still may have more blooms on one side than on the other....See Morehomepro01
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