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clemep8 t1_jec1e59 wrote

Reply to comment by starliz in This sink at my university has separate taps for hot and cold water by exciter33

Separate hot and cold in a house in the US? I'm surprised. I haven't seen that in a house newer than about 50 years old. My grandmother's house had these types of faucets, but it's almost 100 years old.

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starliz t1_jefs0hj wrote

Born and raised in the US. Lived in/visited multiple states. Apartments, condos, hotels, homes. All had dual faucets in the bathroom.

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Illustrious-Scar-526 t1_jeg88x7 wrote

Does it get below freezing at those places? I have lived in very nice and very poor places in the south, but I have never seen dual faucets anywhere except for a maintenance closet with a sink or something like that. Definitely not in anything residential though. Makes me wonder if it has to do with pipes freezing or something.

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starliz t1_jegdrhc wrote

Nope. They are on display in Lowes and Home Depot. I think it is a personal preference. It may be based on builders and them buying things in lots. Their designers may make the decision to buy one over the other.

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