Are these taps turning the correct way? (Photo)

nofoollikeold

1. Yes it is a convention intended to help the visually impaired.  
2. Sometime bath taps are fitted the other way around.  If fitted in the classic hot - left, cold - right, layout, depending on the orientation of the bath it can leave the hot tap accessible by little fingers, with a potential risk of scalding.  
3. Councils and housing associations are usually very tight for money, and won't pay to have a proper job done.  As a result, they find it difficult to get decent work done by people who know what they are doing.  
4. I agree with ThisIsWeird.  It's very poor quality work and should be reported in writing to the council. 
5. You also need to ensure you are not blamed for the damage he has caused when you reach the end of your tenancy.  

ripplyuk

It’s hard to get a good photo but you can just about see those holes where the indices should sit. They’re all around it. 

ThisIsWeird

ripplyuk said:

It’s hard to get a good photo but you can just about see those holes where the indices should sit. They’re all around it. 

Don't worry about that from a 'leaking' point of view, just from every other point :-(

ThisIsWeird

ripplyuk said:

@ThisIsWeird There are holes in that groove for the indices, all around it. On my last taps it was solid but these are not. 

These contractors are paid regardless of what (if any) work they do so it’s inevitable that they won’t care but the amount of damage they do every time they’re here is getting ridiculous so I might have to contact my local councillor. The same contractors reversed into my car and drove off, causing £3K of damage. Then this year another contractor caused £700 of damage to the garden, which I didn’t think was even possible. 

I’ve just rang the council and they said to speak to the contractor so I did. They said the flooding is normal when changing taps and it should stop soon. They said they don’t know what to do about the rest of the damage 😕

Good lawd.

Go back to the council and tell them what these uncaring idiots told you. :-(

And contact your local councillor - they are often more inclined to kick some bottoms.

FreeBear

ripplyuk said: I’ve just rang the council and they said to speak to the contractor so I did. They said the flooding is normal when changing taps and it should stop soon. They said they don’t know what to do about the rest of the damage 😕

What a bunch of [redacted].

I've changed taps here, replumbed the entire central heating system along with the hot water pipes. Never, ever had flooding. Water has escaped on a couple of occasions, but this was always contained. The nearest I've got to a "flood" is a solder joint springing a leak - Wrapped a cloth round it and slipped a small tray underneath which stopped the water going everywhere while the system was drained down.

35har1old

ripplyuk said:

A plumber has just been in to change the bath taps. They both turn on by pushing the lever to the right. Is this correct? My kitchen taps are the opposite; both are pushed to the outside to turn on. 

Also, he didn’t add the tap indices. I found the blue one lying around in all the mess he made but there’s no sign of a red one. This adds to my feeling that these are both ‘cold’ taps. There are holes where the indices should be fitted and I’m worried that any water splashed on them will end up on the floorboards underneath the bath. 

Perhaps they are not a pair of taps and somebody has two that turn left

Ganga

Or as some one said the plumber has changed one tap for another council tenant and kept the other for himself and then charged the council for a pair on this job. the fact they caused water damage is shamefull.

sgun

My bathroom basin hot tap turns the wrong way (my fault, replaced it with a cold tap in error). It doesn't matter to us so I've left it but whenever we have people round someone always leaves it running, they can turn it on the wrong way but seem completely unable to comprehend that it needs turning off the wrong way too. 

Also it has nearly been wrenched off a couple of times by people trying to turn it off the wrong way. We have to leave a little note next to it now when we have people over 😂  So definitely get them back to replace it!

danrv

ripplyuk said:

My kitchen taps are the opposite; both are pushed to the outside to turn on.

Yes. That's how they should be. 
I fitted Swirl quarter turn taps to my bath. Hot left, cold right. 
As mentioned, that's a bad job, using whatever's knocking about. In this case, two cold taps by the look of it. 
Hopefully they're tightened down OK otherwise water could get through the tap mounting holes.

ThisIsWeird

FreeBear said:

ripplyuk said: I’ve just rang the council and they said to speak to the contractor so I did. They said the flooding is normal when changing taps and it should stop soon. They said they don’t know what to do about the rest of the damage 😕

What a bunch of [redacted].

I've changed taps here, replumbed the entire central heating system along with the hot water pipes. Never, ever had flooding. Water has escaped on a couple of occasions, but this was always contained. The nearest I've got to a "flood" is a solder joint springing a leak - Wrapped a cloth round it and slipped a small tray underneath which stopped the water going everywhere while the system was drained down.

But still you got your H and C mixed up :-)