and not a temperature regulator as would actually be needed...
2006-10-10 09:12:58 · 18 answers · asked by So British 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
its because of the way our plumbing developed, we used to have immersion system heating which meant all the hot water was stored in a hot tank...which took a few hours to warm up enough hot water for a bath.
so, you wouldn't want to waste it by running it all off through a mixer tap.
2006-10-10 09:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by andylefty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a mystery isn't it? Why in the 21st century, whenever someone decides to outfit a bathroom, don't they just automatically get a mixer tap?
I've never understood it either...
Because we like it that way? Cobblers do we! Every tap I have ever bought was a mixer tap!
I don't believe it's a euro thing. It's a brit thing. I think it has a lot to do with cheapness and penny pinching actually, especially in a workplace setting or public amenity. A pair of cheapie single taps are probably less expensive than a mixer tap.
2006-10-10 09:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some bathrooms have French-style mixer taps now, but there is nothing wrong with the traditional style of tap. The temperature is regulated by the heating thermostat.
2006-10-10 09:20:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have a mixer tap if you wish but UK bath sinks are usually a bit on the small side (for face washing etc) and so a mixer tap would actually get in the way.
Plus ...... because we want to & we're bright enough to mix our own hot/cold water in the sink to the temp we require :O)
2006-10-10 09:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by nickthesurfer 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You will need to check the valves in the tap as it seems these are failing or the washers are sticking Are they cheap taps? If yes replace with decent ones with a gaurantee If no chase the gaurantee on them
2016-03-28 03:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Shane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean a mixer tap? Some do, we're just tough enough to cope with extreme heat or cold! :)
2006-10-10 09:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by claire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What, those stupid systems where you only have one long tap thing that goes left or right for hot and cold? I prefer what we've got, ta!
2006-10-10 09:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the way its always been and if it aint broke it dont need fixing, we have coped for years with two taps and no regulator, why change now?
2006-10-10 09:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by emmamac14 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So you can have hot water or cold water duh! or hot and cold at the same time. I hate those com bi taps that are getting popular, they are rubbish! You get burnt by one part and frozen by another. They don't combine the water it just comes out of the same hole
2006-10-10 09:43:14 · answer #9 · answered by As You Like It 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
single taps are cheaper than mixers
2006-10-10 09:15:13 · answer #10 · answered by The Boss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋