The home is a place of comfort, sanctuary and also a little mystery. A plumber has taken to TikTok to share his wise words about the house - including solving an age-old mystery of why hot and cold taps must always be in the same position.
Fraser Hoehle shared a popular TikTok video where he explained why the hot tap is always on the left and cold tap is on the right. He said: "“The hot on the right hand side of a bath is always correct. It stops young kids scolding their hands.
"And in basins and kitchen sinks and stuff like that, the hot’s on the left and cold’s on the right and it’s for blind people so they always know. But there are people who f*** that up."
As reported by Liverpool Echo, the video has subsequently gone viral, being shared widely by social media users who were no doubt keen to share their newly acquired knowledge. TikTok users rushed to have their say in reply to his revelation.
One replied saying: "I knew that hot on the left was for blind folk, but never knew about it being different for a bath! Learn something new every day."
A second said: "When I first moved into my new build the plumbers had the taps marked correct but the hot was on the cold and cold on the hot."
Another chimed in with: "I’m not a plumber or anything but my dad always taught me this growing up. However my house is back to front."
