And of course most haven't had hub caps as such for ages. From post war to about '70, they had a one piece wheel cover. Then for a couple of years a true hub cap with a chrome wheel rim trim too. After that alloy wheels became the norm.
"Bob Eager" wrote | raden wrote: | > >One could do the same with conventionally mounted taps...have a | > >little magnetised compass needle (on a movable bezel) inside | > >each one... | > Or ... one could get out a bit more | Indeed....the proper engineer's approach is surely not to have any | directionality to what's on the tap. Just make it red or blue!
I posted this before, but will post it again.
Owain
Following hot on the heels of the introduction of new wiring colours to harmonise British and European electrical installations, the EU is launching a consultation process into further integrating building construction methods across Europe.
Plumbing.
The marking of hot and cold taps with country- or language-specific designations such as 'H' & 'C' is an impediment to the free trade of plumbing fitting within the EU and does not accord with official EU policies on multilingualism. The EU is also concerned about the safety implications of a disparity of markings within the EU. The existing alphabetic-based legends are also contrary to the EU's policy on social inclusion for the literacy challenged. Accordingly, the Commission will introduce a Directive to ensure that all hot and cold taps are marked with Euro-standard pictograms of a snowflake for cold and a thermometer for hot. All new taps fitted after 4/2006 will have to comply with the Directive. Existing taps do not have to be replaced, but where a mix of old and new taps is present on an installation, an approved warning notice in all Community languages must be displayed adjacent to the mains water supply point.
The Commission is also concerned that the practice of putting the cold tap on the right is both handist and disablist, discriminating as it does against left-handed and one- or -no-handed persons. The Commission will in a forthcoming Euro Water Directive require all taps fitted from 4/2008 to be of an Approved Euro Tap design with equal access to both hot and cold tap-handles from either side together with a child-proof temperature limiter.
(c) me.
Dolphin? Spit!
We're talking about the latest Rolls.
It works well enough in France, where the taps are marked "C" (cold) and "F" (freezing).
I'm glad you did, I haven't seen it before..
But you owe me a new keyboard ...
Mary
In message , Owain writes
The end result will be that hot taps will be marked in light grey and cold taps in dark grey
Or the other way round ...
In message , Mary Fisher writes
Shhh, you'll get me all confused ...
And are marked C for hot ? :-)
There's been ongoing discussions for years about us converting to continental mains sockets. You know - the ones that go in the skirting boards. Should f*** part M good and proper.
Sorry. It wasn't deliberate. Honest!
Mary
and F for cold?
Chris
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