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Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are... by the__alchemist on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @12:06AM (#26550984)
Here are some considerations:

- Modern homes tend to have large kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms, and open common areas. People may prefer this over the misc-rooms approach that's more common in older places.

- Old homes in the US may not have 3-pronged outlets

- Old homes may have faucets that don't stick out far enough to get your hands under. Ones in the UK may have separate faucets for hot and cold. (Is the intent to fill the basin? Rapidly move your hands between the two?) You're more likely to have touchy shower temp controls

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Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are... by fennecfoxen on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @12:20AM (#26551080)
The intent is to fill the basin.
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Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are... by eurasiantiger on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @01:53AM (#26551564)
The intent is not to die of waterborne infection.
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Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are... by wishinghand on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @02:39AM (#26551786)
What's the risk of that? Never heard of that happening to anyone in my experience of living my whole life the USA with single faucet sinks.
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Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are... by SimonPStevens on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @03:32AM (#26552093)
Short video by Tom Scott on the subject for those interested.

https://youtu.be/HfHgUu_8KgA

tldw; Older homes in the UK had a water storage tank in the roof space that fed the water heating tank. This couldn't be classified as drinking water so wasn't allowed to be combined with the safe mains water that fed the cold tap. These days modern houses mostly use combi-boilers with no storage tank, so mostly both hot and cold are drinkable and it's not an issue. But preferences still lean towards the separate taps.

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