[PW] Re: % ? Toilets in England

[Adrian Smith]

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Very often if you take the lid off the cistern you can reverse the whole caboodle so the lever would be on the left if that suited your home ... If the plumber is right-handed he probably sets it up with the lever on the right.
 
Adrian, Headingley

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From: project-wombat-fm-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org on behalf of Sylvia Milne
Sent: Fri 05/05/2006 17:43
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Subject: [PW] Re: ? Toilets in England



I suppose that one would first have to ask which side they usually are in
the US.
I have completely forgotten although I once lived there.
Public loos have a variety of flushes including buttons on the top and even
some where you just wave your hand in front of a button without having to
press it.
Rapidly thinking about my own and those belonging to family and friends, I'd
say that the flush handle is usually on the right. That's right as you face
the loo, not as when you are enthroned.
The chain type is very rare nowadays because people got rid of them.
This is a great pity because now they have become sought after as "original
features" and can increase the value of your house.
It just shows that you should never throw anything away.
I have just had a look at http://www.bathroomcity.co.uk/bathroomsuites.asp
and the vast majority of the bathrooms have loos with buttons on the top
The only one with a handle has it on the right.

Sylvia Milne

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Barna" <mbarna at albright.org>
To: "Project Wombat" <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: [PW] ? Toilets in England


>A patron has a picture of a toilet in England and the flush is on the
> opposite side from where the flush is on American toilets.  Her question
> is, is this standard for British toilets?  I have been to England but
> toilet flushes are not memories that I brought back with me.  I do
> remember some pull chains, though. What can I say?  It is Friday.
>

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