Kitchen sink faucet use question — who is to blame: Person 1 or Person 2?

There is in my house... (enough hot water to scald)

This situation is not possible, and is likely public perception data mining for the next brainwash.

There is no faucet arrangement anywhere in the world that would do this without clearly indicating where the water temp is set. Even on the single handle hot/cold faucets. left hot, right cold.

Person 1 uses the kitchen sink faucet on hot water. When done, he closes the faucet. He does NOT turn it to cold water before shutting off.

Person 2 arrives a few minutes later, turns the faucet on, and puts his hands immediately underneath the water, and ends up burning himself.

Is Person 1 to blame for not turning the water to cold first before shutting the faucet, or is Person 2 to blame for not waiting a moment before using the water?

Do you stand beneath the shower then turn it on. Or turn it on and then stand beneath.

They plump when you cook'em!

It essentially at boil levels...and hotter water is always better where possible, brightbulb.

If it happened more than once, person 2 is a very slow learner.

In America faucets have a Hot water line and a cold water line. So this is not an issue.

Ain't buying it. Turn the frikken water tank down, jeez.

If you have kids, you should lower the tank temp. I used to keep it cranked up, until my youngest got burned in the shower. That was 30 years ago and it's never been a problem with the lower temp setting.

Cost me about $16 month to heat water. Next time around I'm going with a tankless heater.

Person 2 is to blame for assuming the water would be safe to touch.
When you assume, you make an ass out of both of us.

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You should NOT have to run cold water when you're done-that just wastes water.

Person 2 should notice that the faucet is turned to HOT from the last person so should be carefull.

Both don't care and rely on others.

In America faucets have a Hot water line and a cold water line. So this is not an issue.

:sweater: And the subject of our next exciting thread will be: Should the toilet paper go over or under? :roll:

Entirely cat dependent.

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