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For context, I just took a smelly turd. I went to go to the bathroom to wash my hands. There's the option of either hot or cold, individually. I prefer warm, but that's simply impossible. It's either get the brief bit of warmth then scold your hands off or freeze your hands off. Is there a technique I should be using to stop my hands from getting third degree burns? What am I supposed to do?
For context, I just took a smelly turd. I went to go to the bathroom to wash my hands. There's the option of either hot or cold, individually. I prefer warm, but that's simply impossible. It's either get the brief bit of warmth then scold your hands off or freeze your hands off. Is there a technique I should be using to stop my hands from getting third degree burns? What am I supposed to do?

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[–] [Deleted] 3 points (+3|-0)

Do you have a plug?
[–] GuyIDisagreeWith 1 points (+1|-0)

Indeed. If the owners make such a bad decision they deserve the water bill.
[–] KillBill 1 points (+1|-0)

Usually this is from older houses where mixing taps were reserved for the well-off back in the day. Its not uncommon in Australia and New Zealand. Also here the water bills aren't really geared to user pays so it doesn't encourage water saving.

[–] bitbomb 2 points (+2|-0)

Scold your hands. Bad hands.

Also I don't think I've ever seen a sink like this, with a faucet for hot and a faucet for cold. Pic?
[–] ohphukimintrouble [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

https://images.theconversation.com/files/44539/original/x6hyrr5t-1395635592.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip
[–] Mattvision 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

Check some hardware stores and see if you can find something like this or this that fits your sink.
[–] jobes 1 points (+1|-0)

I just imagine him putting a 5 gallon bucket on the floor with a hose from each tap feeding into it
[–] KillBill 2 points (+2|-0) Edited

In a pinch a plastic coke bottle will do as a temporary hot/cold mixer. Other wise the general method is turn both taps on, fill up your hands with hot while its heating up then add some cold if needed. If you have gas then do the opposite cup your hands full of colder water then fill with hot until its the right temp then wash. Both methods just rinse with cold. Other wise a plumber will fix it for you but it will cost 150-200 bucks.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

i cant fathom why anybody would ever install such an awful faucet but if you deflect the cold stream off your hand into the warm stream, you might be able to feel warm water on the other hand... good luck washing it though, guess its only rinses from here on out.
[–] jobes 0 points (+0|-0)

Let me guess, this is the sink in the bathroom with the crooked toilet?
[–] OeeThaGreat 0 points (+0|-0)

Try turning on both at the same time and switch between streams of hot and cold depending on how your hands feel.
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