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Old 05-27-2018, 09:45 AM   #1
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Water faucet

why is cold water cartridge in rv backwards
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why is cold water cartridge in rv backwards
Because they put round knobs on a faucet that should have levers.

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Because they put round knobs on a faucet that should have levers.



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Is there any way to reverse it?
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Is there any way to reverse it?
Not with mine

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Because they put round knobs on a faucet that should have levers.

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Please explain.
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Old 05-27-2018, 11:40 AM   #6
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Yes, remove the handle and turn the cartridge 180 degrees replace the handle.
Builders don't take the time to check after the trailer is water tested.
Mine can’t be rotated due to a key on the cartridge and a notch on the valve body. If mine had levers, it would be correct, but it has round knobs, so the cold rotates the wrong way.

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Mine can’t be rotated due to a key on the cartridge and a notch on the valve body. If mine had levers, it would be correct, but it has round knobs, so the cold rotates the wrong way.

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My bad. I assumed again. I thought we were talking about single handles faucets.
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Mine can’t be rotated due to a key on the cartridge and a notch on the valve body. If mine had levers, it would be correct, but it has round knobs, so the cold rotates the wrong way.



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I tried rotating it but that I couldn’t turn the water off.
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Please explain.
The standard for 2-handled faucetry is:

Round handles: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off clockwise

Cross handles: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off counter-clockwise

Lever handles for lavatory faucets: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off counter-clockwise

Lever handles for tub or shower: one handle turns off clockwise or counter-clockwise, the other turns off in the opposite direction

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The standard for 2-handled faucetry is:



Round handles: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off clockwise



Cross handles: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off counter-clockwise



Lever handles for lavatory faucets: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off counter-clockwise



Lever handles for tub or shower: one handle turns off clockwise or counter-clockwise, the other turns off in the opposite direction



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Mine are: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off counter-clockwise.
If I cross the handles they are the opposite.
What I did is I took the hot off of a different faucet so: hot turns off clockwise, cold turns off clockwise.
Now I will have to order a couple sets of handles so all are the same.
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