Not necessarily from the handle. The actual threading on the pipes should be opposite. Lefty tightly, righty loosely for gas. But that assumes it was done correctly and using the correct materials.
That’s not a given, MANY builders don’t follow code and local inspectors will still pass the home with obvious and dangerous flaws because they’re getting kickbacks.
Aren’t water and gas valve physically distinct?
Not necessarily from the handle. The actual threading on the pipes should be opposite. Lefty tightly, righty loosely for gas. But that assumes it was done correctly and using the correct materials.
That’s not a given, MANY builders don’t follow code and local inspectors will still pass the home with obvious and dangerous flaws because they’re getting kickbacks.