bath shower seal leaking at hinge

Not the best news TBH, but this problem is only being moved side to side at the moment and not fixed. Hi all, it's our first time having a bathroom redone. Sign up for a new account in our community. The plumber had fitted the cheapest shower head he could find, I looked it up, £3.99. Get it Tomorrow, Feb 18. FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon. I have this kind of screen where I stay in London. This resulted in such a large amount of water hitting the screen that some inevitably squeezed through the small hole. I knew it had been leaking though, so I switched it on with the shower directed at the corner of the bath. Can we hold off paying the whole bill in the meantime or will we get into trouble? There is no way to fit it other than how it is fitted but there is a gap between where the seal (which rests on the bath) and where the fixed part of the shower screen is jst in the corner. £11.99 £ 11. Has everyone forgotten that this is a screen for a shower ?!? Not done "twice" but two separate applications, each done once. FREE Delivery on your first order shipped by Amazon. ECOSPA Bath Shower Screen Door Seal for 4-6mm Glass Up to 20 mm Gap. 3.9 out of 5 stars 1,088. Then, using a spirit level, he found that a corner of the bath was dipping (towards the wall). But the seal is tight on the middle of the bath to the extent that you put your Knee on bath to open. That's exactly where there is a small hole in my one. JavaScript is disabled. You will not cure this if you try and cut corners sorry. Biggest issue is where two impermeable surfaces such as a bath and a screen meet, there is nothing mechanical for the sealant to bond to so it's pretty much a question of how good is your sealant. Bath Screen Hinge Leaking: Andrew May: 10/16/11 3:27 AM: Have just fitted a Bath Screen of the type with a fixed glass panel and a hinged screen. Order line 0330 123 4123; Project list ; Customer services; Log in or register; Search. @Onoff The proposal isn't to lift one of the legs, it's to wedge a batten under the actual dog ear corner of the bath. Finish with a bead of silicone sealant down the outside edge of the wall channel. It does seem that we've a mixture of both here......if the manufacturer hasn't allowed for anyone to actually use the shower. The bath was sealed along its edges after tiling was done, but I'm not sure whether a layer was applied prior to tiling too. This screen needs to be removed from the bath, just the screen, and then cleaned and refitted less the excess / incorrectly appid sealant. How to fix a leaking shower or bath. Snap on Shower Door Seals that can be cut to size. Get it as soon as Mon, Feb 22. ''Silicone on outside edge only'', that way any water getting in the frame will run into the bath. Shower Screen Seals and Bath Screen Seals for straight glass. Because your installer has not observed this critical criteria you now have water filling up inside the chrome profiles, and it's finding any way out it can eg through the gaps your first pic denotes, and the same gaps inside. I bet this was all in the installation instructions that came with the screen too . 98. that corner up with a wooden piece below the bath, then redo the tiles. and wring them out. in the Plumbing Forum | Plumbing Advice area at PlumbersForums.net, Welcome to PlumbersForums.net - The international free. Firstly I have to say the silicone is a mess around the bath screen. The head was very small and so the water came out at a steep angle to cover a larger area. @Dbas, if your into removing tiles, and the bath turns out to be unfit for purpose, then I'd seriously consider a square ( D-shaped ) shower bath with a half fixed / half hinged screen. I have had a new thicker seal fitted recently but the problem is still there. The last one clearly shows the gap behind / under the wall tiles, void of any sealant. Nick will be along shortly! edit to add : this is common tbh, and I see it all the time. But I would prefer a long term solution, instead of having problems crop up again in a couple of years from having a quick fix now. Water could obviously get past the rubber seal strip at bottom if water can pool below it. Only 11 left in stock. Bathstore shower screen the glass pilar end is about 1/2" to 3/4" higher than the bath edge so the seal on the glass does not fit, thus leaking. Also make sure that if a new bottom seal is needed that you do not pay for this, the company doing the work should do. The strip is the exact length of the door, so when it terminates at the door hinge water can flow over the corner. Despite the design being anything but standard, and most of the fittings again being anything but bloody standard, I've had constant problems with the shower screen leaking. We've asked for this to be looked at, and someone has come back twice to fix this with an excessive amount of sealant, but water still seeps through. Does it leak underneath the seal or through the wee gap between the seal and the bottom of the hinge? If you knock it as you get in and it isn't properly aligned then water gets under it, it also gets past the end and onto the floor. I'm sure the bathroom fitter would suggest the quickest solution, understandably. £8.49 £ 8. On the inside, the sealant is at the bottom horizontally and vertically. Very bad leak from upstairs Bathrooms - Urgent Need for Help & Advice, Pipework under sink and bathroom basin with pics query, Bad Smells from Washing Machine/Kitchen Sink, Thermostat and Valve Actuator reverse problem, GRANT 26 COMBI OIL FIRED BOILER. Any advice is most welcomed on how we can solve the leaks! I don't use plasterboard but have stripped out quite a few developers bathrooms/showers after only a couple of years due to material failure & poor workmanship, enough said. Croydex Universal Shower Door Seal Kit - AM160532. You can pull the door in towards you so that half of the plastic strip forms a seal with the aluminum strip - however this angle leaves a wider gap where the door joins the panel, for water to flow down and out as mentioned above. How are you all doing? Our Shower seals are made out of high grade polycarbonate materials and have excellent durability and strength.

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