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Our shower is leaking and the wall in the room behind it has moisture into the plaster halfway up the wall. We've turned off the water to the shower and haven't used it for a week. I like to have a shower every day so would like to get it sorted asap. We've had a plumber guy round that I found in the yellow pages and he said he'd ask around what might be needed to get it working again but that was 5 days ago & he hasn't come back to me yet so I want to try and sort it myself.
The shower is classed as a 'built in' shower and looks like this.
[img] http://imgur.com/eDzNEnu [/img]
It is also a possibility that the grout & sealant in the cubicle could be leaking (or possibly both) but we think the shower is the main culprit as there was water leaking through the tap when it was turned off, so something has definately failed there. What I really want to avoid is taking off the tiles and I'm hoping that the main sort of barrel thing above just pulls out and I can replace it. The shower is a triton make and that model from looking on their website is no longer available.
What I need to know is.... is the built in showers made by triton a standard size so I can just buy one similar and it can be fitted without having to change the size of the hole, ripping off tiles etc.
Or any other advice anyone can give would be gratefully received.
Thanks.
If it's leaked enough to seep through into the room behind then I'd probably be expecting to have to rip the whole lot out to dry the wall out properly and assess what needs doing to give a permanent solution before making good.
If there's a leak it might be worth checking insurance policies. Oddly, they don't normally cover fixing the leak but making good afterwards may well be covered.
Your best hope is that when the outer ring is removed the leak is visible and easily rectified. If not it will be tiles off or get in from the other side. If it's just a stud wall as this will probably need to be ripped off anyway so might be the best way in. The wall the tiles are on may well be knackered anyway by now but obviously that is the wall you want to save the most unless you ave enough spare tiles, can buy more (and hope they match or put up with it) or plan to re-tile anyway.
Also see if it's worth claiming (excess ad policy hikes). It may well be now but if it needs a new shower then as above this cost will be down to you and that could be quite expensive for a decent one.
Whereabouts in staffs are you?
ooPS picture fail.
I'm im Stoke Soops. Can you help?
This is the reason why my en suite shower valve has an access hatch in the office wall behind it, covered with a calendar.
what's the plumbing equivalent of stw where I can pose this questions to many people with the right experience?
www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk
bear in mind that people who actually work for living might not be on here during the day. You may get more responses this evening.
A google around will normally turn up technical documents for most types of shower valves, including dimensions.
Very good website for diagnosis and spare parts.
Fixed my shower for £10 due to that site.
Pick your shower from the list:
http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/triton