Hi
I fitted a bath/shower 12 years ago and a few months ago it developed a leak.
It was basically at a coupler on 40mm solvent where my new white PVC joined the existing grey PVC.
I cut a hole in the ceiling and could also easily view it with the bath panel off but not access it from there.
I cut us hole between the joist centres and the leak was easily visible as the pipes were not aligned vertically. There was a fair amount of pressure needing applied to ‘push them up’ to get them aligned.
Imagine it as an as them joining like ‘V’ but obviously not that aggressive but both at and angle downwards and pressure is needed to push them up to align.
I can’t believe the existing single coupler lasted that long tbh!
I repaired it s 4/months ago but putting in a new short piece of pipe and a x2 couplers either end.
I also put some 120mm screws in on both the pipes to support them take the pressure totally off the now 2 couplers that are touching each other with piece 40mm pipe in middle.
So it a 2 coupler join but with stress/pipes supported.
It seems to leaking again and I’m not sure how to proceed as I can only presume a screw had dropped/fallen at an angle but I put I few in.
The pipes run with the joist so there’s no bogging so there’s a nice bit of play there.
I have no problem making the hole in ceiling longer if needed and getting it boarded/plastered.
Is there an inline flexi solvent I could put in place ?
I know it’s not ideal as it would hold a small amount of water but it would get rid if the misalignment/pressure on the couplers.
I’m surprised it has leaked tbh as it was well glued and all pipes fully into the couplers.
What I did do though is full the bath and run it about 10 mins after the repair! Could this have weakened the joint?
Another possibility is that I have just moved te problem/stress to another joint.
It comes out of a wall one end so is fixed and he’s to bath waste the other end with a T near there for a shower.
I was also thinking after googling that some ‘plumber’ had resolved this by just heating some 40mm and bending it. This taking the stress off the joins plus where there will be a bit of water holding it will be on the solid bend of the pipe and not on the joins.
I’ll try do a basic drawing later when I have chance.
Any advice ur appreciated.
I fitted a bath/shower 12 years ago and a few months ago it developed a leak.
It was basically at a coupler on 40mm solvent where my new white PVC joined the existing grey PVC.
I cut a hole in the ceiling and could also easily view it with the bath panel off but not access it from there.
I cut us hole between the joist centres and the leak was easily visible as the pipes were not aligned vertically. There was a fair amount of pressure needing applied to ‘push them up’ to get them aligned.
Imagine it as an as them joining like ‘V’ but obviously not that aggressive but both at and angle downwards and pressure is needed to push them up to align.
I can’t believe the existing single coupler lasted that long tbh!
I repaired it s 4/months ago but putting in a new short piece of pipe and a x2 couplers either end.
I also put some 120mm screws in on both the pipes to support them take the pressure totally off the now 2 couplers that are touching each other with piece 40mm pipe in middle.
So it a 2 coupler join but with stress/pipes supported.
It seems to leaking again and I’m not sure how to proceed as I can only presume a screw had dropped/fallen at an angle but I put I few in.
The pipes run with the joist so there’s no bogging so there’s a nice bit of play there.
I have no problem making the hole in ceiling longer if needed and getting it boarded/plastered.
Is there an inline flexi solvent I could put in place ?
I know it’s not ideal as it would hold a small amount of water but it would get rid if the misalignment/pressure on the couplers.
I’m surprised it has leaked tbh as it was well glued and all pipes fully into the couplers.
What I did do though is full the bath and run it about 10 mins after the repair! Could this have weakened the joint?
Another possibility is that I have just moved te problem/stress to another joint.
It comes out of a wall one end so is fixed and he’s to bath waste the other end with a T near there for a shower.
I was also thinking after googling that some ‘plumber’ had resolved this by just heating some 40mm and bending it. This taking the stress off the joins plus where there will be a bit of water holding it will be on the solid bend of the pipe and not on the joins.
I’ll try do a basic drawing later when I have chance.
Any advice ur appreciated.