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Johnny000
Hi all. Apologies if this is not the right forum to post my question.
I recently purchased a house which had water leaking from the shower tray into the room below. It wasn't too bad but I could see the water marks in the ceiling. Since I'm not from the area, I got a few plumber recommendations from the local Facebook group. Anyway, the plumber came over and diagnosed that the issue was with the waste pipe - basically he had to cut a hole in the ceiling to be able to replace it. I had to wait until the day after to test the shower as the new seal had to be dry. This is when I noticed that the shower tray was getting flooded a few seconds after turning on the shower. By the way, this wasn't an issue before the new waste pipe was fitted.
I sent him a message and he came to check the problem. He told me it was a blockage in the flexible waste pipe - he tried using a powerful vacuum/blower and a plunger but neither fixed the problem. He then said I'd need to use a pipe unblocker fluid which I bought off Amazon (HG Drain and Plug Unblocker). I ended up using a whole bottle, leaving it overnight and it did not work at all.
I've messaged him again and he's still adamant that the blockage is in the ridges of the flexible waste but it's hard to understand why if it wasn't there before. He's now become difficult to contact and says he will come back to check it out once he 'has spare time to get down' and not providing a specific date.
I'm just looking for advice on what to do next, please. I'm obviously not a plumber so I can't tell if he did something wrong or not but the fact is that I still don't have a working shower. I can't shake the feeling that the plumber must have done something wrong when installing the waste pipe which is why the water is no longer draining as it was before. The baths drains less than a meter from the shower tray and it works just fine.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I recently purchased a house which had water leaking from the shower tray into the room below. It wasn't too bad but I could see the water marks in the ceiling. Since I'm not from the area, I got a few plumber recommendations from the local Facebook group. Anyway, the plumber came over and diagnosed that the issue was with the waste pipe - basically he had to cut a hole in the ceiling to be able to replace it. I had to wait until the day after to test the shower as the new seal had to be dry. This is when I noticed that the shower tray was getting flooded a few seconds after turning on the shower. By the way, this wasn't an issue before the new waste pipe was fitted.
I sent him a message and he came to check the problem. He told me it was a blockage in the flexible waste pipe - he tried using a powerful vacuum/blower and a plunger but neither fixed the problem. He then said I'd need to use a pipe unblocker fluid which I bought off Amazon (HG Drain and Plug Unblocker). I ended up using a whole bottle, leaving it overnight and it did not work at all.
I've messaged him again and he's still adamant that the blockage is in the ridges of the flexible waste but it's hard to understand why if it wasn't there before. He's now become difficult to contact and says he will come back to check it out once he 'has spare time to get down' and not providing a specific date.
I'm just looking for advice on what to do next, please. I'm obviously not a plumber so I can't tell if he did something wrong or not but the fact is that I still don't have a working shower. I can't shake the feeling that the plumber must have done something wrong when installing the waste pipe which is why the water is no longer draining as it was before. The baths drains less than a meter from the shower tray and it works just fine.
Any ideas?
Thanks!