Badly installed Shower

[TimWW]

Hi.

I've just bought a new house. The bath for some reason is sited quite high off the floor, and a new shower had been put in close to floor level. There is access to the trap, but the floor boards had been cut away to make room for it.

When we first moved in the shower had almost no seal round the tray and leaked badly.

All the plumbing is behind boxing and the shower itself which makes access difficult. I have peeked in with a torch to try and see whats going on. The shower waste looks to be tee-d onto the bath waste.

When the bath drains, the shower tray fills up and overflows.

We've just had the whole bathroom re-tiled but the plumber failed to spot this problem. Rather than ripping the shower out and raising it, could a HepVo trap be fitted?

I'm concerned that the pressure of draining a full bath could invert the HepVo seal, and prove to be a waste (heh) of time and money. How much water pressure can these valves take??

 

[petetheleak]

If its a new house it MUST be under warranty !!!

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

that will work ok

 

[TimWW]

If its a new house it MUST be under warranty !!!

Sorry I wasn't clear - its new to me... 1980's ex council.


Previous owner installed the shower to try and push up the sale value. We later found out from the tennants that had been renting the place that the shower had never been useable, as it flooded the kitchen (downstairs) the first time.

 

[TimWW]

Last question...

Will it be easy to persuade a plumber to use one of these? I'm sure he doesn't want to spend the time ripping out the shower and building a new base.

If he's not keen or hasn't heard of them, should I ditch him and a) try the job myself or b) find someone else?


How do I pronounce/describe HepVo ?

 

[hi-spec plumbing heating]

most plumbers who do bathrooms will use them
or do it yourself just cut a sction of pipe out and fit that in the middle.