Bath/Shower door leak

[Shredders]

Hi,

Hopefully this is an easy one for people on here.

We have a bath/shower and the door has started to let water through. I'll post some pictues of what's there now. It's basically 2 white rubber (?) strips glued one on each side by the people that had the house before us. These have got into a state over time and bits are now dropping off!

I've seen different variations on these...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shower-Screen-Bottom-Strip-6-8mm/dp/B0H4KWCX5L?th=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5N3R3WQ

etc
...but because the door centres right in the middle of the edge of the bath and there's not much of a gap most of the length, I'm not sure these will do it.

This image shows how they had to glue it on not straight to close the gap (btw, I am about to renew the sealant on the corner part - that is also letting water through)...

My question really is what to use, where to get it and what to use to glue it on with?

Thanks!

 

[HERTS P&D]

That needs replacing.

Andy

 

[Madrab]

You have 2 conflicting methods there.

The shower screen originally had a brass rail at the bottom and inserted into the bottom of that would have been a T profiled seal that would have run down to the bath edge. Over time that seal has been broken/become damaged. Someone has then come along and added (glued) bits of a seal either side of the brass fitting, at the bottom of the screen.

You need to measure up the brass fitting internals and the gap to the bath edge and see if you can get a T shaped seal to fit

Amazon.co.uk : t profile shower screen seal

All else fails, as suggest, then it's new screen time

 

[Shredders]

Thanks Rob, that's a plan! The screen isn't bang straight, so there's a big gap at the wall/hinge side and no gap at all at the other end, to the point where it scrapes on the side of the bath a tiny bit as you open/close it. Would a seal be able to handle that without the rubber just getting broken? I suppose we could put one in but not run it to the very end. Food for thought.
cheers

 

[trojanhawrs]

Thanks Rob, that's a plan! The screen isn't bang straight, so there's a big gap at the wall/hinge side and no gap at all at the other end, to the point where it scrapes on the side of the bath a tiny bit as you open/close it. Would a seal be able to handle that without the rubber just getting broken? I suppose we could put one in but not run it to the very end. Food for thought.
cheers

Unlikely. Either the bath is out of level, or the wall is out of plumb (more likely). Measure how far your wall is out of plumb and if you decide to go the route of a new screen, get one with enough adjustment to compensate.

 

[Madrab]

The screen isn't bang straight, so there's a big gap at the wall/hinge side and no gap at all at the other end, to the point where it scrapes on the side of the bath a tiny bit as you open/close it. Would a seal be able to handle that without the rubber just getting broken?

Nope - the seal would jam and probably what burst it originally

Is the screen tight/square top and bottom to the wall channel? That could be adjusted, if it's a standard fit type. Undo the fixing screws down the side, then pull the screen out at the bottom till the screen is level to the bath edge and use a bit of folded carboard under the glass/brass at the end, to hold it there and square and then drill new holes to take the screws and tighten it all back up again. Then fit the new seal, a bit of silicone grease will help.

Might be an idea to take the screen right off and check the brass channel for any old seal, clear that out if needed and clean the channel ready for the new seal.