How can i stop bath shower screen leaking?

[Gary111]

Hi,I have a shower screen on a bath that leaks,it's the sort that pivots and I think it's leaking near the corner of the pivot.
The seal also looks grotty, they seem to harden and stop working.
I'm wondering if the answer is to just silicone the whole edge as I can't see the need for it to pivot anyway?

 

[foxhole]

Replace bottom seal

 

[Deleted member 292770]

They mostly leak to some degree at the point where it sits on the bath. Ive not come across one with a seal as such. it’s meant to be siliconed , but due to the cheap nasty nature of them they move and break the seal. clean the old stuff off and silicone the bottom.

 

[foxhole]

They mostly leak to some degree at the point where it sits on the bath. Ive not come across one with a seal as such. it’s meant to be siliconed , but due to the cheap nasty nature of them they move and break the seal. clean the old stuff off and silicone the bottom.

All those that pivot have seals .

 

[Deleted member 292770]

All those that pivot have seals .

but no seal where it sits on the bath.

 

[Deleted member 292770]

Hi,I have a shower screen on a bath that leaks,it's the sort that pivots and I think it's leaking near the corner of the pivot.
The seal also looks grotty, they seem to harden and stop working.
I'm wondering if the answer is to just silicone the whole edge as I can't see the need for it to pivot anyway?

can we see a picture?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

but no seal where it sits on the bath. other than silicone. it specifies silicone in the fitting guide

There is no silicone where the seal meets the bath on a pivoting screen.

 

[foxhole]

but no seal where it sits on the bath. other than silicone. it specifies silicone in the fitting guide

I think the heat got to you. ()

 

[RandomGrinch]

The manufacturer's instructions usually state that only the outside of the hinge channel of these pivoting screens should be siliconed. If any water gets into the channel, it should be free to drain back into the bath.
Additionally, if the screen was installed at the same time as the bath, often the bath isn't fully siliconed in first; if any water gets into the channel, there's a chance that it could leak out behind the bath causing hidden damage.

As above, renewing the screen seal is a good idea, but I would also check the state of the silicone around the channel - removing the screen from the channel should help.

...and I use the pivoting screen, as it allows me to easily clean the bath without getting in it!