My bath has started to leak. I have checked the sealant, taps and the waste /overflow all appear to be o k. But the chipboard panel underneath the bath has water leaking from the waste end, as this is the lowest part of the bath. As I said before I don't think it is coming from the waste as the leak is coming from above it. I can't feel any damp around the underside of the bath. When anybody uses the shower shower curtains cover the top of the bath.
LEAKING BATH
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It is more likely to be the waste fittings than anything else. There should be a good seal between the bath and the chrome drain. Your best bet is to dismantle the complete waste assembly and refit using new seals and sealant.
Found it! I filled the bath with water and put in some food dye as I suspected a hair line crack in the bath. Using a mirror to check the back of the bath, about three quarters down the bath I found water coming down the side of the bath (not coloured). There is a T junction where a wash basin has probably been in the past. The pipe going up had been flattened and soldered but there was a very fine spray of water, as fine as a hair, coming from it. Removed the pipe flattened some more and turned it over. So at the moment everything appears to be o k.
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