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**Chris** · 03-05-2022, 10:24

Yes, I’d say the most likely cause is failed sealant around the shower tray. It’s far less common for pipes to just spring a leak. Even if the sealant looks fine when you kneel down to inspect it, the weight of someone standing on the tray to use the shower may open a gap. Better to spend £10 on a cartridge of bathroom silicone sealant and re-do the bead betweeen the tray and the wall first. See if that stops it before planning to do more destructive and expensive work.

It’s also worth checking if water runs outside the tray at all while the shower is in use. A bit of water on the bathroom floor isn’t going to cause a problem if it’s appropriately covered, but the shower tray should have silicone beads where it meets the wall and the floor outside of the shower cubicle as well.

03-05-2022, 10:24	#3
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,266	Re: Leaking shower - How much to replace? Is it worth fixing? Yes, I’d say the most likely cause is failed sealant around the shower tray. It’s far less common for pipes to just spring a leak. Even if the sealant looks fine when you kneel down to inspect it, the weight of someone standing on the tray to use the shower may open a gap. Better to spend £10 on a cartridge of bathroom silicone sealant and re-do the bead betweeen the tray and the wall first. See if that stops it before planning to do more destructive and expensive work. It’s also worth checking if water runs outside the tray at all while the shower is in use. A bit of water on the bathroom floor isn’t going to cause a problem if it’s appropriately covered, but the shower tray should have silicone beads where it meets the wall and the floor outside of the shower cubicle as well.