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Well who put the step stool in the shower to reach the fan?... or was it high heels?
anyway a proper repair would be stop-drill the crack and then epoxy...but you would always see it
Matthew
mdooher:
Well who put the step stool in the shower to reach the fan?... or was it high heels?
High heels????
Maybe the Fleshlight suction cup let go?
frankv:
mdooher:
Well who put the step stool in the shower to reach the fan?... or was it high heels?
High heels????
Maybe the Fleshlight suction cup let go?
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@froob: I've previously seen companies advertising repairs of acrylic baths and showers, for example: https://www.acrylicrepairs.co.nz
I don't have any experience with this type of repair, or with the company above, so can't comment on how well it works.
No harm in being proactive and getting some professionals to look at it, while you wait to hear from your insurer. They may well want you to get some repair quotes yourself anyway, if they accept the claim.
Thanks, contacting them to have an idea too.
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Off the top of my head I would lightly sand for adhesion then clean and apply surfboard repair resin. It's a little bit flexible and dries clear.
I expect there is a specialist white product that does much the same thing. Ah.. this could be one..
https://www.bunnings.co.nz/norski-125ml-gelcoat-repair-kit_p0284050
Full replacement is always nice when practical.
Surf product I was thinking of is this one. No mixing required and cures under UV sunlight:
https://www.fibreglassshop.co.nz/products/solarezsurfboardrepairepoxy
Tower Insurance assessor just visited... We think it was the showerhead (the size and shape of the crack matches the side of the showerhead), as they need a "cause" for the accident to approve a claim.
He suggests replacing the shower tray completely, which involves removing the shower, gib and putting everything back again (including new waterproof gib, etc).
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Good news... I guess as long as the assessor is happy to have found a "cause" so you can get it fixed.
I have lost count of the number of times my shower head has hit the shower tray....
I will go and check my tray.
I think I will also look at shortening the length of the hose to prevent the shower head from impacting the tray.
Gordy
My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.
freitasm:
Tower Insurance assessor just visited... We think it was the showerhead (the size and shape of the crack matches the side of the showerhead), as they need a "cause" for the accident to approve a claim.
He suggests replacing the shower tray completely, which involves removing the shower, gib and putting everything back again (including new waterproof gib, etc).
Excellent, time to "upgrade" to a nice avocado green?, A 6 headed shower that pulsates in time to the music? (with integrated RGB LED lighting) Perhaps get the whole thing made from mirror... actually scratch that.... I wish I hadn't even had the thought now, but if I have to live with the image so does everyone else. 😲
What about an integrated screen so you can surf geekzone while washing your hair?
Matthew
On a sort of related topic, our glass shower spontaneously shattered in the middle of the night one night. It absoloutely just imploded. The company never found the cause, and insurance was good about covering it, but getting tiny shards of glass out of everything took a specialist about 2 days. They used special lights and everything. Was kinda cool if not extremely scary.
Gordy7:
I think I will also look at shortening the length of the hose to prevent the shower head from impacting the tray.
Interesting thought - looks like they aren't able to be easily shortened as fittings are factory fitted. But when designing a shower (or having your walls ripped open to replace one), you could put the wall outlet at say 1.8m high for a 1.5m hose to prevent the head from ever hitting the tray. Might become a (theoretical) strangulation risk though.
nickb800:
Gordy7:
I think I will also look at shortening the length of the hose to prevent the shower head from impacting the tray.
Interesting thought - looks like they aren't able to be easily shortened as fittings are factory fitted. But when designing a shower (or having your walls ripped open to replace one), you could put the wall outlet at say 1.8m high for a 1.5m hose to prevent the head from ever hitting the tray. Might become a (theoretical) strangulation risk though.
Yes... I have just checked the fittings on the end of the shower head hose and they are factory fitted.
The shower head is about 50mm above the tray when freely dangled.
So the hose must stretch a little when the head is under free fall and impacts the tray.
Gordy
My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.
^^^
A cable tie or similar around the hose and rod at the bottom of the rod that the the head slides up and down on should solve that. It wouldn't even need to be tight, so long as it was smaller than the shower head.
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