In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 4 Dec 2020 08:19:26 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

On Friday, December 4, 2020 at 10:02:09 AM UTC-5, Bod wrote:
On 04/12/2020 14:45, Carlos Peraza wrote:
On 12/4/2020 9:31 AM, Colette wrote:
I had New bathroom fitted few months back the shower is fitted above
the fuse box which is in the hall .I have noticed when I have a shower
there's a damp patch around the fuse box.I have had a plumber round
who has told me he would have to get to the back of the shower and
pull all my beautiful new tiles off .and maybe have to get under the
bath and pull tiles off the side panel.And a electrician who has sad
he will take my new shower off and put new one on and put a new fuse
board on that he has told me it's going to be compulsory he may have
to take tiles of to see if it's leaking this is going to cost around
£1000 the plumber that did the bathroom said he is to busy to come
back and is now avoiding me .the house is 25 years old .I dont know
what yo do will it couse a fire .any idea would be helpfull.


Before those clowns rip your shower walls apart, do an inspection with a
snake cam to make sure the plumbing is actually leaking.

https://www.amazon.com/DEPSTECH-Wate.../dp/B01MYTHWK4


If the damp patch appears after every shower, I'd say it's pretty clear
that it's a leak from that plumbing work.

He has to also rule out that it's not water escaping from a shower curtain or door onto
the floor and then leaking down. And it could also be an escutheon around one of the
handles, etc that is leaking, not the plumbing itself. He should eliminate those possibilities,

My current problem is that it leaks downstairs only when the tub is
being filled. Not when the tub is draining. If it leaks when
showering, I haven't checked but probably. (I use another shower.)

So people here say it come be coming out by the faucent stem packing and
then running back into the wall. Or a pipe or joint could be leaking.

one at a time, eg direct water using a large hose or something, so that it goes right from
shower head to drain, run it awhile, see what happens. Someone suggested a video
cam and opening a strategically located hole to take a look while testing would be a
good idea. Can probably find a cheap video cam on Ebay, Amazon, etc. It could also

Definitely. $20 or 30 for a 5- or 6-foot laparascape.

be water leaking at tile joints, if that was done improperly, which again can be ruled
in or out via some testing.

Regarding the non-responsive plumber, I would send him a demand letter, via registered
mail so that he has proof it was mailed and received. Or whatever you have in the UK
that is similar. Save proof of phone call records too. In the letter give him a reasonable

Texting is good because you have a record, if he has a phone number that
receives texts (any cell phoen**). but save the texts you've send and
if you get a new phone, transfer them to to the new phone. It looks so
lame when plaintiffs claim to have texted and they all say the phone was
lost or broken or they got a new one.

**This is how Inspector Clousseau spelled it. It's pronounced phuon or
phuon.

time to come fix it, eg two weeks and explain that if he does not, then you will get someone
else to fix it and bill him for it. If it comes to that, then here in the US you could sue him
in small claims court, IDK about UK courts. Take good pictures of it all too.

+1

Regarding the electrician, unless there is evidence the water has ruined the electric panel,
I wouldn't be rushing to replace that. If water is making it to the panel, then don't use
the shower until it's fixed and if there is no other facility available, shorten that two weeks
for the plumber to maybe 5 days.

+1

Can the fuse box be removed from the wall and spacers or spacers and a
non-absorbant board be put in to keep it off the wet spot?