Boiling water and plastic pipes

SuzieSue

bristolmike wrote: »

Yes that looks as effective as ours SuzieSue, so we will def try your advice. Would 5-6 months be enough to cause a blockage like that? Also we started using bar soap instead of gels following the new shower (no particular reason) and the cubicle gets a lot more scummed up than previously. Could this make a difference?

Yes, my shower drain get clogged up every couple of months but the plunger clears it.

Yes, it could be the soap - I use soap and my husband uses gel. I don't like gel so would never use it so I don't know if the blockages would stop if I stopped using soap.

And, yes, soap does cause the cubicle to get scummed up.

SuzieSue

bristolmike wrote: »

We didn't contact him no, because initially we assumed it was the design of the drain (the domed cap) which was remedied by removing it when showering. But now it's a problem even when the cap is off. It's been worse within the last week or two. Would it be too late to call him back now? It was fitted mid October.

There is no harm in trying, but I would have thought it was normal for shower drains to need unblocking every few months, but perhaps a bathroom fitter could confirm.

bristolmike

Thanks for your help SuzieSue, in that case we will try unblocking ourselves and if no avail then call him back. My concern was that there was something wrong with the pipework because we never had to plunge or use any special products in 4 years of using the previous shower. But hopefully it is a blockage as you say.

forgotmyname

Plastic pipes under the sink also, do you never pour boiling water down that?

I do ours with a kettle of boiling water every now and then. I have a tall tube to act as a funnel which adds some pressure to the boiling water also.

Dont look if your sqeamish. Its not pretty if you have not done it for a while.

SuzieSue

bristolmike wrote: »

. My concern was that there was something wrong with the pipework because we never had to plunge or use any special products in 4 years of using the previous shower.

In that case, it is probably the angle of the pipework so it is probably worth speaking to him but I don't know if he will be able to do anything.