Standing water in bath tub near drain!?

Apodemus

Is it worth trying to shim the end furthest from the drain, to raise it by a couple of mm?  I'd be guessing that the bath has probably been made to a high standard but fitted just very slightly off the required level.

neilmcl

Can you post a pic, it would be helpful to see the extent of this issue?

Ganga

Surely the bath must be fitted with a slight incline so the water drains from the plug hole ,if its perfectly level it will always have some water left in.

TELLIT01

Ganga said:

Surely the bath must be fitted with a slight incline so the water drains from the plug hole ,if its perfectly level it will always have some water left in.

No.  The bath itself will have a slight slope towards the plughole.  The top edge will normally be level as it would be a b***er to tile along otherwise.

ryan7

TELLIT01 said:

Ganga said:

Surely the bath must be fitted with a slight incline so the water drains from the plug hole ,if its perfectly level it will always have some water left in.

No.  The bath itself will have a slight slope towards the plughole.  The top edge will normally be level as it would be a b***er to tile along otherwise.

A picture will answer this query. Maybe it has been tiled unevenly or put over an already tiled wall or splash back... 

delmonta

TELLIT01 said:

Ganga said:

Surely the bath must be fitted with a slight incline so the water drains from the plug hole ,if its perfectly level it will always have some water left in.

No.  The bath itself will have a slight slope towards the plughole.  The top edge will normally be level as it would be a b***er to tile along otherwise.

Yeah originally I thought you had to put a slight slope on, and now I wish I had as it may have helped this issue!

Ganga

I am sure the SLIGHT SLOPE on the bath if fitted properly would not be a tiling problem after all you always end up cutting the final row of tiles to suit the wall height unless you are extremely lucky and also you have the grout to play with ,you do not have to lift one end by much.

greatcrested

A bath should drain out completely. If it does not, there is a problem.

It is either a fitting/installation issue, or  manufacturing fault.

Either way, instead of looking for a solution like sponge, paper towel, periodic cleaning of the rust/stain, you should be complaining. Initially to the installer, who might pass the issue on to the manufacturer if that's where the issue is.

I don't know what your total bill was, but the current bath is not 'fit for purpose'.

If my brand new car dripped oil on the garage floor, I wouldn't plan on putting down a basin to catch it for the next 5 years till I sell, I'd take it back to the garage.

delmonta

greatcrested said:

A bath should drain out completely. If it does not, there is a problem.

It is either a fitting/installation issue, or  manufacturing fault.

Either way, instead of looking for a solution like sponge, paper towel, periodic cleaning of the rust/stain, you should be complaining. Initially to the installer, who might pass the issue on to the manufacturer if that's where the issue is.

I don't know what your total bill was, but the current bath is not 'fit for purpose'.

If my brand new car dripped oil on the garage floor, I wouldn't plan on putting down a basin to catch it for the next 5 years till I sell, I'd take it back to the garage.

Yeah I agree, and using a sponge every time is not practical. 
The plumbing is good, the water flows out fine, the bath is perfectly level in both directions. It's a Bette Form steel bath, about £250. 

I just don't know what the solution could be now. The bath is fitted, it would be so much work to replace it all, it was a nightmare to get in.
But there was no way I could have known this would happen unless I'd for the bath level before fitting it an poured water in, but nobody does that! 

Very annoying. And the shop is closed for now because of covid

getmore4less

I thought the fitting process for baths was
get into position.
Fill to get the loadings 
fix to stop it moving 
Test it drains.

How did it get as far as fully fitted without a drain test?