Bath hassles

TheFew

TheFew

TheFew

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Hi,

I recently bought a new bath. The bath has fibre glass on the underside and I presume the shell is acrylic.

I installed the bath (secured it in place and fitted the waste), but not being happy with the install (decided to have the bath the other way around) I took it out and started again.

To reinstall it I had to remove the metal bars that the bath rests on and reattach them to move them over slightly. The bars are screwed into the under side of the bath using the provided screws (although one broke when refitting - the head snapped off).

The refitted bath is secured using battens, some "L" brackets and the feet are screwed to the floor.

With the bath reinstalled there is one spot on the inside of the bath (over where the metal support bar is) where I can press the acrylic with my fingers and it makes a crackling noise. It feels like the acrylic shell is no longer attached to the fibre glass underneath.

Does this sound like a major issue? Am i likely to have future issues with the bath? What can I do to remedy it?

Thanks for any advice. I have a tiler coming tomorrow and here was planning to tile down onto the bath....
 
Well I have sent a video to the manufacturer. The bath is rock solid in place, but the inner surface of the bath sounds like you are walking on a bag of crisps. It can only really be a manufacturing issue as I have not done anything that could have caused it.

doubt they will replace the bath however, so I will probably have to pay £380 for another...
 
jpaul said:
if you hadn't yet plumbed it , could/can you just remove it and take it back as a faulty,
obviously better if you had the testament of a plumber, situation where screw broke obviously difficult to explain

becomes a fait accompli at the supplier .. they would be obliged to take return ?
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Well I have fitted it and connected the waste. I have not cut tap holes yet so it is half plumbed.

Just had a quick look and I am not sure if Drench have physical stores, so I may just have to wait for them to get back to me. I guess I will have to chase them again on Monday.

TripleT said:
A branded there's your problem. But that's just a standard double ended square bath that you can buy for £154.97 for 1800 X 800mm. It won't have the "heat retention" dubiousness of that bath but you honestly won't notice.
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The branded bath panels hurt the wallet too. But to be fair they seem to be very well built.

Hedge said:
When you said it was the only bath your wife liked I expected something fancier than a generic double ended square :D. The joys of female mentality. Always seems to hit you in the wallet.
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The real pain will probably come with the next bathroom. She has already mentioned a huge walk in shower.....
 
Finally got a response from the manufacturer. Sounds like they are going to send me a new bath and take the old one away. So time to de-install the old bath and start again when the new one arrives.
 
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