DW85745
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1) Anyone have any good tips to ID a shower leak.
Right now, I'm using blue painters tape and covering over the various areas
(surround to wall, over glass and rubber seal, surround to shower pan, etc)
then running the water and seeing if I can id the leak. Run water, then gradually remove pieces of the blue tape until leak shows. Works some, but time consuming.
2) Also saw a UTube video which stated where the bottom of the surround intersects the shower pan,
not to silicon caulk these bottom inside joints. I would think as the water drains off the glass it would run under the aluminum of the surround and cause it to deteriorate -- but maybe not sealing it lets air get in to dry out rather than the moisture being trapped. Anyone heard of this and agree / disagree?
Right now, I'm using blue painters tape and covering over the various areas
(surround to wall, over glass and rubber seal, surround to shower pan, etc)
then running the water and seeing if I can id the leak. Run water, then gradually remove pieces of the blue tape until leak shows. Works some, but time consuming.
2) Also saw a UTube video which stated where the bottom of the surround intersects the shower pan,
not to silicon caulk these bottom inside joints. I would think as the water drains off the glass it would run under the aluminum of the surround and cause it to deteriorate -- but maybe not sealing it lets air get in to dry out rather than the moisture being trapped. Anyone heard of this and agree / disagree?