Leaking shower

[purplehands]

Hi folks, my shower has sprung a leak and I think it’s coming from the shower tray waste. I removed the flange and found a pretty knackered looking seal, was just wondering if good old sanitary silicone would do a better job if I ripped this seal off, or should I try and find a replacement seal?

Cheers

 

[terryplumb]

The seal is on the underside of the tray ,the silicone on the top surface is largely superficial,but doesn't do any harm to apply a bead of it.

 

[purplehands]

The seal is on the underside of the tray ,the silicone on the top surface is largely superficial,but doesn't do any harm to apply a bead of it.

Ah ok, so I should replace this seal and apply a bead of silicone on the top? I don’t suppose you know what kind of seal this is, I can’t seem to find anything that looks like it. It’s really soft to the touch. Excuse my ignorance, never really dealt with showers before

 

[terryplumb]

It's usually black rubber. Clean off all the silicone and gunge,and retrieve the seal. They do vary in diameter from one manufacturers trap design to anothers ,so take it to a plumbers merchant to match. You may need to buy a trap to get the seal ,if they don't have any singularly available.

 

[purplehands]

Ok will do, cheers!