New bathroom installed now strong plastic smell. Please help

[philtyper30]

Hi, we had a new bathroom installed two weeks ago. However when we have a hot bath or shower a really strong plastic/rubbery burning type smell appears. This last for a least an hour or two after we have finished using the room. Can someone please help we can't figure out what is causing it or where it's coming from. At first we thought it was just new pipe work fixers fittings etc but it's not fading at all.

Just to add the following

Shower is on the wall into bath shower is also a mixer ran direct from combi boiler no pump or electrics
No electrics in bathroom other than lights and extractor

Happens with the lights on and off
Happens with extractor fan on and off
Happens every time hot water is used in bath
Happens every time hot water is used in shower

Thanks in advance for any help

Regards

Phil

 

[Nige F]

maybe the shower hose liner

 

[philtyper30]

The smell happens when the shower has not been used. If you have a bath then you get the same very strong smell plastic burning melting smell. The bath and shower share the same hot and cold feed pipes I presume and the same waste that's all I can think of really. But can't understand why the smell is happening. Never happened in the old bathroom suit.

Very confusing

 

[Charnwood]

What about when you use the basin taps?

 

[longdogs]

Is the light normally on?????

 

[Daniel Watts]

I know this is an old threat but we literally have exactly the same issue. Did you ever get to the bottom of it? The smell for us is only when water is running through the shower or bath. Bath was added on to the existing shower pipework. It actually smells like its coming from the bathroom wall panels. Thanks in advance. Dan