Exploding Glass Shower Door Forum

How to stop your shower door from exploding.

Exploding glass shower door forum.

It can be as minor as a loose screw or as major as having the glass shatter mid shower. Whether a sliding shower door or a swinging door both are great ways to show off trendy showers. He was simply holding the door when the event occurred causing numerous gashes over his hands and arms. A spokesperson for the consumer products safety.

Those glass doors in your shower can spontaneously explode causing injuries and a big cleanup to boot. Coating the door in safety film can keep the glass from flying he said but it can also cost up to 200. Glass expert mark meshlum told inside edition that most shower door explosions are due to wear and tear incorrect installation or the door jumping the track. But like all mechanical things there can be problems that come along with these doors.

She said the glass door of her shower spontaneously exploded with her 12 year old son inside. When one man replaced the rollers on his shower door he was astounded to have the door literally explode into thousands of tiny shards of glass. Discussion in plumbers talk started by nickj aug 1 2008. An internet search for exploding shower doors produces dozens of results including reports in major newspapers and trade magazines.

If the glass was under strain during the manufacturing process and or when fitted then it is a sitting duck waiting to explode. Though extremely rare there were even instances of residents experiencing the glass spontaneously exploding while they were showering. Glass shower doors enhance and highlight the beauty of bathroom designs. This fact is the reason why shower door manufacturers commonly cite track or frame malfunctions as the reason for shower door explosions.

Mis use causing it to smash would be an impact and it would smash there and then. A small knock followed by cooler temperature over night could cause this. Tempered glass is still the safest material to use for shower doors but there does not seem to be a foolproof way to keep this material from spontaneously exploding. Home forums screwfix community forum plumbers talk exploding glass shower door.

Exploding shower glass doors. Certain characteristics were common to most of these experiences. It blew up her son oliver added.