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[s.slingsby]

Has anybody fitted a shower to their Hobby. I have a 540UK, It has a shower tray and drain fitted but not a curtain or shower tap. The taps are fairly easy to get hold of although expensive and I guess differnet types of curtain rail are available. Just wondred if anybody has any words of wisdom.

[3972john]

hello
we fitted the shower tap in place of the handbasin taps it was one where the hose pulls through the middle so it fits on the basin as well and then siliconed all the gaps betwen the handbasin and toilet and bought a rail from q.ds and a shower curtian to match works fine just not the biggest compartment in the world,also changed the water heater for a good old carver gas and electric unit.

[n1cktd5]

Which tap module did you fit......I am thinking of the same idea with the retractable tap.

Cheers,

[s.slingsby]

I had the larger Truma water heater fitted at the factory. Just the taps and curtain to do. Can you tell me where you started and ended the curtain run? I suppoose the gap is at the taps?

[Doc]

hello
we fitted the shower tap in place of the handbasin taps it was one where the hose pulls through the middle so it fits on the basin as well and then siliconed all the gaps betwen the handbasin and toilet and bought a rail from q.ds and a shower curtian to match works fine just not the biggest compartment in the world,also changed the water heater for a good old carver gas and electric unit.

I had the 'shower tap' fitted as an option, rather than the full 'shower' option; much cheaper.

But as John noted you must run some mastic around the shower base, sink and toilet etc. as it is NOT sealed by Hobby with just the 'shower tap' option. A number of owners have found out the 'hard way' when water runs into the rear bed locker!!

Silicone has NO adhesive properties and you'd be better off using a polyurethane adhesive-sealer like Sikaflex.
No need to ask how I know!!