How to replace my shower seal?
Replacing a shower door seal is a much easier task than you think it is. The whole project takes only minutes to accomplish.
- Step One,
Make sure the new door seal is with the correct dimensions for your glass thickness. For examples, you need an 8mm door sweep for a glass shower door with 8mm thickness. Some seals are 2 thickness compatible. That’s to say you may use an 8mm seal or a 6-to-8mm seal or an 8-to-10mm seal for an 8mm glass. For more tips on the measuring, see how to measure the glass thickness and length. If you still have problems, take the old shower seal to the hardware shop after you finish Step Three and consult an expert. - Step Two
Make sure the gap to be bridged is not either too large or small for the seal. Otherwise the seal will do no good or too tight against the floor or the wall. - Step Three
Remove the old shower seal carefully. Don’t try to slide the seal out, it won’t come off. Simply grasp the edge of the shower seal and pull it off slowly and gently. Use a knife or other tools if necessary. - Step Four
Clean your glass screen with glass cleaner or simply with water. - Step Five
Swing out or slide the door and leave it open. - Step Six
Cut the new seal to the right length as needed. For your curved screen, pay attention that you may need the seal to be a little longer than the length you measured. Measuring the length of curve screen tends to be a bit complicated and you’ve probably got a wrong figure if you didn’t do it right. So making the seal a little longer is a safe idea; you can trim the excess when installation is done. - Step Seven
Snap the seal onto the edge of the glass door. Start at one end and press it down gently all the way along. - Step Eight
Cut off any excess as necessary. - Step Night
Take a quick shower to test the new seal. Check the floor to see if there is water leaking. If yes, you may need to replace with another seal that meshes with your shower door.