The shower is maybe 25-30 years old. Located in socal its likely a hot mop shower pan. I think i can look into the drain and see 3 weep holes. I tried sticking a bent nail up in there. No clue if the weep holes ever worked.
What about using a small tube and a shop vac? Maybe seal it using plumbers puddy. Think i could suck a little bit of water out a slightly clogged weep hole?
I pulled all the caulking 5 days ago. Came back and stuck paper towles into the corner of the wall and its wicking up water like crazy. I think the mortar bed is saturated and begun to weep up and over the curb, because we found a small puddle of water outside the shower.
This happened about 10 years ago. I used paper towels to soak up water. Did my best to recaulk it. Seems to bandaid the problem for a decade. Was about to do it again but would like to suck up as much water as possible. I instructed the home owner (my mom) to leave a fan on it. She said she left it for about 3 days. She knows the entire shower needs to be replaced. At her age it might be better to just bandaid it again.
If i had a mighty vac with me that might work really good. Already comes with a cone shaped rubber nozzle. Would be able to see visually im getting a good seal and forming a vacuum. Wish i thought about that before. Mighty vac is 2 hour away dang it that idea just came as typing the thread.
What about using a small tube and a shop vac? Maybe seal it using plumbers puddy. Think i could suck a little bit of water out a slightly clogged weep hole?
I pulled all the caulking 5 days ago. Came back and stuck paper towles into the corner of the wall and its wicking up water like crazy. I think the mortar bed is saturated and begun to weep up and over the curb, because we found a small puddle of water outside the shower.
This happened about 10 years ago. I used paper towels to soak up water. Did my best to recaulk it. Seems to bandaid the problem for a decade. Was about to do it again but would like to suck up as much water as possible. I instructed the home owner (my mom) to leave a fan on it. She said she left it for about 3 days. She knows the entire shower needs to be replaced. At her age it might be better to just bandaid it again.
If i had a mighty vac with me that might work really good. Already comes with a cone shaped rubber nozzle. Would be able to see visually im getting a good seal and forming a vacuum. Wish i thought about that before. Mighty vac is 2 hour away dang it that idea just came as typing the thread.