shower wall in bailey pegasus milan 2,unicorn

[greynomad2015]

The wall in our shower has cracked.We know of at least one other Pegasus and one unicorn and two other
baileys with the same problem (the unicorn has been repaired).Has anybody else had the same problem.Bailey are refusing to repair mine as the shower is out of manufacturers warranty.

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

Just a thought, have you carried Aquarolls or other items in the shower cubicle whilst travelling? If so they do bounce around in the cubicle when going over bumps and can cause that damage. 🙁

 

[greynomad2015]

Thanks for the comment,but the crack is at the top in ours and our friends which has just started to go(you can't really see it but can feel it).

 

[Woodentop]

2010 Peg 462 and exactly the same problem - cracked on the corner curve about 1/3 down from top. Crack about 8" long. Happened whilst we were away so got some glazing tape, cleaned the wall carefully, warmed it a little with a hair dryer and put several overlapping vertical strips of tape and a couple of horizontals top and bottom.

Cost just over £200 for repair but the replacement panel is thicker than the original.

 

[woodsieboy]

When we had problems with our shower the manufacturer sent a mobile repairer, they were based in the North and organised a round where they arranged repairs in an area together, can't remember the name of the firm, but the repair was excellent and undetectable, I think they specialise in repairing showers in statics and tourers and use a heat weld system, might be worth googling plastic shower repairs

 

[Raywood]

if you can show that the shower is faulty then you should have a claim under The Sale of Goods Act against the dealer. You would need evidence of the other similar problems which should be enough to prove defective design and if need be raise a small claims action for the cost of repair.
This advice is a bit dependent on the actual age of the caravan which you do not state but if under four years it should be sound.

 

[HOVIS1]

I had the same in our Bailey Ranger ~GT60 (2009)
Bailey refused to admit to fault as the Warranty had expired !!
Cost to refit by a registered Mobile fitter £400+ !
I purchased some White Duck Tape and sealed the crack with overlapping lengths - result Perfic!
Incidentally we do not store anything n the shower compartment whilst travelling, so this could not be the cause.
I believe that there is a design fault on this rear corner as there I no support behind.

 

[ProfJohnL]

I had the same in our Bailey Ranger ~GT60 (2009)
Bailey refused to admit to fault as the Warranty had expired !!
Cost to refit by a registered Mobile fitter £400+ !
I purchased some White Duck Tape and sealed the crack with overlapping lengths - result Perfic!
Incidentally we do not store anything n the shower compartment whilst travelling, so this could not be the cause.
I believe that there is a design fault on this rear corner as there I no support behind.

Hello Hovis,
If the caravan manufacturers guarantee has expired even by a minute, The manufacture is perfectly and legitimately able to refuse the claim. That is becasue you have a separate contract with the manufacturer for it and once the contact expires that is it..

But you have totally separate contract with your seller which is automatically enacted as soon as you make any retail purchase. This contract is set out in LAW and if you purchased before October 2015, it wold have been the Sale of Goods Act and post OCt 2015, its now the Consumer Rights Act.. Your rights under these acts apply specifically between you and your seller, and cannot be usurped or suppressed by the manufacturer. In simple terms both SoGA and CRA give you rights for faulty goods for up to 6 years from the date of accepting the goods.

In this instance for example, if you were able to show there was a design or manufacturing fault, or the product was not as durable as a reasonable person would expect, then the seller wold have some liability to put things right - without reference to the manufacturer's view on the subject.

If more consumers were fully aware of their rights and used them properly, sellers would be a lot more careful about what they sold.