Shower hose leaking at the head or the valve? Sealed properly, same visit in Solihull
Most hose leaks are a split inner tube, a perished washer or a loose nut — cheap to fix, expensive to ignore.
Booking fee plus hourly labour — the price is confirmed before any work starts.
What this costs
| Booked 14+ days ahead | £25 booking fee £85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Booked within 48 hours | £100 booking fee £65 per hour |
| Same-day call-out | £220 booking fee £45 per hour |
The booking fee secures the visit. Labour is then charged by the hour, so you only pay for the time the job actually takes.
Booking fee £25–£220
£25 + £85/hr booked 14+ days ahead, £100 + £65/hr inside 48 hours, £220 + £45/hr same day. Agreed before we arrive.
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Plumbing › Shower — one of 20 documented jobs in this section.
Same-day shower hose leak repair
Urgent jobs can often be booked for today. Ask when you book and we will confirm the slot before you pay anything.
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A shower hose is a small, cheap part doing a hard job. It bends every time the shower is used, it carries hot water, and on a hand-held shower it is pulled and twisted constantly. When it starts to leak, the damp patch is usually the first sign — and by then the water has often been going somewhere inconvenient for a while.
Why shower hoses leak
The most common cause is the washer. Each end of the hose has a rubber or fibre washer that compresses against the outlet or the head. With heat cycles and age the washer hardens, flattens and stops sealing. The result is a drip at the nut, which looks like a hose failure but is a five-minute fix.
The second cause is the inner tube. A hose is a rubber or plastic liner inside a braided or smooth outer sleeve. That liner splits or perishes, often at the point where the hose bends most sharply near the ends. Water then travels between the liner and the sleeve and appears at the crimp, sometimes spraying rather than dripping.
Third is mechanical damage — a hose pulled hard, stood on, kinked repeatedly, or attacked by a pet. Fourth is a cracked or worn plastic cone inside the nut, which no amount of tightening will seal.
Related but separate: if the water runs cold rather than leaking, that is a different fault entirely and needs its own diagnosis, not a hose swap.
Why it matters more than it seems
A leaking hose is not just a nuisance. Water running down the wall behind the shower can reach plasterboard, skirting and the floor below. On a first floor bathroom, a slow leak can show up as a stain on a ceiling weeks later. Water on a tiled floor is a slip risk, particularly for anyone unsteady on their feet. And on an electric shower, water finding its way into the unit is a genuine safety concern.
There is also the cost of the water itself, and the fact that a small leak under pressure tends to enlarge. A split that drips today can spray tomorrow.
How we diagnose it
We run the shower and watch both ends under full flow, then dry everything and watch again — a leak that only appears when the hose is moved is easy to miss otherwise. We check the washer condition at both ends, look for cracks in the plastic cones, and flex the hose gently along its length to see where water appears.
If the crimp is wet but the nuts are dry, the liner has failed and the hose needs replacing. If water appears only when the head is moved, the joint at the head is the problem. We also check the wall outlet and the shower valve, because water running down the hose can come from above rather than from the hose itself.
How we fix it
Where the washer has failed, we fit a new one of the correct type and size — a fibre washer on a metal-to-metal joint, a rubber one where the fitting calls for it — and check the seating surfaces are clean and undamaged.
Where the liner has split or the crimp is failing, the hose is replaced. It is not worth trying to repair a pressurised flexible hose; a new one is inexpensive and reliable. We match the length and the fitting type — conical or cylindrical nuts, standard or larger bore — so it fits first time.
Where the plastic cone inside the nut has cracked, that end of the hose needs replacing regardless of the liner's condition. Where the wall outlet thread is damaged, we replace the outlet rather than wrapping tape around a worn thread.
Then we test: full flow, hot, with the head moved through its full range, and a dry tissue check on both joints.
Cost and time
It is one of the least expensive jobs we do and one of the most worth doing promptly.
Prevention
Do not pull the hose to move the head — use the holder. Avoid tight bends at the ends, and do not let the hose hang over the bath edge where it gets trapped. Fit a new washer whenever you change the head. In hard water areas, wipe the joints dry after use so scale does not build on the seating surfaces.
When to call it in
Call us if you can see water anywhere on the hose, at either nut, or on the tray after a shower; if the spray comes from the crimp rather than the head; if the hose has been pulled hard or stood on; or if the wall around the shower is soft, stained or discoloured. If water is reaching a ceiling below, turn the water off at the isolation valve and call us straight away.
Book a call-out
Tell us where the water appears — at the head, at the valve, or along the hose — and whether the shower is hand-held or fixed. That is usually enough for us to arrive with the right hose and washers. Book a call-out and we will have it dry before we leave.
How the price works
We charge a booking fee to hold your slot, then an hourly rate for the work itself. The fee changes with how soon you need us; the hourly rate changes with the slot you choose. You approve the price before we start, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Booked 14+ days ahead
£25 booking fee
then £85 per hour of labour
Best value. Book the slot now, pay the smallest booking fee.
Booked within 48 hours
£100 booking fee
then £65 per hour of labour
For jobs that can wait a day or two but not a fortnight.
Same-day call-out
£220 booking fee
then £45 per hour of labour
Urgent problems: standing water, no heat, no power, leaks.
Book the slot
Choose the window that suits you and pay the booking fee. That holds your place in the diary.
We diagnose on site
The engineer confirms the cause and tells you what the job involves and how long it should take.
You approve, we work
Nothing goes ahead until you agree the price. Labour is then charged per hour at your slot rate.
A shower hose that drips at the joint, sprays from the crimp or leaves a puddle on the tray is usually a failed washer, a split inner liner or damage where the hose bends. We check the hose, the washers and both connections, replace what has failed and test under full pressure, so the leak is closed rather than just mopped up.
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Tell us what is happening and choose a slot. If you are not sure this is the right job, use the diagnosis panel — it narrows the problem down before you book.
- Booking fee confirmed up front
- Hourly labour, agreed before work starts
- Same-day slots for urgent problems
Questions people ask about shower hose leak repair
Straight answers to the things customers ask most often before booking.
Can a leaking shower hose be repaired, or does it need replacing?
If the leak is at a nut and the washer has flattened, a new washer will usually solve it. If the inner liner has split or water comes out of the crimp, the hose needs replacing — a repair will not hold under pressure.
Why is water coming out of the middle of the hose?
That means the inner liner has failed and water is travelling between the liner and the outer sleeve until it finds a way out. It will not seal itself and will get worse, so the hose should be replaced.
Is a leaking shower hose wasting much water?
Even a slow drip adds up over weeks, and a spray from a failed crimp wastes far more. The bigger concern is where that water goes — into the wall, the floor or a ceiling below — which costs considerably more to put right than a new hose.
Can I just tighten the nut to stop the drip?
Sometimes a quarter turn helps, but if it is already tight, tightening further risks cracking the plastic cone or damaging the thread. Once a washer has hardened, no amount of tightening will seal it permanently.
Do you carry hoses on the van?
We carry common lengths and fitting types, so most hose leaks are resolved on the first visit. If yours is an unusual fitting or a non-standard length, we will tell you what is needed and return with it.
Need shower hose leak repair sorted in Solihull?
Book a slot in the diary and pay only the booking fee up front. We confirm the rest before we start.