Broken Shower Glass – How and Why it Happens

Shower doors enhance and highlight the beauty of bathroom designs. Whether a sliding shower door or a swinging door, both are great ways to show off trendy showers. But like all mechanical things, there can be problems that come along with these doors.

A hanging glass shower door that falls from its track, for example, may shatter quite easily. It is conceivable that some of the exploding shower doors occur because one of the top rollers loosens, causing the door to fall an inch or two, shattering on impact.

There have also been cases of shower doors on sliding tracks that shatter if the rubber bumpers are missing and the door strikes the sidetrack during operation.

Should your shower door spontaneously explode, you can rest assured that you are not alone. It has happened to hundreds if not thousands of people, and the phenomenon is well known. And you can also be quite sure it is not caused by supernatural forces. Although the causes are not immediately obvious, there are perfectly rational explanations for why shower doors exploding.

Serious injuries are very rare, but it does make sense to periodically inspect your glass door to make sure that all hardware and brackets are in place, and that the glass panel contains no small nicks or cracks. If you spot damage, repair or replace the components immediately.