# Shower Door Leaking on the Hinge Side or at the Wall | IDEAL Shower Doors URL: https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/guide/shower-door-leaking-hinge-side Description: Fix a frameless shower door that leaks along the hinges or where the door meets the wall: 'H' wipes, bulb seals and how to choose by gap and glass thickness. Seller: IDEAL Shower Doors, Danvers, MA (https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/) --- Guide # Shower Door Leaking on the Hinge Side or at the Wall By the [IDEAL install crew](https://idealshowerdoors.com/) · Frameless glass showers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire since 2014 · Updated 10-04-2026 The hinge side has a gap so the door can swing. Water sprays through it, especially with a shower head aimed at the door. One seal usually fixes it. ## Door hinged to a wall Put a multi-purpose 'H' wipe on the hinge edge of the door. It pressure fits onto the glass and its soft legs close the gap to the wall. We use [CRL P375HW](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p375hw) on 3/8" doors all the time; for 1/2" glass it is [CRL P500HW](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p500hw), and [CRL P312HW](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p312hw) for 5/16". Another industry-standard option for the pivot side is a dual-durometer seal like [CRL P880WS](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p880ws) (3/8" glass): its rigid clip runs up the door edge and the soft lip seals against the wall. ## Door hinged to a glass panel The same 'H' wipe works on the hinge side where the door meets the panel that supports it. If the door closes into a panel on the latch side in a straight line, use a 180° [H-jamb](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/c/inline-180) like [CRL P380HJ](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p380hj) on the panel edge. ## Door closes against a wall Use the 'H' wipe on the door edge, or a [tape-on bulb seal](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/c/bulb-fin) on the wall such as [CRL SDTB](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/sdtb). Tape-on seals are chosen by the gap they close, not the [glass thickness](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/measure). ## How to measure the gap Close the door and measure from the glass edge to the wall or panel at the top, middle and bottom. Walls are rarely perfectly plumb; choose the seal for the largest gap. - [Not sure which seal you need? Use our Seal Finder Pick your door, point to where it leaks and we'll show only the seals that fit your glass. Takes about 30 seconds. Start the Seal Finder →](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/finder) ## Products in this guide - [CRL P375HW Multi-Purpose 'H' Wipe for 3/8" Glass 3/8" glass · 95" $15.23 View](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p375hw) - [CRL P880WS Dual-Durometer Seal & Wipe for 3/8" Glass 3/8" glass · 95" · 2 colors from $16.28 View](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p880ws) - [CRL P500HW Multi-Purpose 'H' Wipe for 1/2" Glass 1/2" glass · 95" $20.48 View](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p500hw) - [CRL P312HW Multi-Purpose 'H' Wipe for 5/16" Glass 5/16" glass · 95" $25.18 View](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p312hw) - [CRL SDTB Clear Vinyl Bulb Seal, 5/32" to 7/32" Gap 95" $26.25 / 5-pack $5.25 each · sold in packs of 5 View](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/sdtb) - [CRL P380HJ Clear 'H' Jamb, 180°, for 3/8" Glass 3/8" glass · 95" · 3 colors from $18.90 View](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p380hj) ## Common questions **What seal goes between a glass shower door and the wall?** A multi-purpose 'H' wipe on the door edge, like the [CRL P375HW](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/p/p375hw) for 3/8" glass, or a [tape-on bulb seal](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/c/bulb-fin) on the wall. **Why does my shower leak along the hinges?** The hinge side needs a gap so the door can swing. Without a seal, spray goes straight through it. **Will a hinge-side seal stop my door from opening?** No. 'H' wipes have soft legs that flex as the door swings. ## More guides [**Shower door leaking at the bottom** Water on the bathroom floor almost always comes from one of four places.](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/guide/shower-door-leaking-at-bottom)[**Shower door won't stay closed** Frameless doors have no latch, so a door that drifts open leaks.](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/guide/glass-shower-door-wont-stay-closed)[**Gap between door and wall** The gap is on purpose: a glass door needs room to swing without hitting the wall.](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/guide/gap-between-shower-door-and-wall)[**Drips on the floor when opened** The water clinging to the inside of the glass runs down and off the bottom edge as the door swings out.](https://idealshowerdoors.com/store/guide/shower-door-dripping-on-floor-when-opened)