Can Plastic Rot?

Kintarō Hattori

I was taking a shower last night when the door came off its rollers. I looked at several of them and they had broken in different places. It didn't look like they had snapped in a straight line as you'd expect plastic to do.

So can plastic when exposed to water and humidity rot? What would be the likely reason? My apologies for what may be silly questions. I'd just like to have some answers for when I speak to our landlady.

listermint

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I was taking a shower last night when the door came off its rollers. I looked at several of them and they had broken in different places. It didn't look like they had snapped in a straight line as you'd expect plastic to do.

So can plastic when exposed to water and humidity rot? What would be the likely reason? My apologies for what may be silly questions. I'd just like to have some answers for when I speak to our landlady.

Sounds like it shattered from stress.

To answer your question, no.


but it can weaken at stress points when overly stressed.


(did i say stress 3 times) ugh...

tonydude

answer yes but takes thousands of years

PaudyW

plastic dries out and goes brittle, the time it takes can depend on lots of factors, some cleaners, chemicals will break plastic down,

Joey the lips

Its just ware on the rollers. Its a common problem. Do you know the make of door...