water is collecting

[curiousmarcus]

(While showering) Child: Why is there a lot of water here?

Parent: Because the drain isn't draining the water fast enough, that's why the water is collecting. Look at all the hair caught in the drain.

(Getting a toy cup and holding it under the shower head) Child: Water is collecting here!

Parent: Yes. You could also say "I'm filling up the cup with water".

Is the usage of collecting correct in the above instances?

 

[Tarheel]

I would say the bathtub is filling up because the water is not draining.

 

[curiousmarcus]

I was talking about something like this:

because of this:

 

[GoesStation]

Collecting works for me.

 

[tedmc]

I would say the bathtub is filling up because the water is not draining.

We call that a shower tray and the drainage outlet a floor trap. The floor trap is blocked/clogged causing the water water to fill up in the shower tray.

 

[emsr2d2]

The drain's clogged with hair so the shower tray's filling up with water.

 

[curiousmarcus]

I'm used to calling it a shower area instead of a shower tray. Is this Ngram accurate?

 

[tedmc]

I'm used to calling it a shower area instead of a shower tray. Is this Ngram accurate?

That is a more specific term used in the construction line which I am in. The tray comes in a whole piece without joint, made of plastic/stainless steel.

 

[SoothingDave]

I wouldn't call it a "shower tray."

I would say the water is backing up in the shower. Or puddling. maybe.

 

[Tarheel]

I shower in the bathtub (as a lot of people do). But it's the same thing. If the drain would get clogged the water would not go down the drain. The solution is, of course, simple. Unclog the drain!

 

[tedmc]

I wouldn't call it a "shower tray."

I would say the water is backing up in the shower. Or puddling. maybe.

That is why the manufacturers call it:

https://www.google.com/search?ie=UT...-samsung&source=android-browser&q=shower+tray

 

[GoesStation]

People who are involved in house construction will know the term shower tray. It's not part of most people's vocabulary.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say almost all adult Brits would know exactly what a shower tray is. If they had to specify the part of the bathroom furniture that you actually stand on, rather than the entire shower area, that is what they would use.

 

[SoothingDave]

I would say almost all adult Brits would know exactly what a shower tray is. If they had to specify the part of the bathroom furniture that you actually stand on, rather than the entire shower area, that is what they would use.

Another BrE/AmE difference.