Abstract: A water diverting device (10,51,60,70,80,83,85,86,600,700) for directing leaking water from a plumbing fitting such as a tap having a body (50) and breech (100) mounted behind the wall to the front face (401) of the wall, the device including a sleeve (12,56,58), an inner flange (18), an outer flange (20), the arrangement being such that the inner flange (18) engages the breech (100) of the tap and the tap body extends through the sleeve and the outer flange (20) engages the front face (401) of a wall whereby water leaking from the connection between the tap body and a tap breech is directed by the device to the front face of the wall.