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Fixing water leaks in a houseboat

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A houseboat is like a house. Or maybe like a boat. It requires maintenance. We lifted and renovated the entire boat in the summer of 2014. But of course there are still things that need to be fixed, continuously. Now it was time to change some things that we did not change last time, and to fix various water leaks. The toilet leaked water, the kitchen tap leaked water and then we found water ... in the hull!

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New in the bathroom

Even though our houseboat is quite spacious, it is safe to say that we have a small bathroom. One of the reasons we didn't change the toilet when we renovated was that the existing one was extra small - and that meant we gained a few centimetres in the shower space. Yes, it's at that level!

Now the toilet was leaking, so we had to change it. We asked in the shop if there were smaller toilets and the salesperson said "yes, there is a children's toilet". So, no thanks! But now we have a new toilet, from Ifö. At the same time, we got a new bathroom cabinet.

Badrum husbåt
Our new toilet and our new bathroom cabinet (yes, it is a bit difficult to take photos in our bathroom).

New tap in the kitchen

It was not only the toilet that was leaking in our houseboat, but also the kitchen tap. So it was time to change it! It was very difficult, but now we have a new tap, bought at Bauhaus.

Byta kökskran
This is what it looked like when Peter changed the kitchen tap (luckily I was at work).
Ny kran
When I got home, the kitchen tap was in place!

Water in the hull

So both the toilet and the kitchen tap have leaked, but the largest amount of water was discovered in ... the hull! Suddenly one day the bilge pump started - what was going on? We opened the inspection hatch and there was some water, but not much. Then we broke open the floor beyond the inspection hatch and found ... 40 litres of water!

We have cleaned everything up and studied it for a few weeks. No new water is appearing, and we have concluded that it is condensation that forms when cold and hot meet in a confined space. Peter has now installed a fan and by now we have been closed for a while. It was a bit nervous when we opened up to the hull last night - but it was still completely dry!

Skrov i husbåt
Today we opened the floor again - still no water!

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