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Hopcott17

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Hi,

Just bought a new mattress and it seems to be collecting mould at an alarming rate underneath!! 

Does anyone have any remedies or homemade DIY tips to stop the condensation in a boat getting to the matttress. Dont fancy buying  a new one every 6 months!

Cheers

 

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10 minutes ago, Hopcott17 said:

Hi,

Just bought a new mattress and it seems to be collecting mould at an alarming rate underneath!! 

Does anyone have any remedies or homemade DIY tips to stop the condensation in a boat getting to the matttress. Dont fancy buying  a new one every 6 months!

Cheers

 

 

I'm not sure if this helps, but this article provides details of the necessary conditions fo mould growth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildew

Without more details of ventilation, what the matress (type?) is resting on etc it's difficult to suggest anything.

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Sorry shouldve given more details!!

Its on a solid plywood base with gloss finish. Underneath there are 4 compartments for clothes etc. PPretty much the only ventilation is 4 2" holes which are used to lift the base up.

 Mattress - http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5746039

So the bed is made to fit into the shell but only via wood. Do you guysd tuink its best to get a holesaw and drill lines or to remove the bases and put slats in. 

In the meantime - anything to remove condensation in the boat as a whole? 

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My mattress is a fairly old sprung one with a thin memory foam topper, its on a solid ply base, exactly the senario that should cause problems and in 15 years I have never had any mildrew issues.

I have no idea why not, apart from being a lazy bugger I never make the bed and the duvet is normally just pushed to one side, leaving my "nest" exposed to the air.

Saying all that, drilling holes in the bed ply is on my jobs list, just very very far down

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Just now, tree monkey said:

My mattress is a fairly old sprung one with a thin memory foam topper, its on a solid ply base, exactly the senario that should cause problems and in 15 years I have never had any mildrew issues.

2 new mattresses in 6 months :( 

Must remember - need ventilation!!

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28 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

This stuff is reputed to work very well:

http://shipshapebedding.co.uk/shop/dry-mat

I would be looking at why you are getting so much condensation as well though and trying to cut that down.

Do you have wet bilges for example?

Yeah, it will fill up when it rains but i have an automatic pump to pump out if it reaches a certain level. Its at the opposite side on the boat to my bedroom though.

That link looks great - thanks!

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1 minute ago, Hopcott17 said:

Yeah, it will fill up when it rains but i have an automatic pump to pump out if it reaches a certain level. Its at the opposite side on the boat to my bedroom though.

That link looks great - thanks!

You will probably find that there is a lot of water that the bilge pump doesn't get out. Get down there with a wet vac and get it all out. You want to try and keep the boat as dry as possible in order to keep the condensation and mildew at bay.

It does sound like you have quite a problem with it to ruin a mattress in six months!!

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55 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

This stuff is reputed to work very well:

http://shipshapebedding.co.uk/shop/dry-mat

I would be looking at why you are getting so much condensation as well though and trying to cut that down.

Do you have wet bilges for example?

I had a similar problem and got some dry-mat and it really does work. It's not cheap but neither are mattresses. 

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1 hour ago, Hopcott17 said:

Sorry shouldve given more details!!

Its on a solid plywood base with gloss finish. Underneath there are 4 compartments for clothes etc. PPretty much the only ventilation is 4 2" holes which are used to lift the base up.

 Mattress - http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5746039

So the bed is made to fit into the shell but only via wood. Do you guysd tuink its best to get a holesaw and drill lines or to remove the bases and put slats in. 

In the meantime - anything to remove condensation in the boat as a whole? 

Get rid of the ply and fit slats.

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2 hours ago, Hopcott17 said:

Sorry shouldve given more details!!

Its on a solid plywood base with gloss finish. Underneath there are 4 compartments for clothes etc. PPretty much the only ventilation is 4 2" holes which are used to lift the base up.

 Mattress - http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5746039

So the bed is made to fit into the shell but only via wood. Do you guysd tuink its best to get a holesaw and drill lines or to remove the bases and put slats in. 

In the meantime - anything to remove condensation in the boat as a whole? 

We had exactly the same problem.  Ended up buying slats like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Small-Double-Bed-Size-Slats-Bed-Slats-For-Replacement-4FT-121-5-cm/221364383996?hash=item338a5870fc:g:028AAOxydlFS6WRg and placing those on 3 full length 2"x2" softwood (which i varnished) runners  https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Whitewood-PSE-44-x-44-x-2400mm/p/9000036452 which on turn are raised slightly off the plywood base. You could use treated runners I suppose.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

This stuff is reputed to work very well:

http://shipshapebedding.co.uk/shop/dry-mat

I would be looking at why you are getting so much condensation as well though and trying to cut that down.

Do you have wet bilges for example?

It does work. we can't put ventilation slats on our bed so we have used this for about 10 years, maybe a bit more after trying all sorts of things from corrugated cardboard to imitation horse hair including ally bubble wrap stuff.

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4 hours ago, Arthur Marshall said:

Mine did that till I changed the base it rested on to slats with plenty of ventilation underneath.  On a solid bit of wood it's going to happen.

As above or drill a series oh holes approx 2" dia with a hole saw  There used to be a product like a coarse hairy mat that you could put under the mattress a google may give you a name

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