Long-term documentation
Track conditions, changes and work across recurring assessments.
HydroSentinel · AquaRisk-Analyse®
Guides
Practical knowledge on visible risks, damage consequences and traceable documentation.
Guides
Flexible hoses: visible warning signs
Recognise corrosion, kinks and moisture at accessible connections.
Insurance and maintenance
Cover and contractual consequences depend on the cause, policy and individual case.
What makes water damage expensive?
The cause, time to discovery, affected components and restoration determine the work required.
Case studies
Two defects. Two water-damage incidents.
2 × CHF 12'000
A dishwasher supply hose that had been kinked for years burst. In the second incident, a leaking mixer cartridge and limescale blocked the swivel spout; forcing it further broke the connection pipes.
Learn more →Water came through the light fitting.
CHF 11'500
Six months after buying the house, water dripped from a ground-floor light fitting. A burst flexible hose inside the concealed toilet cistern was responsible, rather than the initially suspected shower connection.
Learn more →About 15 litres. A kitchen taken apart.
about 15 litres
The sink waste screw broke as the washing-up water was released. Around 15 litres ran beneath a solid-wood kitchen.
Learn more →Away on holiday. Water behind the façade.
CHF 80'000
A basin tap hose burst while the residents were on holiday. According to the account, the hoses had been fitted twisted and kinked.
Learn more →Anonymised accounts from Holger Holling’s practical experience. Amounts and events are based on his account; insurance information comes from those affected. These are not statistics or independently audited claim settlements. Separate damage photographs are not attributed to these cases.