Wet Speakers

TVguy
TVguy Posts: 1
edited March 2013 in Troubleshooting
We had a pipe burst last night in our basesment and soak one of my surround sound speakers. What should I do?
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited January 2013
    Buy a new one.:lol:
    See you don't say what it is, if it's a $20 speaker just buy another one.
    Logic would dictate that you would disassemble it dry all of the components as best you can
    use a hair dryer on low heat or a fan, then allow a few days for the remaining moisture to evaporate.
    Make sure any insulation is completely dry then reassemble.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited January 2013
    Open it up and see the extent of what got wet inside. If the crossover is still dry, let the speaker air out or use a hair dryer as suggested above. If the crossover did indeed get soaked, I dunno man, too many nook and crannies to hold moisture. You can try drying it out but I wouldn't test it on your main rig. Hook it up to a cheapo receiver out in the garage and let it play a couple days first. To really be safe, snag another, sometimes it just isn't worth the hassles of not knowing what could happen with a water damaged speaker.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,546
    edited January 2013
    Call your insurance agent.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    edited January 2013
    F1nut wrote: »
    Call your insurance agent.

    Good idea, but first it may be best to see what your deductable is on the policy. May be way more than the speaker is worth. Unless of course your making a claim for other things like carpet,ceiling,walls, plumbing, then maybe bundle it all together with the speaker in there.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited January 2013
    TVguy wrote: »
    We had a pipe burst last night in our basesment and soak one of my surround sound speakers. What should I do?

    Cry !!!!!!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    edited January 2013
    +1 and NEW surrounds:razz:
    F1nut wrote: »
    Call your insurance agent.
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  • Anthony Hinton
    Anthony Hinton Posts: 107
    edited January 2013
    F1nut wrote: »
    Call your insurance agent.


    A+ on this. One call will answer all your questions and tell you what direction to pursue.
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  • DracoAmericanus
    DracoAmericanus Posts: 112
    edited February 2013
    I the woofers are warped. replace them, dry the cabinet as fast as possible so the wood wont swell and fall apart, take afaey part you can get to off and let dry in the sun, including the crossovers, if the cabinet of bloated and the seems ruined, call the insurance then have a bon fire, but if things look fine while disassembled, let them dry out and reassemble and test
    i have saved many things my doing this, my most famous was fixing a vcr that had blood all inside it (it was my vcr and my sisters stupidity, long story):evil:
    There is no cure....
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited February 2013
    Sounds like a good excuse to go shopping for some new ones.....with yer insurance company's settlement check!
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited February 2013
    DracoAmericanus wrote: »
    my most famous was fixing a vcr that had blood all inside it (it was my vcr and my sisters stupidity, long story):evil:

    Do tell!
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited February 2013
    That VCR blood story leaves a lot to the imagination does it not??
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited March 2013
    Ditto on the home owners insurance policy.Of course it depends on the extent of damage to the entire area and you know if a carpet gets wet it's had it .Mold all sorts of stink and that's what it's for .If in fact nothing but the speaker was damaged then of course just try to dry the sucker out w/ a fan and the hand dryer for hose small places. check the insulation again that will linger and fester.
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