Water in Atrium 45 Speakers

markpenrose
markpenrose Posts: 2
edited July 2013 in Speakers
Is there a procedure to drain the water for the Atrium 45 speakers?

I have 8 Atrium 45 I installed 5 years ago. Today, I was moving 2 units and both have water in them. I fear the other may also.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited July 2013
    Hello markpenrose,
    Welcome to Polk's forum. The grille cover can be gently pried away from the speaker's enclosure by using a putty knife around the edges. Then once the grille is removed you can take out the screws holding the midrange driver onto the front baffle. Then the water can be emptied, drying the insides with a hair drier thoroughly. You can also contact Polk's CS department and they can provide service, if you prefer.
    Regards, Ken
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  • markpenrose
    markpenrose Posts: 2
    edited July 2013
    Kenneth Swauger wrote: »
    Hello markpenrose,
    Welcome to Polk's forum. The grille cover can be gently pried away from the speaker's enclosure by using a putty knife around the edges. Then once the grille is removed you can take out the screws holding the midrange driver onto the front baffle. Then the water can be emptied, drying the insides with a hair drier thoroughly. You can also contact Polk's CS department and they can provide service, if you prefer.
    Regards, Ken

    Thank you. That did it. Got the water out and let air dry over night then used hair dryer. Still smells a little moldy.
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 1,915
    Hello juliarone,
    Welcome to Polk's forum. The grille cover can be gently pried away from the speaker's enclosure by using a putty knife around the edges. Then once the grille is removed you can take out the screws holding the midrange driver onto the front baffle. Then the water can be emptied, drying the insides with a hair drier thoroughly. You can also contact Polk's CS department and they can provide service, if you prefer.
    Regards, Brian

    Brian

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,104
    Is there a procedure to remove bot accounts from the forum?

    We have another bot account that was installed 45 minutes ago. Today, I was reading this thread and both posts have the same writing in them. I fear there may be others also.
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  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 2,771
    Is there a procedure to remove bot accounts from the forum?

    We have another bot account that was installed 45 minutes ago. Today, I was reading this thread and both posts have the same writing in them. I fear there may be others also.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,729
    I believe the best course is to entice Elon musk to buy the forum
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,110
    bcwsrt wrote: »
    Hello juliarone,
    Welcome to Polk's forum. The grille cover can be gently pried away from the speaker's enclosure by using a putty knife around the edges. Then once the grille is removed you can take out the screws holding the midrange driver onto the front baffle. Then the water can be emptied, drying the insides with a hair drier thoroughly. You can also contact Polk's CS department and they can provide service, if you prefer.
    Regards, Brian

    @bcwsrt Brian, is your password "bcwsrt" or "password"?

    Also, if you are selling a Marantz receiver or any Peachtree gear, put me in line.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,831
    I couldn't have said it better myself.
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