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DAB clock radio broken...any suggestions?

As title says, my DAB clock radio isn't working after I spilt water on it. The clock and alarm is fine, it just doesn't even pick up a signal for either digital or FM stations (or to set the clock which I have done manually).

Its most annoying as I have to wake up to the buzzer.

Any suggestions welcome before I buy a new one (and they have actually seemed to have gone up in price since last year).

Comments

  • isofa
    isofa Posts: 6,091 Forumite
    Unplug it and put it somewhere warm and dry for a few days (if you can remove the casing do this too), airing cupboard etc. Once it's fully dried out it may work.

    However having it switched on / using it straight after you spilt the water will have made it worse.
  • Hugbubble
    Hugbubble Posts: 464 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    isofa wrote: »
    Unplug it and put it somewhere warm and dry for a few days (if you can remove the casing do this too), airing cupboard etc. Once it's fully dried out it may work.

    However having it switched on / using it straight after you spilt the water will have made it worse.

    I spilt it in the middle of the night without waking up so didn't have much choice. What a numpty :(

    Thanks for your reply
  • Delboy24
    Delboy24 Posts: 132 Forumite
    Go buy the same model from Argos/Tesco and swop over and take back?????? (not very ethical I know!)
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