Ambi Pur oils damaged my subwoofer

custardy

J3OEF wrote: »

Hi Guys,

To cut a long story short, i placed a plug in on top of my subwoofer, i left it a week as i didnt think nothing of it. I then went to plug it back in and noticed some marks on the top, it seems as if the oils had melted the plastic and is now damaged. It was not on its side so i dont understand how the oil has escaped, i got it from a cheap b&m style shop.

I rang ambi pur and told them the situation, they went away and discussed, and come back to me saying i should of read the packaging etc as it says do not place on wood, etc etc.

Now, i at first didnt think it said this on the packet so went to check it out, it didnt say it on the back of the packet where you think it would be, however it has it on the inside of the refill packs the do's and donts which i find odd as who looks on the inside unless told to do so?

Also, what would of happened if it was plugged in, yet leaked on my wooden floor? is that my fault again?

Can i go any further with this or am i !!!!!!ed ?

It cost me £499 for the subwoofer 5 months ago and its now damaged, i can replace the casing for £150 but i feel it is not my fault as the plug in refill could be damaged or anything for oil to escape in some way.

:mad:

Then you would have had a different issue. given it would have been in use in the method its designed for.

bris

Find a colour match, lightly sand the top and recoat.

somethingcorporate

Looksguywalker wrote: »

Insurance claim = excess+increased premiums+declaring claim for~five years. Is it worth it for a bit of wood?

Depends on the policy of course.

I had a £1.5k+ claim on my policy last year after an attempted break-in.

My premium still went down this year.

All valid considerations though!

gregg1

Its liquid and you put it on top of an electrical item. I think you are very lucky the damage was not more serious.

Looksguywalker

somethingcorporate wrote: »

Depends on the policy of course.

I had a £1.5k+ claim on my policy last year after an attempted break-in.

My premium still went down this year.

All valid considerations though!

Not the norm I suggest? Which is the point I'm making. You are advocating the insurance route with no proviso? No check your excess/NCD and take that into consideration?

greatgimpo

Looksguywalker wrote: »

Is a subwoofer an amp?

Yes, it's an amplifier specifically for low frequencies.

somethingcorporate

Looksguywalker wrote: »

Not the norm I suggest? Which is the point I'm making. You are advocating the insurance route with no proviso? No check your excess/NCD and take that into consideration?

The fact I said "depends on the policy of course" was my proviso.

If they want the sub replacing (worth £500) I think it is unlikely to have much of a negative impact on future premiums, whether it will be better or worse than shelling out the £150 themselves for a new case is going to depend on the policy they have, who their cover is with etc.

I didn't mean to be flippant and of course there is a consequence of going via the insurance route, so thanks for clarifying for the OP.

vuvuzela

J3OEF wrote: »

Hi Guys,

To cut a long story short, i placed a plug in on top of my subwoofer, i left it a week as i didnt think nothing of it. I then went to plug it back in and noticed some marks on the top, it seems as if the oils had melted the plastic and is now damaged. It was not on its side so i dont understand how the oil has escaped, i got it from a cheap b&m style shop.

I rang ambi pur and told them the situation, they went away and discussed, and come back to me saying i should of read the packaging etc as it says do not place on wood, etc etc.

Now, i at first didnt think it said this on the packet so went to check it out, it didnt say it on the back of the packet where you think it would be, however it has it on the inside of the refill packs the do's and donts which i find odd as who looks on the inside unless told to do so?

Also, what would of happened if it was plugged in, yet leaked on my wooden floor? is that my fault again?

Can i go any further with this or am i !!!!!!ed ?

It cost me £499 for the subwoofer 5 months ago and its now damaged, i can replace the casing for £150 but i feel it is not my fault as the plug in refill could be damaged or anything for oil to escape in some way.

:mad:

You were careless and some minor cosmetic damage occurred. I would put a mat or something on the sw and in future not use the artificial smelling plugins.

mattyprice4004

greatgimpo wrote: »

Yes, it's an amplifier specifically for low frequencies.

Not technically, it's a speaker specifically for low frequencies. The term sub-woofer refers to the speaker itself, a type of woofer more responsive to lower frequencies than a normal woofer.

It doesn't have to be an active (amplified) sub-woofer, and therefore may not have an integrated amplifier.