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Zero999:
I did hint on this before, but I probably didn't make myself clear enough. Don't touch any equipment you want to make an insurance claim for. You could still claim for working items, if there's evidence they've been wet, because it's reasonable to believe they've been damaged and will fail in future.
I repeat, if it's covered by insurance, don't make any attempt to fix it yourself. Make a claim and get it repaired professionally or replaced, depending on what's more economical, which will probably be the latter.
james_s:
When my friend had a house fire that caused smoke damage everywhere, the insurance paid for the replacement of all of the appliances but they let him keep the old stuff that had been written off. It's worth discussing at some point, if the equipment got wet then insurance should cover the replacement cost, but you should be able to buy it back at salvage value which may be next to nothing. Then you can try to fix it yourself.
Brumby:
--- Quote from: james_s on September 23, 2018, 05:06:10 am ---... but you should be able to buy it back at salvage value which may be next to nothing.
--- End quote ---
It will depend on the insurance company - but buying the salvage saves them the hassle of disposing of it.
james_s:
Until they actually pay out, you still own the equipment. It's definitely worth talking to them about it.
Raj:
Start watching Louis Rossman.
You shouldn't clean your board before making a record of every single point where corrosion has occurred.
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