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Neven
Chromatic Producer I
March 3, 2023

Sub and Flour - A short story

  • March 3, 2023
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Hi everybody!

I wanted to share something about my Sub. Yesterday my wife, while in the kitchen, decided to kill a insect on a vaulted ceiling using a two pound flour bag. Little that she knew, the bag bursted (just a tiny split, not all the way) and some of the flour got on the top of my Sub Gen2 and around it. I did not see anything in the Sub. After I experienced a tiny stroke :-), I grabbed the vacuum cleaner and cleaned the mess. Then I’ve put Master and Commander, Sub setting plus 10 and told my kids to go into their room. We did laugh about it how a split second moment of anger or simply not thinking things through could give you some not needed work. Now for the serious part.

Do you think anything could have happen? How is the Sub constructed, Where is the opening (besides the obvious rectangular one)? Do you think that flour can compare to dust in consistency and the ability to enter the SUB? Is it wise to turn the Sub upside down and try to shake it or vacuum some more?

 

P.S. My wife was sorry because she knows how much I care for my Sonos. I told her that a second One Gen2 could be the remedy. I am waiting for the response.

Have a nice day everyone

Neven

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buzz
buzz
Grand Maestro
March 4, 2023

With respect to the flour, I suspect the damage to relations with your wife is more significant than damage to the SUB. My understanding of your “dusting” is that the flour simply fell straight down. While this could look bad, I doubt that any significant amount of flour entered the SUB. 

If faced with this sort of accident, I’d use a vacuum cleaner to pick up the major spill, taking care not to touch the speaker with the vacuum nozzle. If necessary, you could use a soft brush to encourage the flour to enter the vacuum cleaner nozzle. Final cleanup should be done with a damp cloth. My SUB’s are glossy and I don’t touch them more than necessary because eventually I’ll craze the finish. Use techniques appropriate for piano cleaning. Use very soft rags, avoid paper towels, always use damp, never dry. For years I used old my old diapers for such tasks. These were used for my siblings and cousins and were well broken-in. It was a sad day when the last diaper turned into dust and I had to find another scheme to delicately clean surfaces. So far nothing has matched these old diapers.

If some flour entered the ports, you can go after this with the vacuum cleaner too. You can gently push the vacuum hose a few inches into the port without causing any damage. Use a brush to stir up the flour if necessary, and a damp cloth for final cleaning.

Canned air would be OK for a light dusting, but I’d be reluctant to use this to remove large amounts of dust because the dust will be blown into the air and a good portion will soon be back.

In my opinion kids, bugs, and small rodents present a higher risk than flour.

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