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Fire and smoke damage

Hello guys, I had a major fire that wiped out my house. My audio gear was saved but with major smoke damage and possibly some minor water damage. The gear consist of ARC LS25 pre,  ARC PH3 phono amp, ARC D200 amp and a Teac VRDS 25x cd player. The speakers were Maggie MMG's but one got stepped on and the frame is cracked. My question to you guys is how do I go about cleaning the inside of my gear to get off any smoke or possible water that might be left on the boards. I turned all the gear on its side and just a bight of water came out of the ARC PH3. I will pull out all the tubes and clean the pins and sockets but what else do I need to do.
Thanks much,Mark
mktracy

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czarivey
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Homeowner's insurance claims nowdays require hiring badass lawyer, because all claims get denied whether you have or don't have particular coverages. Insurance companies assume that you broke-ass and wouldn't be able to hire an attorney and get away without paying split penny on all of your losses.
Cleaning expensive audiogear from all that dust and ash will be extremely tedious where you need to go for every cubic mm with brush on every spot or your PCB or chassis. Might be easier to claim loss. The larger your loss is the more it will make sense to hire attorney.
If your loss let's say is lower than attorney fees, then there's nothing you'll be able to do on your own but taking that loss.
czarivey
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to get awarded with attorney's fees, those fees must be reasonable for judge. if they're larger than claim itself, you might only get part or nothing at all.
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