On August 12, 2019 at 12:00, Mac Burks (39) said...
My guess is that the failure point is the rubber elbow. Once water gets inside it rots the wood and causes it to pop loose at the seams.
This is what the Sonance subs installation manual says....
"When placing the rubber elbow onto the subwoofer, it is recommended to add General Purpose Marine Grease to the inside of the elbow. This grease is available under the brand name Sta-Lube. This lube will act like a water barrier and ensure that water won’t enter in through the elbow connection."
The Episode manual doesn't mention this step.
On every one I install i first clear silicone all the way around the tube that is part of the tub. This helps the rubber snorkel slide on and also gets silicone on the inside.
Once thats on and tight I then silicone around the outside between the snorkel and what is left showing on the tube part which is not much but I put enough silicone on that no water is going to get inside. I do this for both the tube side of snorkel plus the mushroom side of snorkel. Also I do the wire connector on back of tub.
Doing it this way about 2 years now.
