aceman387 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 my wife was feeling ill friday night and trying to be a concerned and helpful husband i decided to do the laundry which i do like 3 times a year but since her diverticulitis pain was acting up i figured i would give it a shot well in the process of loading i didn't check her pockets and washed her new cell phone , is there any chance of it working again i took it apart and have it sitting underneath the ceiling fan to try and dry it outdoes anybody else have any other ideas /. thanks. Quote
Super User Bassin_Fin@tic Posted May 31, 2009 Super User Posted May 31, 2009 Believe it or not my buddy put his in the oven a couple times at 150,said it worked great.He has an older nokia though.I don't know about that,just figured I'd throw it out there.LOL I dropped my razor in the toilet DOH!!!! Also got rained on twice and so far it started working again after a few days. Do you have insurance or an extra warranty plan for the phone? You can usually get it replaced for free or little cost depending on who your carrier is. Take the battery out and dry it for a few days.Maybe also try a blow dryer? :-? Quote
bassdocktor Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 The oven tricked worked on a calculator. Water bottle opened in my backpack, so my dad tried the oven thing. Calculator went from not turning on to working like normal. Quote
Super User BrianinMD Posted May 31, 2009 Super User Posted May 31, 2009 Don't try to turn it on, take the battery out and stick the phone in a bag of rice. Let it there for a day or so. The rice will absorb the water, it its dry turn it on, if it still has some water repeat with fresh rice for another day. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted May 31, 2009 Super User Posted May 31, 2009 Believe it or not my buddy put his in the oven a couple times at 150,said it worked great.He has an older nokia though.I don't know about that,just figured I'd throw it out there.LOL I dropped my razor in the toilet DOH!!!! Also got rained on twice and so far it started working again after a few days. Do you have insurance or an extra warranty plan for the phone? You can usually get it replaced for free or little cost depending on who your carrier is. Take the battery out and dry it for a few days.Maybe also try a blow dryer? :-? another vote for the oven technique. Quote
aceman387 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Posted May 31, 2009 i have some damp rid a product you put in a damp basement and it absorbs moisture I'm gonna put the cell phone with some damp rid in a zip lock bag and see what happens i will let you guys know the results in a few days Quote
aarogb Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Don't try to turn it on, take the battery out and stick the phone in a bag of rice. Let it there for a day or so. The rice will absorb the water, it its dry turn it on, if it still has some water repeat with fresh rice for another day. x2. Quote
Jim Grouch Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 I dropped mine in the lake under a dock....couldnt find it for 5 minutes. Took the battery out and the screen had some water in it. Let it sit out for 24 hours and put the battery back in and worked fine. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted May 31, 2009 Super User Posted May 31, 2009 i dropped mine in the lake, took the battery out and set it under a hair dryer for 2 hours. the thing still didnt work. Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted May 31, 2009 Super User Posted May 31, 2009 My old phone went swimming 7 times last year and was still working when I upgraded. Sometimes it worked 3 hours after a complete dunking, sometimes it took a couple of days. Quote
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted June 1, 2009 Super User Posted June 1, 2009 The washer presents a different set of problems than falling into a pond, or getting drenched with rain. Had a Canon camera that got drenched in a downpour. In the viewfinder, everything was lit up. Pulled the batteries, and let it sit for a few days. It recovered nicely. Chemicals in detergents, softeners and bleaches might cause corrosion problems. No amount of drying will cure those. Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 Don't try to turn it on, take the battery out and stick the phone in a bag of rice. Let it there for a day or so. The rice will absorb the water, it its dry turn it on, if it still has some water repeat with fresh rice for another day. x2. I've heard this works amazingly well. Quote
CFFF 1.5 Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 the bag of rice trick works really well. Do it at least two times to make sure it is completely dry. The water doesn't hurt the phone it is the current when you try to turn the phone on when there is water on the board that hurts the device. A device that works when wet will eventually corrode from having water touching metal parts and eventually fail. Make sure you get it completely dry. Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 Don't try to turn it on, take the battery out and stick the phone in a bag of rice. Let it there for a day or so. The rice will absorb the water, it its dry turn it on, if it still has some water repeat with fresh rice for another day. x2. I've heard this works amazingly well. X3 It does Quote
BucketmouthAngler13 Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 The oven hasnt failed me... although it it went through a whole wash cycle it might be eternally doomed Quote
aceman387 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Posted June 3, 2009 i just wanted to let you guys know the outcome with my wife's cellphone she charged it up and tried it and it works fine if this happens to anybody else what i used was a product called damp rid that i had lying around its like granular that you open up and put somewhere you have damp musty odors and it absorbs moisture i put this stuff in a zip lock bag with her phone for three days and her phone works , thanks for the advice guys and good luck fishing Quote
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