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CDepp · 12-15-2012, 09:26 PM

Got your electronic equipment wet? Quickly remove battery - don't try to shut off, just pull power. (iPhones and devices that cannot access battery, shut down using the least amount of buttons possible). Drown it in purified/distilled water for about an hour. Completely submerge it to the point no debris, residue, dirt, etc can be left on the device. Change the water and repeat if necessary. Take covers off and air dry for 30 minutes, then put in paper towel and into a zip-loc bag of rice to remove humidity. After 48-72 hours, put back together and use.

I've horrified friends with cell phones and remotes showing them going through full wash cycles, dropping in Lake Norman, and in a bathtub of bubble bath.
The thing is you need to get any corrosive elements and chemicals off the solder points as possible and and debris out of the device. Purified and distilled water is the fastest and safest way to do that.

Hopefully you never run into that situation, but I always have a gallon of distilled water in my pantry in the event the iPhone or either android gets wet.

12-15-2012, 09:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
CDepp Track Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 837 Drives: sideways Rep Power: 15	Got your electronic equipment wet? Quickly remove battery - don't try to shut off, just pull power. (iPhones and devices that cannot access battery, shut down using the least amount of buttons possible). Drown it in purified/distilled water for about an hour. Completely submerge it to the point no debris, residue, dirt, etc can be left on the device. Change the water and repeat if necessary. Take covers off and air dry for 30 minutes, then put in paper towel and into a zip-loc bag of rice to remove humidity. After 48-72 hours, put back together and use. I've horrified friends with cell phones and remotes showing them going through full wash cycles, dropping in Lake Norman, and in a bathtub of bubble bath. The thing is you need to get any corrosive elements and chemicals off the solder points as possible and and debris out of the device. Purified and distilled water is the fastest and safest way to do that. Hopefully you never run into that situation, but I always have a gallon of distilled water in my pantry in the event the iPhone or either android gets wet.