Iphone dropped in water

Blue41

Any ideas on how to dry out an iphone dropped it in water over the weekend or should I just forget it?

swampy353

Blue41 wrote: »

Any ideas on how to dry out an iphone dropped it in water over the weekend or should I just forget it?

Get a container of rice and put your iPhone into it. tape over the headphone jack. it might wekl be a lost cause though

Kenno90

swampy353 wrote: »

Get a container of rice and put your iPhone into it. tape over the headphone jack. it might wekl be a lost cause though

also put it in the hot press, Good Luck man

Doodah7

This was tested on Channel 5's Gadget Show:
http://www.save-a-phone.co.uk/

and apparently it worked a treat!!

RobbieTheRobber

Kenno90 wrote: »

also put it in the hot press, Good Luck man

:eek:do no do this, do not put the iphone near a source of heat :eek:

RobbieTheRobber

OP I dropped mine in water over 2 weeks ago.

You can try the rice trick, because an iphoen is an expensive piece of kit I didnt like just waiting.
So i brought mine to a place and they opened it waited for it to dry(over 5 days), still wouldnt work.
so they cleaned contacts using iso-propyl and got it working PM me and i can send you details of the place I got mine repaired.
I wont do it on thread as i dont want to be accussed of shilling.

Cost of repair €39

Cherry_Cola

Had this happen last week. Put it in rice, then in the hot press for a day or so. Worked perfectly.

Mr. Presentable

I thought iphones could walk on water

pleasant Co.

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

:eek:do no do this, do not put the iphone near a source of heat :eek:

better take it out of my pocket so

Kenno90

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

:eek:do no do this, do not put the iphone near a source of heat :eek:

Sorry should have been more clear, don't have it on the boiler as the heat can cause damage, but the hot press press is usually the driest room in the house which can help draw out moisture.

Having it on a shelf above the boiler should help

biko

Yeah it needs a moisture free place so the moisture inside will evaporate.
I've seen hot press recommended before many times but never had to try this myself, fortunately.

Blue41

Thanks for the tips its currently in rice and may do the hot press thing too. RobbietheRobber could you please send on the details Thanks

MiniNukinfuts

Whatever you do, don't get a hairdrier to it. I exploded my iphone while drying it with a hairdrier :P Both the screen and the battery exploded

I've also seen carphone warehouse selling those "save a phone" kits

Kenno90

MiniNukinfuts wrote: »

Whatever you do, don't get a hairdrier to it. I exploded my iphone while drying it with a hairdrier :P Both the screen and the battery exploded

Thats the worst thing you could do , that'll melt the phone :eek:

MiniNukinfuts

Kenno90 wrote: »

Thats the worst thing you could do , that'll melt the phone :eek:

Yup, i was frustrated with it not turning on. It was old anyway when it fell in water, so it didn't matter if I got it working or not :P

I was just giving the OP a warning not to do it though

Duff

Friend of mine dropped his into the toilet, pee pee and all and left it in a tub of rice for a week and it worked perfect. Worth a shot.

MiniNukinfuts

Did he cook the rice after and eat it?

maddogcollins

I had mine thrown in a toilet in a nightclub and did the tub of rice and hot press thing. it took about 4 weeks but it worked. I did get a new phone tho and gave my old one away and 6 months later its still going strong.

Duff

MiniNukinfuts wrote: »

Did he cook the rice after and eat it?

No, that would just be silly.

kaizersoze

Mine went down the toilet.
Removed the SIM and tray, then got a hoover and hoovered out all the openings (speakers, headphones, earpiece, etc).
Then wrapped it in kitchen paper and into the hotpress for 24 hrs.
Switched on and worked perfectly since.
There are 3 bright tiny dots on the screen though. Works great other than that.

alice302

first, shutdown your iphone, and dry it using some papers, then use a blower to dry it. if it also does not work, you may have to take it to fix.

Kenno90

alice302 wrote: »

then use a blower to dry it.

I wouldn't do that TBH , someone posted they did that and the thing exploded :eek:

Or at least don't use hot air.

A hover Can't say i've ever heard of that being used:P

Kenno90

OP let us know how your getting on

gbee

Kenno90 wrote: »

I wouldn't do that TBH , someone posted they did that and the thing exploded :eek:

Relativity is the key here.

The poster who exploded his phone was evidently using a very hot close range powerful blower ~ you'd really need a heat gun to explode your iPhone.

The warning about heat is to be taken seriously, a little warming, gentle warming will facilitate recovery.

MiniNukinfuts

gbee wrote: »

Relativity is the key here.

The poster who exploded his phone was evidently using a very hot close range powerful blower ~ you'd really need a heat gun to explode your iPhone.

The warning about heat is to be taken seriously, a little warming, gentle warming will facilitate recovery.

I was using a standard hair drier, nothing fancy about it.

frag420

maddogcollins wrote: »

I had mine thrown in a toilet in a nightclub.

There are easier ways of being a perv ya know!!!:D

MiniNukinfuts

frag420 wrote: »

There are easier ways of being a perv ya know!!!:D

Ya, become a priest

whiterebel

gbee wrote: »

Relativity is the key here.

The poster who exploded his phone was evidently using a very hot close range powerful blower ~ you'd really need a heat gun to explode your iPhone.

The warning about heat is to be taken seriously, a little warming, gentle warming will facilitate recovery.

It depends on the level of submersion. Apple engineers always told us NEVER to use a drier on it, because it blows the moisture into other places that it may not have got to before. They always advocated not switching on, and leaving in a bowl of rice in the airing cupboard for a week.

kaizersoze

Kenno90 wrote: »

A hover Can't say i've ever heard of that being used:P

I can't imagine a hover being any use tbh. I used a hoover though.:p

It gets rid of any drops or water stuck in the openings instead of blowing them further in with a blower. Dries quicker then with less water to evapotate.

CathalDublin

Hoover is your only man, then rice
15-30mins Hoover especially around the sim, headphone socket and dock area
For more details check out the blog below
http://irepair-ie.blogspot.ie/