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should i disassemble to get water out?

I got some moisture under the touchscreen and it doesn't work. Should i try to take it off to get it dried up? If yes, anyone know how to do it correctly?
Thanks.

Dissassemble it, and then place all the parts in DRY, uncooked rice. The rice will help absorb moisture

mrinehart93 said:
Dissassemble it, and then place all the parts in DRY, uncooked rice. The rice will help absorb moisture
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Someone who took their's apart said the screen (under the glass) had some sticky coating on it. So I would think rice would be a no go maybe compressed air.

Ahh ok. Hmm, I'd try putting it in an oven with the door open at a very low heat for awhile. I've heard from some people on a forum I used to visit that it works a charm.

Just bury it in Rice for 2 days. Don't take it apart.

Disassemble instructions: link.

lol do not put the bare LCD in rice!.

Tipharet said:
lol do not put the bare LCD in rice!.
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I think he meant the phone itself.

silicon packets (like what you get inside of shoes and new hard drives, RAM DIMMs, etc.) are significantly better than rice. Rice gets dust everywhere
Silicon > rice

rt1oo said:
silicon packets (like what you get inside of shoes and new hard drives, RAM DIMMs, etc.) are significantly better than rice. Rice gets dust everywhere
Silicon > rice
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Do you know of any local places you can buy these? I know the people at bladeforums store their Carbon knives with these in them to keep rust away.

Thanks everyone.

try some sand

khaag27 said:
try some sand
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Sure. Should i gently funnel it into the circuitry or build a sand castle for it and let it sit there for a few days?

chococrazy said:
Do you know of any local places you can buy these? I know the people at bladeforums store their Carbon knives with these in them to keep rust away.
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go to a local shoe store and try some shoes on an take the silicon packets while you try them on

Darkshneider said:
I think he meant the phone itself.
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mrinehart93 said:
Dissassemble it, and then place all the parts in DRY, uncooked rice. The rice will help absorb moisture
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Ive noticed you just have to be very clear for some users around here.

Not trying to be a douche...
But when you go ask for silicon they might look at you funny, what you are actually looking for is "silica" the deseccant..

mrinehart93 said:
Ahh ok. Hmm, I'd try putting it in an oven with the door open at a very low heat for awhile. I've heard from some people on a forum I used to visit that it works a charm.
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lol, at 90% of PSP hacking forums, this was the highest recommended suggestion for getting water out. I didn't hear of anyone screwing it up by doing it.

abcdfv said:
lol, at 90% of PSP hacking forums, this was the highest recommended suggestion for getting water out. I didn't hear of anyone screwing it up by doing it.
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Make sure you keep the door OPEN, and the temp LOW a toaster oven would be better, and set the rack as high as it can go. I'm guessing since the case on this phone feels so tacky it must have a low melting point.

Moisture just dried but screen still not working... could this be a software issue now?

i had this happen to me a few years ago when the psp first came out. but i had split alot of soda on mines. I just had put it by the fan and let it dry it over night. Came back in the morning and it was working great.But you can see water marks in the screen.

My wildfire is dead! :(

I ****ed up today!!! Forgot to empty my pockets and now my wildfire is in the washinmachine! Couldnt stop the f-ckin machine and watched my clothes in a 60min-programe. When finally the program was finished, the stupid lid could not open. And I were in a hurry to get to my workingplace. Now the wildfire is in the washingmachine until I come home.
Probably the phone is as dead as Michael Jacksson!
Is there any way maybe to rescue my phone after this treatment? Hairfan? Oven? Element for drying?...something?
I really like this wildfireforum and you guys writing here, so want my phone back!

Akerhage said:
I ****ed up today!!! Forgot to empty my pockets and now my wildfire is in the washinmachine! Couldnt stop the f-ckin machine and watched my clothes in a 60min-programe. When finally the program was finished, the stupid lid could not open. And I were in a hurry to get to my workingplace. Now the wildfire is in the washingmachine until I come home.
Probably the phone is as dead as Michael Jacksson!
Is there any way maybe to rescue my phone after this treatment? Hairfan? Oven? Element for drying?...something?
I really like this wildfireforum and you guys writing here, so want my phone back!
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Put of Battery and place it at a heating. put between them a paper cloth!
Wait a few days and pray

Deep-Knight said:
Put of Battery and place it at a heating. put between them a paper cloth!
Wait a few days and pray
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should I only put the battery on the heatingelement? or the whole phone?
Should I maybe wash it in water first to get rid of eventually rests from the machine? (sorry for my swedish-english writing here;p)

Ouch, nasty. After a full cycle in the washer I wouldn't hold much hope but it is worth trying the old rice trick.
Take the battery out of the phone and put the phone in to a bowl (or bag) of UNCOOKED rice (it doesnt really work if the rice is cooked lol) and leave it overnight. The dry rice soaks all moisture out of the phone making sure it is completely dry without heating it up (and possibly damaging it more).
http://hacknmod.com/hack/diy-save-a-wet-cell-phone-using-rice/

This is what happened to my sony phone lol, except I left it overnight in the wash.

kevin2516 said:
This is what happened to my sony phone lol, except I left it overnight in the wash.
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I had a SE W995 before and took a shower with that one, therefore I bought this one...I really think I should awoid water for the rest of my life!!
Will try the radiator l8er!!

Akerhage said:
should I only put the battery on the heatingelement? or the whole phone?
Should I maybe wash it in water first to get rid of eventually rests from the machine? (sorry for my swedish-english writing here;p)
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the whole phone without battery. rice idea sound also good. but wait a few days ,not only a few hours.

Deep-Knight said:
the whole phone without battery. rice idea sound also good. but wait a few days ,not only a few hours.
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I will wait until monday, hoping for the survival of my dear wildfire!

Akerhage said:
Will try the radiator l8er!!
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I wouldn't use a radiator! Just the heat alone could kill your phone.

Hpez said:
I wouldn't use a radiator! Just the heat alone could kill your phone.
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Okay, should I just let it be in roomtemperature then?

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Okay, should I just let it be in roomtemperature then?
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Just put the phone in a bowl of dry rice at room temperature and leave it overnight, or maybe even a day or so. The rice will pull the water out of the phone without any need for heat.

should I just put the phone on the rice or put the rise under and over the phone? So that the phone is covered on all sides, lying in the middle of the bowl?

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should I just put the phone on the rice or put the rise under and over the phone? So that the phone is covered on all sides, lying in the middle of the bowl?
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Put it in the rice, so it is completely covered.

Hpez said:
Put it in the rice, so it is completely covered.
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sweet, will try that when I come home then =)

Or you take pure alcohol and soak it
(few hours, but very IMPORTANT >99% purity !)
Afterwards dry it for several days <-- do not heat it, just dry it
Disclaimer: Works since it is pure simple chemistry, but I never dared to do it so far

If the rice method doesn't work, and if you got some experience in electronics, try opening your phone up and look if any vital components are harmed...

ebioman said:
Or you take pure alcohol and soak it
Disclaimer: Should work, but I never dared to do it so far
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Will try the rice first, sounds less risky

The only problem with soaking in alcohol is that it can dissolve any glues used within the phone itself. But if nothing else works it might be worth trying as a very last resort.

Seriously it will not do any harm as long as you really use 99% + purity.
The problem is remaining humidity leading to oxidation (corrision) of your contacts. Alcohol is a solvent and therefore water free. It will "take up" the humidity and afterwards evaporate.
I guess the major problem is that exept for me not a lot of people here work in a laboratory and have easy acess to a liter of 99,99% pure alcohol.....

isnt there anything called batterywater? Maybe that workes? Think I can buy that on statoil and similar places?

Swam with my phone for 20 min

On my last day on holiday I forgot to take my phone out of my pocket before going to the swimming pool. Now it's soaked and looks bricked. Does anyone knows if there it's a chance of it working after it's dried up.

If the phone was off and the battery was removed as soon as possible. Another major factor is how pure the water is - sea water will kill your phone unless you wash it out with water with no (or as almost none) salts in it.
The phone was to be allowed suffient time to dry out. Placing it under a gentle heat (ie near a lamp) and with those silicon bags that it equipment comes with or with rice. You are normally talking about a week for drying out time.

I've heard of dripping wet phones drying out and being okay, so it's a possibility.
There's all the usual airing cupboard/bowl of rice/little crystal packs you get in your trainers/bag of salt suggestions, but I think the most prominent one is to be 100% sure that ALL moisture has gone before you try turning it on again.
Have a search through the forums, and not just this phone as this is obviously not a phone specific problem. There's plenty of advice out there.
Good luck mate - I hope you get it working again.

TA123 said:
On my last day on holiday I forgot to take my phone out of my pocket before going to the swimming pool. Now it's soaked and looks bricked. Does anyone knows if there it's a chance of it working after it's dried up.
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open the back panel take evry thing out
dray it
dray the phone from back with an hair dryer with medium heat
for one hour
put it outside in the open for 4 hours
again one hour with hair dryer
and pray a lot
this is what save my nokia n95 ....so be optimistic
In my case I was saving a child from drowning ...so maybe it was an angel that thought it is not a good day to kill my phone
(try doing a good thing before the process)
good LUCK

20min is a long time for the phone to be in the water
It will also depend on if the phone was on or off when it went for a dip.
if it was off, there is a small chance it could be ok, leave it for a week to air and then cross your fingers.
if it was on, id take a guess that your goose is cooked.
sorry to hear bud.

Thanks a lot for all support! Well the phone was on :-( but the water was fresh. Anyway we have already checked out so no access to a hair dryer. Rice is not available until we're back to England this evening. Will report back if the phone survives.

Dissamble your phone completly (tutorial on youtube), place the mobo in a oven @ 100 degrees C for 5 a 10 min
Try first to dry your board with a hairdryer

I once fixed a friends (cough) iphone that was full of dirty water. Stripped it down, put the main components in clean water to wash it out, then put in a 50 degree oven for an hour. Left if over night then reassembled. Worked a treat afterwards, so there is hope. The secret is to give it plenty of time to dry out.

Use distilled water to rinse. Or even better, isopropanol; no baking needed.
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it looks it's fried :-( I disassembled it and dried up but it does not show any signs of life. Will try to call my travel insurance company tomorrow to see if it's covered.

hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah
LMAO!
TRULY SORRY for loss, but your story cracks me up.

ops.. use rice for save it.

emeky said:
ops.. use rice for save it.
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It was covered with rice for the whole night without any results

U need to cover it with rice and put it in an box u can close so no air would come in
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just_nos said:
U need to cover it with rice and put it in an box u can close so no air would come in
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it should be perfectly dry after everything that has been done to it.

I would be tempted to take it apart and leave it for a week it 2 to dry out. There's a good chance it will work again as long as you don't turn it on while its still wet. If it was salt water or water with chlorine wash the phone with clean water well while in pieces. It shouldn't cause any damage doing this. Its best to remove all salt & chlorine as to prevent long term damage.

Sorry to be the dictionary police but its kinda a habit of mine, swimmed with makes no sense, I think you were aiming for swam.
Sorry about your phone dude, I know its a pain when it happens. Good luck with it all.

yusuo said:
Sorry to be the dictionary police but its kinda a habit of mine, swimmed with makes no sense, I think you were aiming for swam.
Sorry about your phone dude, I know its a pain when it happens. Good luck with it all.
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Oh, I was so heart-broken to watch my grammar

TA123 said:
it should be perfectly dry after everything that has been done to it.
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It takes a Minimum of 2 weeks to cure a water damaged phone. If it has salt in it, it wont work at all. IN such a case you should have rewashed it with clean water. You also need to keep it air tight with DRY rice inside a airtight box for 1 to 2 weeks. This will make sure all the fluids are extracted from the machine.
It can feel dry, but it does not mean it actually is. Also, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT charge the phone with the battery in it after a water accident for the first time again.

Well, both of my insurance policies explicitly exclude mobile phones .
So it is now like either the phone will survive or I will have to use my old Hero for the next 12 months.
So I washed it again to make sure no chlorine left and put it in a tightly closed box with a lot of yummy rice
Anyway, I do not hold my breath. I think I fried it when I thought it is dry and was trying to switch it on.

I dropped my phone in the toilet, how do I dry it quickly

I was making a video trying to do a prank on my friend, and it just slipped out of my hands. It was in there for around 5 seconds and was completely soaked. I put it in a bag with rice, but that's pretty much all i know how to do.
Is there any other things I should be doing to make the phone dryer?
Thanks for your time.
Heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92FKug77YKA
I havent tried to turn it on yet, the sd card works via card reader though, i guess thats good.

starxgamingx said:
I was making a video trying to do a prank on my friend, and it just slipped out of my hands. It was in there for around 5 seconds and was completely soaked. I put it in a bag with rice, but that's pretty much all i know how to do.
Is there any other things I should be doing to make the phone dryer?
Thanks for your time.
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You may get it done using a hair dryer, using caution though, but it will still have internal water present, best would be to get a ziplock bag, 1/2 full of white rice....place the phone in there for 24-48hrs, it will absorb pretty much all the moisture. time will be the issue...
do not rush it.

Well...just leave it in for a few DAYS and hope for the best...not one day but a FEW...just cause it appears to be dry doesn't mean everything inside is dry yet
Good luck
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mg2195 said:
Well...just leave it in for a few DAYS and hope for the best...not one day but a FEW...just cause it appears to be dry doesn't mean everything inside is dry yet
Good luck
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and make sure you do not try and turn on to soon, it may damage it further...

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and make sure you do not try and turn on to soon, it may damage it further...
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The best option is to go ahead and diassemble it and clean everything with high grade Isopropal alcohol. Even if it's not 100% alcohol it's better than the water thats in there. Also, tap water has chemicals and minerals in it that will stay behind when the water is gone that will short out all kinds of things on the boards. These need to be rinsed off so that when you do energize it, no harm will be done. No way would I allow it to dry without flushing everything first.

Do the rice trick first. Make sure you wait 48hrs at least before power-on. If that doesnt work you will have to try taking it apart.

I left my s2 hanging on a heater vent for the whole night a year ago when that happened to me. I dropped it in a sugary drink so it was worse , had to wash the charging port with distilled water before hanging it on the vent. Another time I had my phone in my pocket while walked into the ocean on the beach, that phone was a goner for obvious reasons.
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I have done this with two different phones (a Nokia N95 I dropped in a cup of coffee and an Inspire 4G on a pool) and got life from the phones for a couple of years after it happened, basically they keep working until I replaced them.
Remove the battery immediately, go and buy distilled water and submerge the phone to flush the impurities that got into the phone; for the N95 I dropped in coffee I repeated the process about 5 times until the water was clear, the one in the pool just a couple of times.
Rinse it, do not use a hairdryer as the heat can losen some stuff inside, put it on rice for as long as you can (I waited a full week).
Done!, YMMV but this was my solution to flush impurities without disassembling the phone.
I hope it helps, good luck.

i have used 98% alcohol to flush out any water because it doesn't attract any electricity. then i put it in a bag of rice for 1 day and it worked. (so to speak you and still use the phone when submerged under the alcohol. i made a video of it with an older flip phone)

Just get a new one it was in 5he toilet for heaven sakes
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starxgamingx said:
I was making a video trying to do a prank on my friend, and it just slipped out of my hands. It was in there for around 5 seconds and was completely soaked. I put it in a bag with rice, but that's pretty much all i know how to do.
Is there any other things I should be doing to make the phone dryer?
Thanks for your time.
Heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92FKug77YKA
I havent tried to turn it on yet, the sd card works via card reader though, i guess thats good.
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Like everybody else is saying take the battery out, and put the phone, and the battery in a bag full of rice. Wait 3-4 days and it should work. A hair dryer alongside that may not be a bad idea, and if u ever get it working, u might want to look into getting a case.

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Just get a new one it was in 5he toilet for heaven sakes
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I agree. Not sure I would want it up against my face again even if its completely cleaned.

You know what's annoying?
It's when your non-technical friend on Facebook asks the public for assistance when they get their phone wet.
And you tell them to leave it in a bag of rice for 48 hours.
So they leave it in for 12 hours and then say everything is fine because it turns on now.
Ummh, hello. The 48 hours is not simply to get your phone to a point where it turns on. It's also to get as much of the remaining moisture out as possible, because EVENTUALLY the rest of the water is going to start corroding the phone internals and cause flakey problems down the road.
Sorry OP, I just found your thread a perfect opportunity to give a mini-rant.
ps. If it were my phone, I'd first do an isophrophy bath.

Place it in the microwave.

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Place it in the microwave.
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I can't tell if you're being serious or not but that is _not_ helpful, and if it isnt obvious do NOT ever do that with anything metal. I know I'm new here but serious replies only please FFS. I know plenty of people that have done this and the rice trick (with alcohol or distilled water flush as recommend previously in the thread if necessary) will work if anything does. Time and patience!

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I can't tell if you're being serious or not but that is _not_ helpful, and if it isnt obvious do NOT ever do that with anything metal. I know I'm new here but serious replies only please FFS. I know plenty of people that have done this and the rice trick (with alcohol or distilled water flush as recommend previously in the thread if necessary) will work if anything does. Time and patience!
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You know plenty of people who have dropped their phones in the toilet? Crazy..
I was joking btw. I never said to turn the microwave on, I just said to place it in the microwave..
You could just take out the battery and make sure it is completely dry. Then you could get a hair dryer and if it has a cool button, you could try that. or a can of air or an air compressor..
It just takes time.. let it sit there for a week and then try it.. If it doesn't work, then maybe you should get one of those lifeproof cases.. would've saved you on this one..

Heh alright fair enough. I read it and said out loud WTF? but yes, my friends are terrible with their phones I dont know why. Good luck with your phone OP, let us know how it works out for you.
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Accidentally wet my lg v20

Okay so I was shaving with my phone on the sink, as I leaned in my phone fell in the running water . I took it out the water as fast as I could and took the battery out Just to make sure no water got in the phone . I put the battery back in and the screen is now flickering how long should I let it dry and how should I dry it any help would be gladly appreciated. ...........yeah I know I'm a big dummie lol plz don't flame me !

Put it in rice for 24 hr if not longer, your second mistake was to power it on after it getting wet.

I'd immediately put it in a bag of rice and let it sit for at least 24 hours personally.

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Put it in rice for 24 hr if not longer, your second mistake was to power it on after it getting wet.
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So since I put the battery back in and turned the phone back on did I just mess this baby up ???

Good chance. Impatience is not your friend.

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Good chance. Impatience is not your friend.
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well I didn't actually put it back in a second time just that one time ! could I have finished this baby off or do I have a chance of resuscitating this baby ???

Rice rice baby, you know? Or silica packs. With the quickness.

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So since I put the battery back in and turned the phone back on did I just mess this baby up ???
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Dunk it in 99% alcohol for a bit then take it out & dry it off... Should be good to go.

http://smartphones.wonderhowto.com/...st-way-save-your-water-damaged-phone-0154799/
Silica is best, but cat litter, instant couscous, instant rice, and instant oatmeal all performed better than uncooked white rice—everyone's favorite damn drying agent.

Best you can do is place it in a bag of uncooked rice to try and draw the moisture out. Beings you already tried to powered it on then the damage might already been done. Leave in the bag for a few days but mostly its a lost cause as the connections will most likely rust over time as I seen happened with people in the past.
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You know what? I suggest popping open those 20 screws and air drying it. After 24h use something like Arctic clean 2 or alcohol to clean any contacts you can, including USB c port. You'll get to see more of your phone, display will probaly dry out better and you'll get an idea of components that may need replacing in future if it acts up.if you have it already or know somewhere close by, but some silica and put the disassembled parts in different Ziploc bags.