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how can i fix a water damaged phone?

How can i fix my best friends phone which was submerged in water.

Kris, February 2006

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save those little bags of dissacent you get in packages to keep them dry. Cut them open and begin saving the dissacent. Looks like colored rock salt. When needed as for drying cell phone bake in oven(450deg F) on an oven save glass or metal pan. It will be ready when white or colorless. Let cool in dry place. Put in air tight container with object to be dried. Don't mix with object, just in same sealed air space. The dissacent will absorb all moisture in a day or so. Dissacent can be dry by baking and reused.

Sam, November 2012

Hi, Try buying a water damaged repair kit from www.ReviveAPhone.com. It fixed my iPhone and only cost me £13.99.

david, September 2012

I dropped my Samsung Solstice II in the toilet yesterday around 11 oclock a little more than 24 hours ago. I immediately took the battery and SIM card out.. the phone however, was still on. Soon after i placed the phone, SIM card, and battery in a container of dry rice. The once red water damage indicator began turning white again and light pink. It is still in the container of dry rice, and when the parts are all put together and the phone is plugged in it appears to be charging but when i try to turn it on it will not do anything. Hopefully another day in the dry rice will fix the problem.. suggestions, tips, or advice is WELCOMED! :)

eksk1119, July 2012

my Samsung Genio querty has been dropped in VERY sugary tea (guilty) i took it apart, tried to dry it and (now i know its wrong) tried to power it up again, i have now shaken it vigourously and put the different parts on a teatowel in a very warm place, will this work?! (my phone is my lifeline, please help!)

scarlywarycustard, May 2012

i dropped my T499 samsung in boracay island beach
,,. how can i fix it,.?

gnew, May 2012

i put my lg gw300 in the wash twice ages ago what shall i do?

harry, March 2012

u have to soak it in rice. dont use a blow dryer or a heater/radiator, becuz it could damage the phone evn farther.

calimari, May 2011

I dropped mine in Tea so I took out the battery and placed the phone and the battery on a Radiator for an hour. I then shook the phone vigourislly and now it works

Chris, February 2011

I threw up over my samsung galaxy s, in the morning i plugging in charger but nothing was coming on the screen, any ideas about if it has short circuited or how to fix?

thanks

J, October 2010

Hi, i droped my phone in the toilet. then i put it in rice for about 12 hours and now its next to a fan. i hope it works.

Dorothy, August 2010

I was canoeing and it tiped over and my phone (lg neon) and my sister's phone (samsung solstice) were soaked, i have them in rice now about how long should i wait until i try turning them on?

Alli, June 2010

I dropped my Nokia N95 on the beach... It landed and sunk in to the sand and then the tide came in... i picked it out and gave it a quick rinse.... I took it apart and stuck it on a heater... Still does not work... Please Help... ;)

Sloth-Twin-Turbo, June 2010

The rice worked for me , THANKS A LOT

Pedro, May 2010

I got my phone to work for the most part. I dropped it in the toilet(i knocked it off the counter, nothing was in the toilet) and i freaked out. I took the case off and dried it but didn't take out the battery. I did later, but i know i should have earlier. I tried the rice method for just about 10 hours and it seems to work.

So don't freak out if u didn't tend to it right away! It should still work out.

p.s. my phone now has a pink dot and x's, but it works. i just hope it doesn't start spazzing out again!

Beth, April 2010

Take your phone aprt within 1-4 hours after what happened to it, and blast it with the hair dryer and make sure you keep the battery out as it will only flood the battery if so, and leave to dry untill the next morning

Jackie_xx, April 2010

I dropped my phone in my tea last night was only in there couple seconds if that, took my phone apart put heat on it still won't work this morning. Has my phone gone

Emma, February 2010

I Spilt Something on my neon and it would not turn on so i blowdried it an it worked for a little while.. then while i was asleep it turned itself off, well i put it on the charger and it worked but now the power button/ end call button doesnt work so it shuts off when it wants but i have to be near the charger to get it to come on again.

t.e.w., February 2010

put your phone in a bag with rice as it soaks up all the water that is in it and it should work mine did last time

vanessa, February 2010

u will have to put it in rice. THe rice will absorb the remaining moisture in the phone. Leave the phone and battery in the rice. FOr a period of 24 hrs. Check back after that period it should work............................. do not i repeat do not use a blow dryer it will heat up your phone in the inside causing corrosion

Bronte, February 2010

these dont work, god damn you, god damn you all...i seh

willyhairsknotty, December 2009

i had drop my phone in the tolit n i took it n id dryed it took the battery out what should i do i turned it on but the screen is black

andrez, December 2009

I just ran my new LG Neon through the washer. As soon as I realized it, I immediately took it out and took it all apart. I left it apart for a day to dry out. Put it back together. It doesn't work. Now, all I got is a clean but broken phone. Paid for insurance, but it doesn't cover water damage!

Amy, December 2009

my phone was put through the washing machine in my pocket id hung the trousers out to dry and realised about 3 hrs later i took it all apart and dried it with the hairdryer and it worked however 2 days later a bottle of water in my bag spilt all over it and now it wont come on even after ive took it apart again and used the hairdryer

laura, November 2009

im screwed i dropped my phone in a tub of water its a nokia 8800 arte carbon i put it back on it came on for about 30mins and switched off its not coming back on now can some one pls help

carbon, October 2009

ii Droped Myy Phone In Blackcurrent About 8hours Ago And Took The Battery And Sim Card Out And Dried It With A Hair Dryer And Put It In A Bowl Of Rice Nearly All Dayy... Should This Work?

Staciie, August 2009

take the battery out FAST! then dry your phone off with a towel or anything really. try to shake all the water out. then put it in rice at least over night. try plugging in in without the battery. if it works that way you need a new batttery. if it works with your battery your welcome ;)

kiers, July 2009

Soak it i rice for 3 days

xostepj, July 2009

i dropped my nokia 5310 in a swimming pool almost a year ago, it turns on, then it says "contact service" and the phone was bought in america, and i live in england, is there any way i can fix it..?

space, May 2009

my phone dropped a 1 hour a go i did all the things not to do nw it dont work what shall i do plz plz plz help me

faz, April 2009

go get a new one from where ever you got it from

me...hahahahahahaha......mine just went for a swim in the tolite, February 2009

i have a question, its been 2 weeks since i dropped my phone, is there any way to fix it?

Raylene, January 2009

If it was dropped in a hot tub...like mine...you should immediatly take out the battery. Then you should rinse the phone under your sink for a few seconds to rinse out the chlorine. Set the phone and battery behind a fan for a few hours so the moisture will be sucked out. Hope it works! It did for me!

ashly, January 2009

you can take a cup full of dry rice and submerge your phone in the rice until completely covered and let it sit for a while. the rice soaks up all liquid in the phone and it should be as good as new when dried. if this doesn't work sorry but it has worked for me in the past and many of my friends.

heather, December 2008

take it apart, if it has been submerged in salt water then wet it in fresh water (swirl it around in it) then get a air compressor, blow it all dry re assemble then it should be fine..

Coxy, August 2008

Hi the phone I restored was dropped in sea water. I took out the bat and washed it in fresh water. I blew it dry with hair dryer then apllied a generous amount of CRC 2000 contact cleaner. I used a very fine toohbrush to slog it all in the tight spots. I applied a second flush and allowed it to dry overnight. The next day it powered on and displayed " TEST MODE" but that is as far as I could get. This method however has worked on other phones and pc boards in general. I hope this somehow helps someone.

Rick
New Zealand

Rick, February 2006

Firstly...do not try to switch it on, if there is still water inside when you switch it on i could blow various components as water is a conductor so it will short out any pins on chips etc.. as sparky suggested dismantel it and allow to dry out, however, a few years ago I used to repair mobiles and could tell a water damaged phone as soon as it was opened, this was because there was a fungus type looking substanst all over the components, so it would be best to get some fluid for cleaning PCB's and give it a clean, reassemble it and it should be fine.

Tom, February 2006

Dismantle in as many bits as poss and allow to dryout next to a heater gradually. When dry reassemble and test. If still faulty that will be the end of it and insurance claim.

sparky, February 2006