01-16-2016, 03:32 PM | #1 |
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Phone in the wash - will it work!?
Found out after about half an hour of the wash being on at 40 degrees that my immaculate Samsung Galaxy S6 was in there. Immediately put in a bowl of rice to dry out over next couple of days. Do I have any chance???
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01-16-2016, 03:45 PM | #4 |
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Don't try using it, if water is shorting out the circuitry then you'll fry it - if it hasn't already, hopefully your battery was drained enough. Dry it out for a couple of days in the airing cupboard first. You might get away just with a new battery.
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01-16-2016, 04:07 PM | #5 |
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Not a chance.
It'll be covered under your home insurance - just depends on the excess.
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01-16-2016, 04:30 PM | #6 | |
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Most likely will go the home insurance route - however I bought the phone on eBay second hand so don't know if that changes anything..... |
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01-16-2016, 04:41 PM | #7 |
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Oh no, that's one way to clean your browsing history!
As others have said airing cupboard and rice/silica pads. Good luck!
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01-17-2016, 02:25 AM | #8 |
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I'm sure you'll be able to open it with a tool and a hair dryer - there'll be a guide on YouTube I'm sure. The only thing that will kill it is it shorting out so the trick is to get it dry. The wife's HTC m9 had a dunk in the bath, we stood that verticle on a radiator for a couple of days and it's fine.
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01-17-2016, 03:29 AM | #10 |
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Don't turn it on.
You could save it. Look on YouTube for how to recover a water damaged phone.
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01-17-2016, 09:33 AM | #12 |
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Leave it on a hot radiator to dry out
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But seriously, should of got a Xperia instead, it's completely waterproof. I accidently left mine in my pant pocket as well, and it came out fine. Smelled awesome. |
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01-17-2016, 04:36 PM | #16 |
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The Mrs has the Xperia Z5, it's a nice phone and the water / dust resistance is useful, but apart from that the S6 is a better phone in pretty much every way which is why I chose it. Also I'm not sure it's totally water proof but instead water resistant, ie probably fine for a few seconds submerged in water but not half an hour in washing machine! Doubt any phone would be able to go through that no problem!
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