Most of us must have wet our cellphones to some extent sometime or the other. However what can you dropped a bucket or let it go in the washing machine? Is it recoverable? If you follow the given steps then you might not have to visit a service centre or worse change your phone.
Steps to recover your wet phone:
· Remove the battery and take out the SIM card. It will save you some hassle. Furthermore SIM cards can withstand water reasonably well.
· Use a towel to remove as much water as possible. Do not connect the battery back to the phone!
· Dry your phone: You can do this by leaving it out in the sun, placing the phone on the heat vents of a PC monitor or TV. Do not use blow dryers to remove the moisture. Their heat can damage the circuit boards Leave the phone for drying for atleast 2 days (Yes two days!). While drying, do not try to put the battery back on to check whether it is working, or you might short out some of the electronics.
· You can also use pure alcohol and spray or rinse it on the insides of the phone. Then leave the phone to dry out for 2 days.
· If it still does not work properly the visit your local services centre. Remember water damage will usually void your product warranty.
· Most mobilephones have a sticker which changes color once it’s wet. This is how mobile companies identify water-logged phones. If you can identify this sticker then place a tape on it to prevent it from changing colour.
· Finally even if the service centre cannot help you, then do the inevitable. Buy a new phone. Relax, phones are getting outdated in 2 days anyway
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