Mobile phone in the wash

[yachtorion]

One of my phones survived being washed. Battery out, back off. Leave it all somewhere warm for a few days but not in direct contact with a radiator or something unless yo want the battery to explode. Chances are it will live.

 

[EugeneR]

The real killer in the phone is the battery

+1 remove the battery immediately

Then, open up, wash and dry the individual components, removing all water / sand / salt etc with an earbud or tissue etc.

 

[VicS]

All is well.
One of her son's friends has donated on old phone.
Her SIM card is working OK in that.

 

[neale]

Hi Vic. I dropped mine in the bilge of my boat last weekend and it was completely dead.

I think if you drop it in salty (or wee'ey) water the only chance for it is if it was not powered up at the time.

If it was fresh water then drying it out will usually sort it.

It if was salty water and it was not powered up, then a thorough washing in fresh water followed by a thorough drying will probably sort it.

Mine that died was a Sony. I've now borrowed a Nokia. My contacts were definitely all on the SIM but I guess because the makes are different and store things in a different format, I cannot now seem to find any way to access my SIM contacts on the new phone. Only thing I can think of is to put my SIM in someone else's Sony, and write them out manually on a piece of paper, then enter them manually onto the Nokia.

I have recovered a phone that was dropped into salt water while turned on. Took back off, battery and SIM card out and gave it a very thorough rinse in fresh water. Then popped it into one of the Save a Phone bags mentioned earlier and it is still working fine to this day.

 

[Tommyrot]

I washed my Siemens phone in my Siemens washing machine.
You'd think they'd be compatible, but sadly no.

 

[CaptainBob]

Neale, ta - very surprised. I'll give it a go before I stick it in the bin then.

Also +1 at chewi

 

[boguing]

Late to the party, as ever.

As a serial washer of electronics I would confirm the battery out and rinse tactic.

The essential thing is not to use any buttons - just get the battery out.