What to do when gadgets get wet

Laura Wright23 August 2010

I've had occasional success with taking the battery & SIM out, and placing all items on a towel in the airing cupboard for 24hrs.

Max Shepherd23 August 2010

Take battery and sim out of the phone and Leave it in a airing cupboard over night, worked for me after dropping my phone in a sink!

Zach Lunn23 August 2010

Put it in the airing cupboard. Restored my old w800i to perfection.

lucille23 August 2010

put them in a sauna!

Rachel23 August 2010

What about the tried and tested.....HAIR DRYER!!!

Michael23 August 2010

Take the phone out of the liquid asap. Take the battery out. Put the phone and battery in the airing cupboard for 3 days. If you get impatient and try to turn the phone on early and there is any liquid left, the phone could short circuit and never work again. So be patient.

Adam Canfield23 August 2010

My Brother swam in the swimming pool in holiday with all his clothes on, and his phone in his pocket. We took out the battery and sim card and left it in the sun. It worked. I left my iPod shuffle in my pocket and it went through a full cycle in the washing machine. We left it in the conservatory (in britain - cold) and the next day, it worked!

James Ware23 August 2010

take battery and all unpluggable parts out and leave in a warm dry place for 3 days

Connor Utteridge 23 August 2010

take it apart or just leave it and then put it on a radiator

jack23 August 2010

dont turn it on! leave it in the airing cupboard for a day at least. worksfine

Keith Bull23 August 2010

Sorely disappointed you did not do the obvious hair drier one! Combines the sucking of the vacuum and the heat of the light. 10 mins and the phone is as good as new!

James23 August 2010

my mate microwaved a brick to get it very hot, then wraped it in a towl, then placed his ipod on top then put another towl around it, which dryed out all the water within 12h.

Anon23 August 2010

I Once dropped my Gameboy Advance down the toilet and found that placing it in the airing cupboard over night dried it out and it worked!

Phillip Bicknell23 August 2010

Airing cupboard, airing cupboard, airing cupboard - that was what I was shouting at the screen. I've had several Best Answers on Yahoo Answers from people who've followed my advice and rescued wet cameras and phones.

Lorraine23 August 2010

When phone went through wash immediately placed on radiator for 2 hrs then placed it in airing cupboard in box with silica pack the ones that come in shoes and next day it worked fine. Tip must be dried asap

macaulay23 August 2010

i had a iphone 3gs and i dropped it down the toliet and i used a hand dryer

CookieMonsters23 August 2010

Take the battery out and leave the Phone and batter in the sun for 2 days OR put it onto a radiator for around 2 hours while its on with the battery still inside Both have been tested by me and BOTH work

Ben Burton23 August 2010

How weird, just came back from holiday and found this was on the Gadget Show. I put my brand new Samsung Galaxy S in my pocket, forgot about it and went in the pool. How stupid am I. I tried everything, managed to get it to turn on but the screen was finished. I've now got a replacement. I think one of the best ways to get wet gadgets back to life is to use Silica Gel packets, the ones you find in a new pair of shoes. But time is of the essence as well. Good luck!

Jack23 August 2010

if its wet put under-nieth the radiator over nite

peter rawlings23 August 2010

Hi i dropped my phone in water for about 5 mins before and leaving it in the airing cupboard overnight with the sim and battery out and the next day it was as good as new and i still have the phone now

Laura woolley23 August 2010

The airing cupboard works every time !!

Amanda23 August 2010

Whenever any of my family have got their gadgets wet, I take everything out and lay it on a towel in the airing cupboard. Hasn't failed me once yet!

Alice23 August 2010

A month ago I flushed my phone down the toilet. I got it out as soon as it had finished flushing. As I was on a school trip I couldnt fix it so i rapped in tissue paper until i got home. When I arrived home I put in the linen cupboard for 2 days and then on charge for another few hours and it worked good as new (even tho it has scratches from all the times when I dropped it on the floor)

sam gladwin 23 August 2010

hey i found the taking the bat and sim out and then putting it in the airing cubod for aprox.3-7 hours work really well ive use dis method on my phone about 4-5 times and works every time

Louis_price_1623 August 2010

take battery out, sim out and memory car, wrap them up in a Tea towel, and leave on radiator over night

John Kerslake23 August 2010

Someone may have mentioned this before: When I dropped my mobile phone down the toilet I dismantled the phone & placed it on the top of a hot water tank over night. Low & behold in the morning the phone was all singing & dancing! Hope this helps John K

Erin23 August 2010

Airing Cupboard is pretty effective

Phil S.23 August 2010

Dropped mine phone in the dog's water bowl, whipped it out, took out battery and sim then dried with hair dryer on warm setting for about 10 minutes turning over regularly, worked a treat.

neil23 August 2010

hair dryer or hot air gun works every time in about 5 mins but dont hold to close to avoid heat damage

mike23 August 2010

the best way to dry out a Mobile is to take it apart (as far as possible); Dry it of with a soft cloth, give it a spray with WD40; wrap it in a dry towel (camping towels are best as they're super absorbant) and leave it in your airing cupboard for a bit. good luck all you damp people!

Liam23 August 2010

best method, ive used it myself my girlfriend dropped her iphone 3GS down the loo. i turned the phone off, put it in the airing cupboard for 12 hours, then put it on charge for 2 hours, turned on the phone ( so the heat form the screen would help dry it out) and left it on charge over night. good as new! putting it in the airing cupboard also works if you 8 week old daughter decides to slaver all of the speaker and mic.

Chris Spedding23 August 2010

My phone went in the wash for about 3 mins. We subsequently put it in our airing cupboard, taking out the battery, SD card etc., and left it for 8 hours. It worked, but the screen looked a bit strange, it was still perfectly functional.

Matthew Heys23 August 2010

Best defence is a good offence. Get your gadge projected by something like the Golden Shellback http://vimeo.com/1381538 you can even play a video on an ipod touch underwater.

Gavin Haggerwood23 August 2010

i found that taking your phone apart (battery out and sim card out) and put it in your airing cub board for a few days and it will work just as good as it was before. it also works with your ipods cos ive my phone dropped in the bath and with my ipod in the washer twice and i did it like that and they work just as good as they are.

Marc Thompson23 August 2010

I just left my phone out until it dried out and mine had been through the washing machine.

jim wickwar23 August 2010

wrap in a towel after takeing out the battery and sim and leave in the airing cuboard for 12 hours then take out and leave all components in a windowsill in full sunshine for a further 12 hours b4 drying with a hair dryer (: always works for me never fails

Cristina Pedroletti23 August 2010

Take battery and SIM card off and lay all parts in a dry surface. Dry them all using a hairdryer.

Josh Hayman23 August 2010

When my GBA got soaked in the rain overnight as soon as i found it in the garden i shoved it in the airing cupboard for 12 hrs and it was as good as new... with a few cat hairs on it

Amir Behlim23 August 2010

I got the perfect method! It works everytime. 1 Take it apart by removing sim and battery. 2 Then put everything ontop of the radiator over night and use a hair dryer onit for 10 minutes or so or point a fan at you gadget. :)

Frank Ritchie23 August 2010

About 4 years ago, I dropped my brand new Sony Ericsson W810 phone into a well used toilet. With great reluctance, I took it out immediately, battery out, washed for approx. 5 mins with only water (my hands with soap for the next half hour). I then tied it to the tower dryer in the hotel for 2 days and 4 years later it's still working great! :-)

steven23 August 2010

i have used on the odd time a can of air duster witch blast the water out with high pressurec air

mandybearxxx23 August 2010

a blast with the hair dryer and then the airing cupboard has always faired well for me!

Tom Bajorinas 23 August 2010

I had an iPhone 3GS and I fell in the pool and I got my phone out off the pool in under a minute and left it in a bag of rice in the airing cupboard for 24 hours and it worked again.

wibblewoss23 August 2010

Just managed to sort phone out using the rice method, with some calcium chloride dessicant instead, worked again after a few hours. Apparently the hair dryer method is a bad idea, as it's likely to force the water deeper into the gadget. Also, NEVER turn the phone back on until you're sure it's completely dry.

matt ayre23 August 2010

hello i have had to dry my phone as my motorbike jacket was rubbish and i was soaked to the skin took the battery out and sim and then used an hair dryer, took about 15,20 mins and the phone was good as afterwards. hope this helps matt

Henry Burchell23 August 2010

If you drop an I-Pod in the loo(not I-pod touch, I-Phone or I-Pad) DO NOT TRY TO TURN IT ON!!! Put your I-Pod under the hair-dryer for 5 minutes and then leave to charge for about a day. Then Turn it on. I Happened to me and my firend and IT WORKED!! So best of Luck.

Philip Morgan23 August 2010

My girlfriend left her phone in her pocket when she put them in the washing machine and an hour later when the cycle had finnished i found the phone, i dried it off then took it apart as much as i could without breaking it and left it on window sill for two days and then put it back together and it worked perfectly

sabrina paine23 August 2010

i put my mobile through a full wash load, it did not work when i took it out so i rapped it up in a dry tea towl then a pilloe case and put it in the tumble dryer for 20mins and guess what IT WORKED

Rustywater23 August 2010

I have had sporadic success by just frowning at the wet mobile for 45 minutes to an hour. This works about 40% of the time.

Disturbed-Dee23 August 2010

A friends phone was dunked in a pint of larger, what I found worked to bring it back to life was to: Take the battery and SIM out, leave the back off and dry it out under a hand drier in the toilets, it took about 5-10 minutes and I kept the phone moving slightly to avoid the heat building up in one place but it did work.

Ben23 August 2010

Take battery out and leave the covers off then put it in an oven at low temp (30'c) for two hours. It worked fine for an iPod put through the washing machine for an hour and a half.

paul23 August 2010

airing cupboard is the best method,just leave in there as long as it takes,a few hours usually silica gel granules are good too

wendy dack23 August 2010

when my sons phone went in the washing machine i took battery out put it on a towl on the radiator worked a treat. wendy dack

mike s23 August 2010

Having soaked a phone for 35 mins in france 2 years ago, put it in 95% ethanol, which you can buy there in supermarkets, for 10 mins and then put in the sun for a couple of hours. Has worked fine ever since. One up for the alcohol method and its significantly less toxic than methanol.

Hermione 23 August 2010

I have had amazing success with the rice trick myself - after a phone-in-the-loo situation...urgh! But, like the lamp trick, you have to take it to pieces - back off, battery out, sim out etc... And leave it in the rice for a day or two. Magic.

melissareid23 August 2010

towl and hair dryer works a trat avter many times of my phone being dropped int he sea shower and swimming pools

Geoffrey wild23 August 2010

the ipod touch cannot remove battery mine wnet through a daily wash programme with lots of daz. i took it out of the wash and put it on the radiator for a couple of days. after a full recharge and a couple of times to reboot it now works perfectly and smells good too !!!!!!!!!!

Gadgme23 August 2010

My wife put her phone against the vent in the car on full blast. It worked

mike23 August 2010

just read othor's comments: Silica gel sachets'd probably work really well in combination with my suggested WD40/ Airing cupbaord method!

tom23 August 2010

the best way with out a doubt it to leave it in the water until you can get your hands on pure alcohol, can be found at your local chemist . just ask for ethanol. pour the ethanol into plastic container and put the phone into it without the battery and leave for 5 mins to soak. Remove and leave until all alcohol has evapourated. Be sure not to do this near flames sparks ect as ethanol is extremely flammable. 100% fix.

lewis23 August 2010

if you ever buy a laptop phone or mp3 player you get a little bag of whats called slica gel. this absorbs moisture if you put this with you gadget for a few days in a air tight bag or container under the sun or a light. you should have a working gaget this has workked for me many times as im verry clumsy and forever brakeing things.

john23 August 2010

put in room with dehumidifier.

kieeeee23 August 2010

my samsung tocco lite was under water for over a hour and a half after i droped it in the water when i was fishing lol i got it to work again by taking every little nut and cranny apart and drying it with ear buds then putting it back together and it wroks now:-)

Emily23 August 2010

I usally go for the airing cupboard method but when on holiday in your car the heater works just as well! worked in my 70's mini anyway!!

Tim23 August 2010

I can recommend, removing battery and as many bits as possible, then PUT IN AIRING CUPBOARD for at least 12 hours. I would not but the battery in the airing cupboard, dry off with a paper towel. If the battery is very hot it is likely that it has gone 'short circuit' and will need replacing.

Taila Stephenson23 August 2010

After dropping phone in bath... took out the battery and the sim card and hairdryed it for an hour. Then dried with tissue paper, and put in airing cupboard for a few days.... TaDa... my phone was working again.

steve ayles23 August 2010

the best best way to dry out any gadget is to retrieve it as soon as possiblefrom the water then dismantle as much as you can safely then put all the bits into an airing cuboard for at least 3 days ive done this to mobile phones laptops ipodsand even some vhs recorders and radios with quit a lot of success steve

Tim23 August 2010

My partner and I got in a jacuzzi in Las Vegas complete with an iphone 3g in Feb. We were in there 5 minuted before realising! It was chlorinated and about 38 degrees c. We blew the water out by blowing hard numerous times through the microphone hole, then left it turned off on the dashboard for 2 days. You might think "2 days!" but we were thinking "a new iphone!". Remember Vegas is high altitude desert, so VERY hot & VERY dry! when we turned it on it worked almost completely. The screensaver photo had to be deleted and the chlorine stains had to be wiped off the sim card, apart from that it has worked amazingly perfectly ever since!

Simon Mitchell23 August 2010

I rescued my playstation 2 after it got wet with a cup of coffee got spilt on it. All i did was take it apart and dry with a hair dryer,toilet roll and cotton buds. Ensuring i made sure i knew the order to put it all back,by placing the bits in order i took them out. Then just placed the parts back in reverse order. After i re-assembled all the bits i turned it on and it was working as though nothing had happened to it. The whole process of taking apart,drying and putting back together took me about 1 hour to 1 and a half hours.

I.J23 August 2010

Hello all, Thanks for a brilliant show, love it. Jon, you can also bring back a wet gadget to life by drying out with a ladies hair dryer... This involves removing the battery as soon as you can then dismantling the gadget. Tip; try not to keep the hair dryer pointing at one location for long otherwise it'll melt it and cause more damage than any good... It worked for me for few mobiles and worse my work laptop!! It wasn’t fun as the boss seen it all!! Hope this helps. Ibrahim

Brraparazzi23 August 2010

Take the battery out at the first opportunity - this has the biggest factor on whether you save your gadget or not. Once you do that any method that dries the phone out fairly slowly, ie airing cupboard, under a lamp etc. What will also help massively is if you can take the phone apart as much as possible, it may require special tools but if you're desperately trying to save a gadget you can use a small flat blade screwdriver in place of the special torx (6 pointed star) screws there are in lots of phones these days. Just make sure if you take it apart you can put it back together...

Geithal23 August 2010

Hairdryer!!

ADAM WESTLAKE23 August 2010

I Have found that a blast with a hair dryer has always worked well for me. Take battery and sim out. Heat up the phone for about 5 minutes turn on and try, do that three or 4 times and works as good as new.

GordonP23 August 2010

SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! As someone who was a lead design engineer for a large telecomms company, I was very concerned with your article on drying out a phone. Lithium battery technology does not enjoy water! Even the slightest contamination with water, can cause the cell to explode on charge or even discharge. Please, please do not try to use Lithium based batteries once they have become wet or even lightly splashed with water. Seriously dangerous IMHO!

Chantal23 August 2010

We had a phone that was in a running shower for 24 hours. After finding this we took the phone to 5 shops and 2 professional companies to try and get all the data off it, nobody could help. We stuck it in a bowl of rice and is started to turn on. This was too slow we needed the data off this phone desperately. We then went to a hardware store and bought a small bucket of damp rid powder form (or mould rid) and although it was still slow going by 3 weeks the phone went perfectly and all this vital information was obtained from this. (this was vital for a police investigation, and it worked!)

chris walker23 August 2010

As every one else has said. Put it in the airing cupboard. Its worked for the 3 times my phone has gone water bound. Shouldn't have missed that one guys...

Rustywater23 August 2010

Hi again, I also know a friend (Mr Bactinds) who sucked the moisture out of his dripping contraption with great success.

Yeison Ospina23 August 2010

My ex girlfriend dropped her iPhone in the toilet in uni dorms. No airing cup boards in sight. So we put the iPhone in between a towel and put it on top of the towel drying rack in her bathroom. With in 2 hours it was dry. Out of warranty but ready to continue it's second life.

Parksey197223 August 2010

My son's pop leaked all over his DS in his bag. Completely soaked. Put it on a radiator to dry out. Checked it every day for about 4 days, nothing happened. Went out bought him a new DS. About a week later we tried the old DS again and it worked. So the moral is don't give up to easy.

Bob23 August 2010

Isopropyl Alcohol. This, (so it says on the tin!) forms an azeotrope with water, which evaporates more quickly than water, for quick and effective removal of moisture. It's widely used in industry for cleaning electronic and optical devices. It does come with a few warnings - highly flammable, irritating to the eyes, may cause drowsiness - and may effect certain delicate materials. You do have to have some handy, of course. Mine came from Servisol in a 1 litre can. I've not tried it myself on a dunked phone, maybe the Gadget show could try it out? No, I don't think Cognac or Whiskey will work! Be worth trying, though!

Colin Brannigan23 August 2010

cheap little Samsung J700 i carry to my work, discovered it still in trouser pocket after the washing machine, so rather wet - left it where it was and put it through cycle of the dryer..works fine again.

Sarah carter23 August 2010

Airing cupboard has to be the best way. I soaked my I-phone in a sink full of water. A night in the airing cupboard and it was back to normal and still works today! My friend did the same and it worked for her too!

Peter23 August 2010

Like they say, get the battery out fast is the most important part. Then My tip is, if you have a cooker that has a plate wamer section, slap it in there for a few hours. It has never failed me yet, and believe me I have had a few moments (falling in a river, in the bath, in the sink, in a pint)

Cliff Sherwood23 August 2010

Save yourself time and hundreds of pounds, costs nothing and it is simple and pretty much 100% effective. My wife works in a shoe shop and we collect the silicone bags that are used to prevent shoes in storage getting damp. We have an airtight Tupperware tub full of these little silicone bags, just take the phone apart, put all the components in the tub, seal with the lid and leave over night. Works everytime. Larger items = larger tub. most electrical items also come with the silicone bags, so beg some from friends and local shops, they are happy to give them away and may even collect some for you (especialy if you can smile and flirt in a Suzi Perry like way).

Rob N23 August 2010

my father-in-law decided to go swimming in a pool in France for over 1hr with his motorola flip phone. Removed battery/sim/microsd card. Shook phone hard to remove the excess water (there was quite a lot) then put it in a cooling oven (it was about 60-70 when it went in) overnight. Next morning, put it all back together and it worked fine. He's also put it in the wash a couple of times, and the airing cupboard overnight (with parts removed) revived it too.

mcip23 August 2010

Yes you can get your gadgets to work again in certain ways but eventually thay will probley fail as you need to remove all the water from inside because if you dont it will eventually rot the components. Thay need taking apart and cleaning with proper cemicals.

Julia23 August 2010

When my iphone got wet I took the sim out and left it on a towel for 5 minutes then I dried it with my hair dryer

David Shannon23 August 2010

put your phone in the oven, but not to hot it will melt

Callum Johnston23 August 2010

Hey, I actually jumped in the sea - with my phone in my pocket!!! I have left my phone in a bowl of rice, in an airing cupboard for about a day, and then used a hoover to make sure all water was gone but it still is not working! I think it is the battery that isnt working because it looks like that one of the prong-things is sort of "burnt"? Will I need a new battery? thanks!!

Adam Wilcock23 August 2010

iv had great success in drying phones ipods etc in a food dehydrator works a treat available from £60-£489 im a chef my self and have one in the kitchen im currently working in.

Tracey Bird23 August 2010

My phone fell down a drain. I took out the battery and sim and held a hairdryer on low heat about 20 cm away. I held the phone in my hand so that I knew it would not get hotter than I could bear to hold. I did this intermittently until the condensation on the screen disappeared. I left it overnight and the next day it worked fine!!!!

Rustywater23 August 2010

Lord no! I feel I have to say, there are a lot of people here suggesting putting the soggy device in an airing cupboard. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I have an estranged Uncle who did this and it exploded burning his house down. It turned out ok though because he was well insured, it actually really helped him out of a financial black hole.

justin23 August 2010

as some have all ready said taking out the bat&sim and dry whith towel and putting in the airing cub for 24hrs has word for me more then once i wos pleased to see ch5 to go HD wos disapointed to find that the gadjet show wos not brodcasted in HD why is this???

Neil Smith23 August 2010

The main comment I would make seems completely counter-intuitive - more water before you try to dry the device is better. Pure water itself does not conduct much electricity, the ions usually in solution do. De-mineralised water (aka distilled) is best but is unlikely to be immediately available. Filtered water will be better than nothing but, especially with swimming pool and toilet immersion, a thorough rinse is a must. After that it's a case of dismantling the device as far as possible, undo any accessible screws to help with this as even a slight gap will help, and then leave it the airing cupboard for a day or two. It's a warm environment but not too much so and is generally very dry. I've saved a few phones this way, one of which I still have and is still working but it did require a replacement battery a few months later.

carl hayes23 August 2010

pure water doesn't conduct, so your enemy is the impurities in the water involved. remove battery etc, break the phone down into as many componants as possable, rinse in demineralised water (can be bought from an automotive shop) to remove the impurities left behind. dry out thoroughly, placing it in a sealed plastic box full of silica gel (the stuff in packets that comes in trainers, reactivate the silicone by heating it in an electric oven to 115 deg C for a 3 hours) is best.

pat smith23 August 2010

to dry out wet gadgets ie. digital watches mobile phones etc. take off covers remove batteries sim & mem cards then use a blower type hair dryer set on low setting 4 to 5 times for 10 mins.each time

maria23 August 2010

I have an ipod touch, I dropped it in the sink. I took it out emergently, and it was working perfectly fine. I turned it off an hour later because it was running out of power. But after that it won’t turn back on and when I plug it into the computer it will not respond or charge. It has been like that for a week, can anyone help me.

jordant23 August 2010

when I was at my friends house I dropped my lg kp501 down the TOILET we acted very quickly an rapped it a duvet cover with cotton wool and then we wrapped in a towel and put it on top of the arguer try it is

Rustywater23 August 2010

Me again, I have also heard that prayer, releasing a dove and a life of service to the Lord can bring a clammy appliance back to life. Just as he rose after dying for our sins.

wendy wheeldon23 August 2010

i took my sim card & battery out of my phone & put the phone in a hot counter (on a piece of paper) in a fish & chip shop,after dropping it in the sink.

Kim Greyson23 August 2010

I dropped my phone down the loo, i put mine in the tumble dryer, and it worked the next day!

Lurcio23 August 2010

TAke off as much casing as possible and stand in the airflow of a computer power supply fan- warm air blown for 24 hours gives best chance

brush76923 August 2010

just finished watching the show, i got pushed into the swimming pool on holiday with my phone in my pocket it was a Nokia 6230 and it got soaked. back at my room i took it apart and used the hair dryer on every part of the phone to dry it out and it worked fine. the only one problem was the battary life dropped and i had to charge it every night

ultraman25723 August 2010

i blow the hair dryer on it for about half an hour

me, i am coooool23 August 2010

I Ieft mine in the sun and it dried out fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reggi323 August 2010

Looking at most of those phones they still had moisture evident in the screens, only an idiot would try and turn them on in that state, so rather than the method itself failing, the whole test was pretty much flawed. Using heat is a bad idea, depending what its been dropped in and the internal components used, heating it may cause chemical reactions destroying sensitive components and whilst you might get the device to work, don't be surprised if it dies in 2days/weeks/months. The vacuum cleaner might have worked if he'd had the stamina to do it for a lot longer, dismantling the phone as much as you dare and passing air across/through it with a fan or hoover or anywhere with a dry draught for 12 hours or more is the best method I have found. TIP: Ebay sell lots of very cheap tools for opening the popular phones so that you can put new cases on them, if you're brave enough taking the case off will give you more chance of success. Obviously this voids your warranty but you probably don't have insurance or the warranty won't cover it, thats why you're trying to fix it yourself :D

Cristiano Maia23 August 2010

You can try use the WD-40 product because it protects metal surface with corrosion-resistant ingredients. ( http://www.wd40.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1519 ) Or you can also leave the wet eletronic near any equipment which has static electricity, like monitors or TVs. My last sugestion is to buy the Japanese Dryer Box http://rs.jmc.ne.jp/service/systemsolution/dryerbox.html

molly muzsla 23 August 2010

HI Gadget Show ,, been watching this weeks show and i have another way of de-drowning your mobiles .Simply take out the battery ,,sim card and SDcard and put all of the above including mobile in the airing cupboard,, go to bed ;) and leave it over night ,, in the morning the phone should turn on as usual .It has worked when i have dropped it in the sink,, in a puddle ect. hope this helps =D x gadgetshowfan x Age 11 x

frank little23 August 2010

i hate to repeat past suggestions, but i also agree with the airing cupboard method... i have had numirous success with tea...coke( to a degree...still sticky) and water...24-48 hours but all worked after

Llinos23 August 2010

Years ago I had managed to drop my phone into my pint glass of lemonade. I took the phone apart and placed the parts on the radiator for about an hour. The phone worked as though nothing had happened!

spanner23 August 2010

A great show and usually knowledgeable, but this is one of the poorest advised features ever. Where did you get those ridiculous methods. It does depend on whether the power was on; how long the device was submerged; what type of water it was in and all that, but the best method I know is to wash the device after, in soapy water if worse than chlorine or salt water and then thoroughly rinse in distilled water and shake excess water out, then leave in a warm place for at least two weeks. The phones shown clearly still had moisture in them.

Rustywater23 August 2010

I have an Austrian Godfather who swears on his children's lives that If you lock it in the cellar showing only repeats of Eldorado and late night Hollyoaks to it, the water-logged apparatus will weep itself dry.

nick mead23 August 2010

Silica gel worked on my daughter Emma's ipod touch.Put it in a sealed bag for a few days.it had been put down the toilet by her brother for 10 mins +

MZH23 August 2010

On many occasions I have used the small silicon gel bags that you get in the boxes of new electricial goods. or if possible a large industrial pack of the same, place the silicon gell bags into a sealable plastic bag with your wet item and leave over night (remove the battery first)

Martin23 August 2010

Place in the oven at around 70C - 100C for up to 6 hours. Should dry it up nicely. I have used this method with XBOX 360 motherboards to drive out moisture within the GPU chip.

Paul Hough23 August 2010

Having to wear hearing aids they often become damp especially in wet or very humid weather and can become faulty. I use the white grain like stuff (Calcium Chloride) from a cheep room dehumidifier in the bottom of a small plastic air tight box (like a food storage box) with a bit of tissue on top. Then place my hearing aids on top of them, close the box and leave over night. It always works with my hearing aids so should work with anything like mobiles. Alternatively the small bags of silica gel that you sometimes find in products can be used but I don't think they works as well.

Hugo Topott23 August 2010

I had a lumix camera and it got dropped into the sink i took the camera battery out and the memory card and left the battery holder open. I put my camera in the airing cupboard to dry over night. It worked brilliantly and my camera worked again. Another way is to put your camera on your AGA (IF YOU HAVE ONE) with the battery and memory card. Make sure you put a small cloth underneath the camera so it does not melt it did the job brilliantly and i am very pleased!!!!

Molly.coolgirl23 August 2010

i was washing my car an listening to my i pod touch .... I bent down to wash the bonnet and my i pod slipped out of my pocket and fell into the soapy water.... I picked it up out of the water and ran inside i put in my freezer then used my hairdryer..... in a couple of days of sitting in the doking station it was working perfectely !!!

??????23 August 2010

but what would u do with your ipod touch if it went in the wash for 20 minutes well that happen to my friend and he wants to know what will fix it

zndromeda23 August 2010

Take the battery out BEFORE taking the phone out of the water... the short circuiting happens when some of the water drains out. Take the phone COMPLETELY apart, dry with cotton buds and wait for a couple of days to make sure it is absolutely dry. Don't be tempted to try turning it on before you are certain it is dry!

Ray Mears23 August 2010

I find that if you grind up the phone with acorns and bake it in an earth-oven with some juniper berries for three hours and then eat it with a handful of dust then.....oh hang on i've misunderstood what you meant.

sours23 August 2010

prellet

sara23 August 2010

tried and tested, take out battery and sim and stick phone in front of a dehumidifier! xx

Airing cupboard23 August 2010

Airing Cupboard, yes.

gadget help23 August 2010

it may sound silly but if you take the battery out and put it in a toaster bag then put it in the oven on a really low heat with the door open for only about 10 - 15 minuets it evaperates the water out. it really works

TheDuqq23 August 2010

The best advice I can think of comes from when my Samsung Tocco lite was thoroughly moistened during a trip to Alton Towers theme park, being dunked in 3 hours of rain, and every water-based ride therein, effectively turning my phone into a touchscreen sponge. I'd heard that leaving your phone out in the sun was a good idea but needed a few day in bright sun. Well this was Wales. Wales doesn't do sun so, i decided to take out the battery, sim card, and Sd card and place them in the sun for a bit, (about 10 or so minutes) and placed the rest of the phone behind the heat sink on my Compaq Presario laptop and ran a 3 hour movie on Hp's DVD player. 3 hours later it was bone dry and at about 90% functionality, a jet of Wd40 sorted the rest out though and another 20 minutes under the fan. Works a charm and i've recommended it to several friends, which seemed to work nice for them too

Aaron Cupboard23 August 2010

Hmm, Airing cupboard seems like a good idea. though i must confess i've never tried it myself.

Rob23 August 2010

left my ipod shuffle in my pocket and it went through a wash, took it out. put it on top of the aga over night, and it worked almost perfectly.

Harry and Helen Cupboard (seperated)23 August 2010

My husband harry used to be a proponent of the ol' airing cupboard method, that was until he took off with that floozy. all those late nights when he said he was out airing cupboard shopping. Gullible old Helen Cupboard.

Simon Nicholls23 August 2010

Method I've used to save several customer's gadgets (4 mobiles and 2 MP3 players). 1. Take apart as much as possible 2. Blow out all parts with a compressed air blower (from a compressor if poss) 3. Leave in the outlet blower from a dehumidifier for a least 24 hours

chris plant23 August 2010

I dropped my phone in water, i took battery and sim out dried it with an hair dryer then left it in the sunshine for a few hours it worked perfectly afterwards

L Elliott23 August 2010

I had a phone that went through the washing machine!! I did not turn it on at all, took it apart and dried it out for a couple of days in the airing cupboard. Put is all back together and it worked fine,

Ellie23 August 2010

I had a phone that went through the washing machine!! I did not turn it on at all, took it apart and dried it out for a couple of days in the airing cupboard. Put is all back together and it worked fine,

Rhys23 August 2010

Took my phone swimming with me, when I got home I put it in a warm place for 4 days and it was fine

Dhwphotography23 August 2010

I washed my girlfriends ipod nano 3rd gen last month. it went in on a 90min cycle wouldn't turn on. Put it in a sealed food bag with a couple of those bags of silica balls it get in shoe boxes. 2 days later all moisture from the screen gone and ipod working again like it never been washed

Jon D23 August 2010

if you drop some sort of drink (wine, coke, extra) on you laptop take out the battery buy some destiled water from a local phamacy and put the water in a tub or something that can hold water put the water in there and put the laptop in the water for 12hours

phil23 August 2010

The rice method works perfectly but John did not do it right.You need to take out the battery etc as soon as possible,then bury it in rice in a pot with a lid on and then put it in an airing cupboard for 4 or 5 days.This worked perfectly for my sons LG cookie but it was only in the water for about a minute.Even though you could see all the moisture behind the screen when it happened after 4 or 5 days this had all gone and it has worked ever since.One word of warning though once its been in water the warranty is void as there are indicators on the phone and the battery which turn red once it has been in water.

spanner23 August 2010

I'd like to know someone who cares from the program has read this thread and understood that the feature was badly conceived. I'd like to think that. Nevermind.

Slvpodcast 23 August 2010

Put your soaking tech in a container and cover liberally with highly absorbent cat litter, then stash it in the airing cupboard for 6-12 hrs. Twitter: slvaaron

Steve Cleaver23 August 2010

I've had success drying phones out by (as you said getting them out of the water ASAP and removing the battery) wrapping them in towels and leaving in an airing cupboard or the other method I've used and has worked was putting them on a warm radiator and leaving overnight.

Tim Jackson23 August 2010

Hi Guys, I have a solution called Dry All, that can save ANY electronic device after being subjected to the wet stuff. Its a simple process and requires no technical know how. Check it out at www.dry-all.com.

Andy23 August 2010

I heard that blowing in the inside of the phone works well

Brendan Silver23 August 2010

take the phone out of that water as soon as you can, remove the battery sim ect, put the phone in a sock and spin the sock round and round, the spinning forces the water outwards and the sock soaks the water up as it leaves through the wholes it entered, it dose works because iv done it with a Sony Ericsson Cybershot phone that got dropped in my bath abd it was fully functional afterwards,

Joselyn24 August 2010

My blackberry bold 9700 was washed in the washing machine for 10min before i knew where it was then a further 5 min to 10 min to empty it. I was devastated absolately satarated with water I took it apart and dryed out it the phone and battery in the airing cupboard between the water cylinder and the jacket of the water heater . I forget this for about 6 weeks as i brought a second unlocked phone as I'm on contact. We put the phone back together and by a stroke of luck the phone works and 13 weeks later I'm still using the phone and no problem working, nothing wrong with the phone screen ok everything good as new very lucky

Jenny24 August 2010

wrap your gadget in tissue and place in a shoe on the radiator for 24 hours.

Gwydion Roberts24 August 2010

When I dropped my mobile into water, I removed it from the water as fast as I could. Then after a initial drying with a towel, I placed all the components (after I removed them from the phone) into a sock, then hanged the airing cupboard for about 24hour. The phone works fine to this day, and it was dropped in water 2 years ago.

Ben Nice24 August 2010

Don't drop it in the water.

Andrew Farwell24 August 2010

i recently spilt a cup of coffee over my remote control. I opened the control up and used my wife's hairdryer to dry of the insides and it worked but sometimes the button you press doesn't quite work right.

kyle24 August 2010

i washed my phone by accident so i took out the sim and battery. put it in rice and then put that in the airing cuboard for a few hours and that worked.

john jarrams24 August 2010

I'm very surprised that the airing cupboard method wasn't suggested on the show. My phone was fished out of a pond after about 5 minutes searching. Left in airing cupboard for 3 days and amazingly works fine.

Bob Longhurst24 August 2010

The best first line of attack is to use an Air Line to force out as much water as possible. Most garage forecourts have one. Follow this up with blasts of hot air from a powerful hair dryer. The hairdryer on it's own will work. you must get rid of the dampness asap, other wise you may think the unit is "fixed", but a few months later it will "die" through corrosion etc. Not a pretty sight!

Matthew Bostock24 August 2010

On the show yesterday night, you said that the first thing to do would be to remove the battery. I have an iPhone, and as far as I'm aware, it isn't possible to take the battery out. Any thoughts ?

kieren24 August 2010

iPhone 4 dropped in swimming pool. left in sun for few hours, used hair dryer on coldest heat setting to evaporate, then wrapped in tissue for 3 days whilst flying for 19 hours on dry-aired plane. the phone worked after all this for around 1 hour, then got very hot and stopped working. or take battery out, wrap in dry towel and leave on central heating radiator for a few hours, worked after being dropped into mug of tea :)

Chris24 August 2010

To dry out things safely and quickly put it in a strong container, reduce the air pressure and apply a small amount of heat. Rare/valuable books that have been soaked when there has been a fire have been dried out like this. Regards Chris Judd

Adam24 August 2010

I dropped my touch screen in the toilet and tried to dry it out with a hoover, it dryed it but the touch screen wouldnt work. I then tried the airing cupboard and it didnt work. Last resort was to put it in rice and after 2 days touch screen was working fine! Not even a mark on it!

.24 August 2010

The major factor that was wrong with the gadget shows test was assuming that its the water itself causing damage. IT's not, rather, its what's in the water. The vacuum method and lamp method work OK because they don't give water a chance to dry, the other methods however, allow water to dry and leave behind anything in the water (chemicals, dirt etc.). What needs to e done is the gadget needs to be rinsed again with de-ionised water to make sure that its ONLY water inside (being careful of the screen). The put the gadget in a tub with rice AND some silica (the little packs you get with shoes and things to prevent mould) and place it in an airing cupboard for a few days. Its a much longer way to do things but its almost guaranteed and has never failed me.

Peter Golding24 August 2010

T.V engineer had lots of electronics with drinks in or animals wee in so depends on what gadget is dropped in or had spilled over if just water fine take out power source and removable media and air dry and leave for a day to dry.If sugar drink or urine involved wash it first in clean water or Isoprople alcohol from chemist then rinse and dry.

Anonymous24 August 2010

dont get it wet! :)

joe may 24 August 2010

I had my orange vegas in the pool for about 10 min. I left it face down in the sun for 30min. Then i put it in my mom's car for a week with everything still in it ,every 2 days it opened it took the batery out and sim then i put them straight back it. And now it works fine the only thing wrong with it is the colour is sort of alieny.?!

evilgumbo24 August 2010

I think the key is to switch it off as quickly as possible & take it to pieces if possible wrap it in a towel & pop it on a radiator or warm place. If its something like pop or something sticky turn it off then lcd screen cleaner it will rinse away the fluid and then avaiporate (i think i spelt that wrong) leaving the gadget dry. my son woke up one morning before us & decided to soak my wifes new hair straightners with moisterisers i couldn't take them to pieces but managed to save them by spraying lcd screen cleaner into the seems & put them in a towel on the radiator never tried this with water but have a feeling it might work

countrywild24 August 2010

My mobile was in my backpack and it got soaking wet in a rain storm, when I took it out it was dead. I took the battery and sim out dried with paper towel and put on top of my storage heater to dry out, I put it open side upermost, after about 2 - 3 hours it worked and has worked eversince. I now keep it as a spare so if anything like it happens again I can put my sim in and have a working phone. Also to prevent this sort of thing happening either put phone inside clothes on your person or put in a plastic pouch that is waterproof. My tip as you must notice is a winter tip as storage heaters not on in the warmer weather.

Linka Lipski24 August 2010

stupidly enough the HAIRDRYER works brilliantly. But maybe not on all phone though. when young had a Nokia 3410 and ended up in washing machine. saved it after 2 minutes in there, took battery and card out and dry it with the hairdryer. Dried quickly, even the screen went cooked brown but turned out to be all fine and worked straight away . So guessing that is the method for normal phone (like the one just to phone with) and Nokia because there are known to be strong ^^ but It might not work on i-phone or things like that though ...

Jaggy24 August 2010

this has happend to me before with my phone. i took it out the bath and then used the hair-dryer and it worked like a treat :)

mehul00724 August 2010

take out the battery and dry it out with hair dryer it worked for my phone.

James Akehurst24 August 2010

Prevent it for when it happens by buying a case

Simeon Clark24 August 2010

put your device into a warm towel. open the towel up place the device in the middle of the towel then fold the towel up with your device inside then put the towel in the fridge leave for 7 hrs then open up your towel and your device will work

Darren24 August 2010

SILICA GEL in packets DOES WORK when you buy trainers and some hats they usually have little packets inside to keep them dry. open packets but in box in warm but not humid place over radiator one idea leave for atleast 4 hours

Ken Nicholls24 August 2010

I would be interested to see the presenters try out a food dehydrator on the mobiles phones that had been submergerged in water im sure it would yield some interesting results

maddie24 August 2010

i put my itouch in the washing machine. DO NOT TRY AND TURN IT ON IT WILL SHORT CIRCUIT i put it in a bag of couscous on a radiator on low heat for 3 days. the water evaporated from the circuitry into the couscous. there was still 3 layers of water under the screen so i left it under a lamp for 2 days. i plugged it into the charger, next day it turned on. only thing that didn't work was the wifi but about a week later it did work again :)

Black Adder24 August 2010

Dropped your phone in salt water? - Forget it, the corrosiveness of the salt has destroyed your phone. Dropped it in fresh water? I have always had success with taking the phone battery, sim and data card out and putting it all in the airing cupboard for a week. It has to be a full week as anything less and it just won't work. Don't forget you can use you sim card straight away in an alternative phone while you are waiting for the old one to dry. Good Luck.

Matt Aitken24 August 2010

when my phone vibrated off the cabinet and into the loo i found the best way to make it spring back to live was by placing in the airing cupboard for 2-3 hours and then using a hairdryer, blow hot air onto the phone in 5 minute bursts, worked a treat

Ella24 August 2010

The hair dryer of course! It worked when I dropped my Iphone into the toilet! LOL! Try it- it really works!

John24 August 2010

Save those Silica Gel pouches you get with electronic gear. If phone needs drying out, remove battery, sim etc. & put it in a sandwich bag with a couple of the pouches & leave overnight in the airing cupboard. The silica gel will gently suck the moisture out, just like it's supposed to do with new kit coming over from China or wherever. Never just throw them away again....

toni24 August 2010

i dropped my phone in the toilet a numerous amount of times and always took out the battery @ placed it ON TOP OF the microwave and always came back as good as new

Fred24 August 2010

Hi I have recently dropped my 3gs in the hand basin for a few seconds- It was water damaged and it was coming up with error messgages- speakers were not working and phone was playing up. I put the phone in a NEW AND UNUSED TOILET ROLL!!! and placed it in the airing cupboard for a day and it is now working- this method works well as the toilet roll acts as insulator and the heat of the airing cupboard dries the damp out. It works well - and saved me my excess on my insurance.

Duncan24 August 2010

To recover a mobile, or indeed any electronic equipment, remove battery (and SIM) immediately. Liberally brush or immerse equipment in IPA (isopropyl alcohol). It is available from electrical component stores. It will absorb the water and both will evaporate - helped by airing cupbord or hairdrier. It is also great stuff for cleaning any electironic component if, say, a battery has leaked. Also a fantatic de-greaser. Do not, however, hang around. If you don't have any - use a hairdrier. Time is of the essence.

mike balbirnie24 August 2010

take the battery and sim card out and dry carefully with a hairdryer long enough to dry out all the moisture, tried this myself and works

Tom 24 August 2010

if it has dried out and still wont work try some WD40 or another water displacement solution. worked on my last phone.

Craig Bailey25 August 2010

Put your gadgets into the oven on about 50 degrees c for about 3 1/2 hours this will dry out all the water and your gadgets will work fine. This method has worked for me on two different phones and also a usb memory stick!

Mike Sainsbury25 August 2010

I dropped my Ericssen PH388 in my pond one winters night. All teh keys lit up so I could see it still, but it was difficult to get to. After an hour I got it out. I put it on the radiator and it worked fine for months...long enough to last to the next upgrade.... eventually some components started to corrode and it would occasionally turn itself off.

Boo25 August 2010

I accidentally put my ipod in the washing machine, so it was wet for over an hour. After a week buried in long grain rice it worked perfectly and continues to do so. You could see a circle of moisture on the screen when Jon takes his out the rice after only 12 hours. This was exactly the same as mine. If you leave it in there, that circle will become smaller and smaller over time then vanish completely, but it will take much longer than a few hours. I must admit I had my doubts it would work because it was underwater for such a loooong time, but it did! Yipee!!! And then we all had some lovely paella!! Yum!!

The McShaney25 August 2010

Take out the Battery Sim and Sd Card,Wash them all Clean water,to remove impurities.! Then Leave in a warm place..near radiator/airing Cupboard..always works for me.

Fiona25 August 2010

I spilt beer over my laptop and it stopped working. I took a towel and took all the water I could off but still didn't work. I left it for a full 4 days upside down (Propped up and open). After 4 days if worked again. 2 years later and it still works today! The keyboard was slightly sticky but better than buying a new laptop! :D

Kelly Rendall25 August 2010

I've left mine next to the radiator and it's worked for me

colton sears25 August 2010

After filming down a wet mine my video camera lcd monitor packed up any suggestions on how to bring it back to life... have tried rice and hairdryer no joy colton

Paul Gordon25 August 2010

How about a proactive approach and get your precious kit treated with a liquid repellent nano-coating such as this one: http://www.p2ilabs.com/applications-electronics.html I saw a demo of this on a TV show a year or so ago, where after coating, a phone was droped into a tank of water, and operated by the presenter... it worked perfectly well underwater (call quality was bit muffled!) and was eerily bone-dry when lifted out...

Per Andersson25 August 2010

My HTC Hero got soaked recently in a very heavy downpour whilst out cycling, and I thought it was ruined. Took the battery out (but not the SIM or memory card!!) dired it all as well as possible with some kitchen paper and then put it all together - I tried the phone but it was dead - came up with nothing at first. I then plugged the phone to the mains charger. As the charger makes the smart phone very warm, it dried out the moisture inside the phone and what I feared was trapped moisture behind the touch screen as well. Phone works fine now. I would certainly recommend that when the phone does get very wet (not as wet as in a swimming pool though!), use your charger and leave it connected for 24 hours - ought to do the trick!

Phil Harrison25 August 2010

I dropped my beloved Omnia HD into a hot tub on holiday. It was fixed by blowing a hairdryer into every space. The remaining condensation was removed by leaving it on top of the central heating boiler over night (while the heating was off). Its as good as new.

Brett upchurch25 August 2010

i dropped my phone down the loo and i found that if you take the battery out then use a hair dryer it warms up the phone and the water will evaporate eventually.

Jordan-201025 August 2010

My phone got wet when i fell in tahe lake and i dryed it with the hair dryer and then left on the radiator over night and it was fine.

Anonymous25 August 2010

After dropping my phone in the bath I rescued it by drying it with a hair dryer first (keeping it far enough away so as not to melt it!) then I put it in air vent of my de-humidifier and hey presto after leaving it on overnight it worked a treat :-)

Trevor Milesc25 August 2010

If your gadgets get wet: I haven't tried this with a mobile 'phone, (mine ended up at the bottom of the Hamble river, 'cos I couldn't reach it from the deck of the yacht). It does work with a childs electronic musical toy though: Dissemble it as much as you can, to expose maximum surface area, and stick it in an airing cupboard for a week. Brilliant! Good as new!

gary8smith25 August 2010

Definitely time is of the essence take it out of the water as quickly as possible and take the battery and everything else out. Leave it in the airing cupboard for a few days but dont turn it on early, if you turn it on and it has not finished drying it may break it.

Edward25 August 2010

I accidentally dropped my iPod nano 4th gen into a glass of water recently and I found that drying out all of the nooks and crannies with a towel is the easiest and the quickest way of saving a device like this I have to say It is quite waterproof. Then just leave the nano in the air for a day or two to dry properly.

Glen Robertson25 August 2010

When i dropped my camera down the mourne mountians and into a small stream, took me about 3 mins to find it, as soon as i did, i removed the memory card and batteries, tried 5 mins later and the screen looked like it was cracked, black splodges and white patches.... i put the camera with everything removed and put it in the hot press / water boiler closet. left it over night and success it worked. and i didnt loose any data including the photos on the built in memory.

dave lucas26 August 2010

take out battery and sim card put in seal-able plastic bag with sachet of silica gel (the stuff you get in leather goods and shoe boxes it absorbs moisture) plastic bag will prevent it from rusting while it dries.

Sam Scarborough26 August 2010

you could do ass many people have already said on here and leave it in the airing cupboard for a few days, or take the battery & sim out and place in a shoe box with silica gel packet(s), as the gel removes moisture (hence the "DO NOT EAT" signs). For extra effect, I suppose you could do both before putting the stuff back in your phone and turning it on

Tony Lione26 August 2010

When buying new items, you often find sachets of Desiccant Silica Gel amongst them. This is placed with the item(s) to protect them from damp. Whenever I come across any of these, I keep them in an airtight container. If something comes into contact with water in the future, I dismantle it as much as possible and, after blowing out as much of the water as possible, place it in another airtight container along with a number of the sachets. I then place the container on a sunny window sill, warm oven or airing cupboard and leave for 24 hours. The Silica Gel will have extracted any remaining moisture and locked it into the crystals.

geezer00726 August 2010

THE FREEZING METHOD hi when i dropped my phone in water or my little baby dropped the remote control in the toilet i took them apart dryed them and put them in the freezer for a few hours as the phone started defrosting the phone turned on and buttons started working as they started to defrost HOPE THIS SAVES U SOME PHONES IN THE FUTURE

thepoolman26 August 2010

I forgot to take out my mobile from my work trousers once and put them in the washing machine for the full cycle 1hour 45 mins and after watching your show on how to save wet gadgets i put my mobile, once taken apart as much as i could under a lamp. My nokia 6600 still worked fine. I have now moved on from that mobile but was happy it lived on.

TheClunger26 August 2010

I recently dropped my iphone in the toilet at work while taking a picture of something but luckily it was blocked from being completely submerged under water. After thoroughly cleaning the phone with some paper towels, a knife and a clothes peg I thought I had gotten away with it. But later that night I realised the phone would not charge and has since ran out of battery. I have tried the ever popular 'airing cupboard method' but sadly to no avail. There is possibly some reminents left in the plug on the phone as there is still a rather malodourous smell emanating from that area. Any ideas not only on how to get the phone to charge, but also to clean the inside to alleviate the smell somewhat.

Tapanga26 August 2010

In response to the gentleman aboves cry for help regarding his soiled device. you may like to bake the phone in the oven under a low heat for about 45 minutes. remember to open a window and cancel that dinner party. This will make the mess crispy and it will easily flake off like bad eczema. Alternatively you could get a dog to lick the phone clean, our dog will eat anything and I would be happy to recommend him to you. His name is Jack.

Mikey26 August 2010

I dropped my phone in a bucket full of water and soap while i was washing the car, when i took it out it was not turning on and the screen was black, i dried it with a towel straight away then put it underneath the radiator overnight and the next morning i tried to see if it worked and it did success :)

Harvey Prescott 26 August 2010

I dropped a brand new nokia navigator into the toilet.took the battery, sim and memory card out and then used a hair dryer-apart from slightly melting the tip of the screen-no probs at all-no condensation and takes pics perfectly!

Horia26 August 2010

best method used by me on multiple occasions: 1. take it apart. including the keyboard, screen, pannels EVERTHING! 2. dry in towel. 3. use hair drier and dry al the pieces for a while NOT FOR LONG PERIODS AS IT WILL MELT THE PHONE! 4. leave it to all cool down and evaporate on towel. 5. put it back together

Binary Vampire27 August 2010

I work in a digital forensic lab and receive wet mobile phone exhibits to examine and extract evidence from. We never power on the device, and always remove the battery straight away, these can sometimes explode particularly if they have been in contact with salt water. Depending on the liquid it was immersed in can be crucial to getting it working again, sea water is exceptionally bad and quickly corrodes metal electronic components and copper Printed Circuit Boards, the best thing to do with these is wash them, we strip off the casings and get the phone down to board level, and put everything into an ultrasonic bath, with a detergent solution called marine clean with no added sodium as found in house hold dish cleaning detergents, after a cleaning cycle we then change the bath water for de-ionised water and give it another cycle to remove anything electrolytic. Once that is complete all items are removed and excess water soaked off using paper towels, the components are then blown dry using compressed air, payiing particular care to get the water out of the metal covers on the circuit board, these cover chips and protect them from radio frequency interference. Once satisfied that all the water is removed, the phone in its stripped form is placed in a "hot box" the heat is from a bulb, and air is circlated through using a computer cooling fan, we leave it for twelve hours to make sure it is thoroughly dry before re-assembling. We never use any alcohol based chemical cleaners as experience has shown it can lift the lacquer protecting components causing damage. It doesnt always work as it depends on how long a phone has been left in liquid and what that liquid is. Good news on SIM cards and media cards though, they seem to be particularly resilient, i have retrieved data from such items that spent two weeks in 100 metres depth of sea water.

Gooseman27 August 2010

Without a doubt, the hair dryer is by far the best solution. Remove battery, sim, etc, and try open the phone to expose the circuitry. Wipe dry excess water. Use hair dryer on medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Works like a charm!!

Nino27 August 2010

Take the battery out immediately before trying to turn on or pressing any buttons, and use a hair dryer for 5 minutes, and then again every half hour for two hours.

funkysy28 August 2010

so far what I've reed, is that you drop your phone or other devices in the drink(water), is to take battery out(comment sense) and leave to dry in airing cupboard. but in the show it show use dry rice, for 12 hours(didn't work). but if you leave it for a few more days you may get a different result!! or the green house method, is leave it on your dashboard of your car, as it heat's up enough to dry anythings but not enough to melt it......hope this helps

flossie2328 August 2010

i dropped my phpone down loo did all the right things its now dead asked for sim card all the time only had it 2 weeks im gutted .

Kristian allen28 August 2010

Hi i dropped my sony ericsson w810i in a glass of vodka and coke yesterday and i tokk the battery and sim card out straight away i then unscrewd the whole case internal and external. i then dried the case with a cloth battery with a cloth the sim card with a cloth i removed the screen from the phone this is essential when using heat near it as it will create black spots and make the pixels run.I dried the circuit board keypad speaker and charging port with a hair dryer waited for it to cool down screwed it back together and perfect screen a bit funny with light bits wear u could see the water has dried. Rember to clean the board with cotton wool before drying to move excess. Comment if this helps

Vicky28 August 2010

just take your phone apart and place it in the airing cupboard over night, simples :)

Jordan28 August 2010

This methord worked for me 6 out of 7 times so far, after finding my phone in my sink, in the washing machine in a pudle and down the loo, all i do is remove the batery and place the phone and battery in the oven on the lowest tempreture for 10 mineuts then remove it and leave it over night rapped in a wash cloth ;) works perfectly worked for my Iphone 3gs - rubbish OS LG Optimus - Andriod v1.6 xD LG Cookie - rubbish phone :P HTC Desire. - best phone ive ever had Samsung Pixon - my first touch screen phone, really good Nokia N97 - nice phone one of the best but it didnt work for my Xperia mini - that 1 fell in the puddle for the shortest time, so no idea why it didnt work :( also way to small anyway.

fade2gray28 August 2010

Never tried it, but how about burying the disassembled gadget in the highly absorbent contents of a disposable nappy - similar to the 'rice' method.

sam28 August 2010

its happened alot to me because i leave my gadgets in my pockets and forget about them (silly me) and i always have great success leaving them how they got wet (preventing further spread of water) and placing them in an airing cupboard for 3 days and there as good as new

Yvonne Kit28 August 2010

I aciddently got my Sony Ericsson C510 mobile wet by placing it face down next to a sink which i did not notice had water around it and got water logged :(. When i picked it up, i saw the screen flickering and the keys wet. I immediatley took the phone apart as best i could, removing the protective case, back cover, battery, simcard and memory card. I dried everything off with a towel and then left it facing a cool fan on full blast, roating the mobile and other parts around every hour, leaving it to dry over over night. After putting it back together the next day and switching it on, it come back to life, through there was still some water damage still left on the screen but everything was working ok, including the keys and camera! This happened in May 2009 and my phone is working perfectly to this day so it true what John said, the less time your gadget is in contact with water and the faster you react in drying it out, it gives it a better chance to survive and still work.

Frubin28 August 2010

These Sea To Summit bags are great for protecting your gadets from wet conditions. I brought a 3 pack from Argos, costing £19.99 which contatined 1, 4 and 8 litre sacks. I have already tried and tested them when i was on holiday in St. Ives, Cornwall and placed my camera and mobile phone before going dipping in the Atlantic Sea and they where bone dry when removed from the sack! When using these sacks, you need to make sure that Hypalon® roll top closure is rolled down at least 3 times before you close it to ensure a water-tight seal. I recommend these to anyone who is camping, hiking, near water etc as they really do protect your gadets from water! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Summit-Ultra-Sil-AUDS1-1-litre/dp/B000NQDH2O/ref=pd_sim_sg_3

Richard F. Henry28 August 2010

Find wrapping and shaking items in kitchen roll sooks up the water. For finer parts use toilet roll to draw the water out. This usually leaves everything bone dry and use it on my electrics for the elctric bike and many other uses too!

Shaun28 August 2010

Dismantle the product as much as you can and dry it out with a hairdryer and then leave for a few hours.....

Simon B28 August 2010

You did the rice trick in drying out phones wrong. You seal it in an air tight container, otherwise the rice just pull moister from the air, not the phone Then you leave it in a warm place for 3 days Airing cupboard is the best

Jamie29 August 2010

Do you think a hair dryer or leaf blower/sucker would do the job?

frank pitts29 August 2010

After dropping my Nokia X6 in the bath, I removed the battery and sim card. Dried off everything with some kitchen roll. Then wrapped the seperate items in fresh kitchen roll, left on the radiator for 6 hours, turning over every 30 mins. Everything but the camera worked after this time. The camera worked again after 2 weeks. That was 6 months ago and everything is still fine.

Matthew29 August 2010

When i droped my sony ericsson w910i in the toilet and i took my phone out of the toilet. I have got the water out of my phone by using an air compresser and it worked. And i also used a hair dryer in the past with my gadgets when got wet. I have droped my other phone in my bath i took it out quick and took out the battery and the sim card and left it in a window for a week and that also wored for me in the past.

Matthew Leadbeater29 August 2010

When i droped my sony ericsson w910i in the toilet and i took my phone out of the toilet. I have got the water out of my phone by using an air compresser and it worked. And i also used a hair dryer in the past with my gadgets when got wet. I have droped my other phone in my bath i took it out quick and took out the battery and the sim card and left it in a window for a week and that also wored for me in the past.

GadgetShowBoy29 August 2010

put it in the airing cupboard

glyn30 August 2010

I've had occasional success with taking the battery & SIM out, and placing all items under a hair dryer and leaving it for 30minets

Christy Roden30 August 2010

I dropped my iPhone 3GS down the loo!! Normal excuse, phone in back pocket, anyway, phone screen turned white then black, couldn't remember how to turn it off so seeing as can't take the back off it, took sim card out, wrapped it in a tea towel and placed it on the radiator overnight. That was almost a year ago, still going great. There was water in the phone lens, everywhere, I'd only had it 2 months! Thought I'd lose all my data, nada, nothing lost, still takes fab pictures.

Jay Crossingham31 August 2010

This way of drying out wet phones is particularly good for closed phones such as iPhones ect. Get an air tight container, pour a layer of salt. Put your phone in and pile the salt on top, until the phone is fully submerged. Now put the air tight lid on the container. The smaller the container, the quicker it will work, as the salt will draw the moisture from the air and the phone within. Simple science. ;-)

Rob31 August 2010

For my iPhone, I put it in the airing cupboard upside down overnight (for anyone who doesn't know, that is a hot place), and that evaporated all of the water and it is working, BUT don't drop your iPhone in water, as apple have installed a water sensing area in your phone, in the port connector, which when it has had water damage, it turns red. :(

AAA786.9702 September 2010

I used the hair dryer when my laptop got wet, it worked!!!!

Paul Sharman05 September 2010

My iphone ended up in the river the other day when taking some fishing. Quite weird seeing it still on underwater! Anyway, grabbed it - shook it (sorry John) and turned it off. Got home and stuck it in the airing cupboard - by the evening I got some very interesting screen patterns and thought I was doomed but decided to leave it in their overnight. Hey presto it worked and phone is working fine once again.

Anonymous06 September 2010

My camera got drenched by a leaking pipe, left it in a dry place for 2 days, it worked just fine

linda hunt.east harling, norfolk.13 September 2010

airing cupboard is the place,at a week old mine went down the toilet i took the battery out and put it in the airing cupboard it worked fine.about two years after it went in the washing machine,back it went in the airing cupboard and still it is working. it is at least five years old and still ok.

Zenhypnotica14 September 2010

This worked on my ipnone, htc hero & my psp after an accident in transit. Take the battery, sim, sd card and open any covers & remove covers. Shake all excess water out as quickly as possible & dry the device with a towel. Put a 1cm layer of silica gel into a cardboard box. Put the device in the box & close it. Put the box in an airing cupboard or on a warm but not hot radiator. Heat will damage your battery. You are aiming for 24 degrees. never over 26 degrees. Leave the components in their box for 24 hours undisturbed. Take the box out of the cupboard / off of the ratiator. Leave the box out to come to room temperature for 1 hour. If you take it out too soon you may well see some condensation. After an hour at room temperature, refit the sim, the mem card and the battery & covers. Charge your device, and when full turn on. All should be well... This WONT work for phones which have a sealed battery compartments...phones of the fruity variety.

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graeme20 September 2010

DONT USE HAIR DRYER OVER CAMERA LENSE IVE MELTED MY SATIO 12MP CAM!

Anonymous29 October 2010

try puting two fans and to hair dryers pointing at your equpment but make sure the fair dryers are set to cool mode. leave 4 24 hours and ta da your equpment is fixed

Anonymous29 October 2010

i ment two hair dryers

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I dropped my ipod touch accidentally in the bath and it works but the wifi button is locked. what should I do?

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Goose8714 April 2011

I have just managed to dry out my mobile phone, by plaing it under a hot lamp for about 2 hours. it seems to be working as normal. So would assume this is the best method!!! :)

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nosalt27 May 2011

@Jay Crossingham Sure, salt will soak up the water, but I wouldn't try that. Salt is corrosive, and it would probably destroy the circuits in the phone in the process unless the phone is airtight in plastic and therefore waterproof... ;) So in other words, DO NOT USE SALT. Use rice or silica instead.

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