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need URGENT HELP... got wet

got the evo a bit wet, right corner has a water mark on it. i have no access to rice tonight, only non cooked macaroni what can i do here?

fixxxer2008 said:
got the evo a bit wet, right corner has a water mark on it. i have no access to rice tonight, only non cooked macaroni what can i do here?
edit: ****, touchscreen not working, great!
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That sucks. At least you still have your heroc right? Hopefully you have insurance.

animal7296 said:
That sucks. At least you still have your heroc right? Hopefully you have insurance.
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no hero,this is my only phone. yes i have insurance.

Well, I would recommend to use rice but with that not possible for ya I would just try this. Make sure to pull out your battery and memory card just so its the phone itself. Leave it in a fairly warm area. Leave it in the warm area overnight and somewhat into tomorrow.
Note: I say warm area because one of the girls I know dropped her phone in the lake this summer when I was out there. It was probably a good 5 feet of water and the phone was submerged for probably around 2 minutes. She left her phone in her car which got fairly warm(In kansas it gets really warm and muggy in the summer) for about 2 days. The phone has a few things wrong with it but overall everything that she needs to work does. Oh yeah, she doesn't have the Evo, but it was a Droid.

Rice? What? Are you supposed to put a wet phone into a bowl of rice and hope the starchy rice will draw water from the phone?
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Bowl of rice, or a freezer back with your phone and rice. By sealing it off from air the rice will pull moisture.

r..o..t..f..l..m..a..o..

im using a hairdryer and i have it in a bag filled with the dry macaroni and warm air. i just checked it and it's working, the water is almost gone. plus the touchscreen is working again.
thank god!

nebenezer said:
r..o..t..f..l..m..a..o..
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go suck it
you missed me and you know it!

I know I said hairdryer originally, and I did because I used that when I had got my phone wet before. But after reading articles through google people recommended not using it because the chance for pushing the water further into your phone and causing a short. Just be careful, it worked for me but some people seem to think that its not a good idea.

Yellowcard8992 said:
I know I said hairdryer originally, and I did because I used that when I had got my phone wet before. But after reading articles through google people recommended not using it because the chance for pushing the water further into your phone and causing a short. Just be careful, it worked for me but some people seem to think that its not a good idea.
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well i know it's working and i have no rice tonight so i have to make due. it wasn't alot of water in the first place. everything seems to be working on it last i checked.
the evo seems worse than the hero was when it comes to any liquid. they should have some sort of seal behind the glass screen.

i can confirm the macaroni is indeed sucking up the moisture. you can see it turning colors, awesome alternative to rice i guess. just use a ziplock bag and fill with warm air.
ill report back tomorrow with the results, just glad the phone still works. of course im within my 30 days too yet.

I would pull the battery and dont put it back in until it's dry, if it doesn't have power it can't short out. Best thing you can do is just give it time and let it sit somewhere warm and with something to soak up the water.

[Q] Dropped my HTC Desire Z in the water

(I know there is some topics here in similar subject, but I'm having desire z with lid structure and the phone was in the water only for a short time)
I know it's not smart to take expensive smart phone to toilet with you, especially when the phone is on your hand. Well, I wen't to take a leak and the phone slipped off my left hand and dropped straight to the dirty water in the toilet seat. Picked it up immediately, it was in the water about 1-3 seconds.
The screen was on before getting wet and turned immediately off, the lights on front flashed couple of seconds and I took battery and simcard out immediately. Shaked it a bit and tried to dry it with paper and left it on the towel which was on the warm radiator.
I have googled now a long time and got very different solutions... I'm not going to try any of them since some of the solutions are clearly by trolls. I'm not going to put my phone to the water or sack of rice, I'm not going to use hair dryer since I don't have one. I don't think I have rice either...
What is to be done here? Is my phone dead and gone... ? I had it about a month and I'm scared if it doesn't work any more. I use it both in work and home and this is really bad situation for me.
I made first mistake and tried turn the phone on too soon, about under an hour since the accident. As soon as I put the battery on I got the dim orange led light, the screen was black. When pressed the power button it vibrated three (3) times and nothing happened. I then took the battery and SIM off again and put it back on the radiator. Now I'm going to have it there until tomorrow morning I go to work. If it's still not working, I have to use my Nokia E90 since I get it fixed or.... I have to buy the new phone... damn it.
While waiting, any solutions available? Warranty is not covering this for sure.
And please, do not start conversation about "why phone in the toilet?" or things like that. The accident already happened and there is no point thinking "why"? I learned my lesson and this is the first time in my gadget history when something dumb like this happens... I feel like I have won in the lottery, same chances...
I had rooted Virtuous and I'm from Finland if it counts something...

rollex said:
I have googled now a long time and got very different solutions... I'm not going to try any of them since some of the solutions are clearly by trolls.
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What makes you so sure? Don't knock the bag of rice trick. A ton of people on here have advocated its use, and swear by it. Its supposedly a natural desiccant. Rice is cheap, and it really can't hurt at this point, can it?

The "dirty water" might contain salt... if so the salt will short out the components ... I had a old WM 6 phone that dropped in to the ocean.
The keypad for it stopped working had to take it apart and clean off the salt from the ribbons and components, you can clean with a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol (worked fine after that).
Whatever you do don't use a blow dryer it will melt the components in your phone.
Try letting it dry naturally. or the Rice Idea.

The rice is not a trick -- it really works for getting the moisture out.

luckye Smartphones are not so expensive these days.
If I dropped my phone in the toilet I would get a new phone for exsmpe a HTC Sensation 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0 or evo 3D

Thanks for the comments! @redpoint73, Some of the tips sounded really bizarre to me, like dropping the phone again to full bowl or glass of water or even alcohol, letting it fully drown to water and alcohol and leave it there for certain amount of time...? or put it in the freezer for hours? or in the oven for too long time? what??
Now when I think of it, the white rice sounds ok. But I still don't feel that easy to use the tip even if I could borrow the neighbour's.
I decided from the start I let it dry naturally. It seems very dry from outside, not much water came out from the start and it was "under water" (I don't think it fully drowned even yet) only 1-3 secs like I said, that's why I tried it on in the first place... my mistake.
I hope I have not bricked the phone. I will keep you posted.

rollex said:
Now when I think of it, the white rice sounds ok. But I still don't feel that easy to use the tip even if I could borrow the neighbour's.
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Let me ask you this: is it easier than buying a new phone???

redpoint73 said:
Let me ask you this: is it easier than buying a new phone???
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Nice question, got me thinking. I meant there is just too much those answers around "just let it dry naturally" and because this is new situation for me I try to avoid damaging it more, which I've may have already done by trying to start it again, but anyways, doh...
Anyways, I found basmati/eastern white rice and put it to rice bag on the rice. I'm afraid it might get inside the phone. The phone will now be on the rice overnight.

enp82003 said:
The "dirty water" might contain salt... if so the salt will short out the components ...
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If there were piss or similar, it contains sulfuric acid and other mild acids. That might not have very good effect to htc desire z electronics...

stian230 said:
luckye Smartphones are not so expensive these days.
If I dropped my phone in the toilet I would get a new phone for exsmpe a HTC Sensation 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0 or evo 3D
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What toilet did you drop your G2 in? *grabs gloves*
if you saw $100 in a toilet would you pull it out?

rollex said:
Nice question, got me thinking. I meant there is just too much those answers around "just let it dry naturally" and because this is new situation for me I try to avoid damaging it more, which I've may have already done by trying to start it again, but anyways, doh...
Anyways, I found basmati/eastern white rice and put it to rice bag on the rice. I'm afraid it might get inside the phone. The phone will now be on the rice overnight.
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yeah trying to power it on prob wasn't the best idea... sorry for the generic trying to let it dry naturally if you don't have rice. I am just going by my own experiences with cell phones the last 10 years since back when Nokia Candy bar style phone were the norm. If you just let it naturally dry for a day with the battery out and then try turning it back there is a 70% chance it might turn back on.
"60% of the time it works every time "

I would take the battery out, then leave the phone in a bowl of pure alcohol
After a couple of minutes swishing it around I would leave it in a bowl of rice to get ALL of the moisture out

enp82003 said:
if you saw $100 in a toilet would you pull it out?
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I see the workings of a new candid camera or punked or some sort of tv show with this idea... XD
But that sucks, man. Good luck. I hope the phone doesn't smell after this.

Soaking it in isopropyl alcohol 99% will clean all of the electronics and draw out the water and piss.
Then bury it in a bag of white rice for 24 hours, alcohol evaporates extremly fast, but after 24 she should be clean and dry.
I say this because I am an electronic tech by trade and have used this method successfully numerous times. The even better thing to do is to completly disemble the phone, clean with alcohol and dry but most people find it easier to just drop it in a bowl then a bag of rice.
Good luck dude
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Okay, it has been in the rice now overnight and everything works except the touch screen. I put it back to rice and let it be there for a days or so, in the mean time I think I will call my local store and ask what to do. And tell my boss (I use this phone as work as well). I have to use my old Nokia while gettin the solution...
Thanks for the precious tips!

ptesmoke said:
Soaking it in isopropyl alcohol 99% will clean all of the electronics and draw out the water and piss.
Then bury it in a bag of white rice for 24 hours, alcohol evaporates extremly fast, but after 24 she should be clean and dry.
I say this because I am an electronic tech by trade and have used this method successfully numerous times. The even better thing to do is to completly disemble the phone, clean with alcohol and dry but most people find it easier to just drop it in a bowl then a bag of rice.
Good luck dude
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Sorry had to ask ever since i heard this idea... submerging it in a bowl with alcohol.... wouldn't that kill the screen? since the screen it's liquid crystals? Sorry ahead of time for not understanding...

enp82003 said:
... submerging it in a bowl with alcohol.... wouldn't that kill the screen?
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I was thinking exactly the same, but was too afraid to ask it

Screen should be sealed..
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Wow, my first post here gets to be about dropping my G1 in the toilet.
Except my G1 sat in the bottom of the toilet for a good 2 hours. Let me tell you, that was quite the shocking discovery when I went back in the bathroom to take a leak! Well after 2 hours of sitting in water I wrote it off and headed straight out and got my G2. I did immediately pull the battery out and rinsed it off under fresh water and wiped it down with disinfectant. When I got back from purchasing the G2 I put the G1 in a bowl of rice and it sat there for at least 3 days before I thought to try turning it on. And of course it works flawlessly now.
The key I thing is that I didn't even bother trying to see if it still worked by powering it on after a few hours. Made that mistake with prior phones, and that is probably what kills most phones that have been submerged. So resist the temptation to check and see if it still works and just let it sit in a covered bowl of rice for a few days.
My 8 year old now plays with the G1 which she calls the "toilet phone". :d

ptesmoke said:
Screen should be sealed..
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You have to know exactly what you're doing before trying it... for me it sounds too dangerous.
I have decided to let my phone be in rice bag until Thursday morning, if it does not work by then I will boot it to recovery mode and nandroid backup all my data and then take it to repair service... I hope it works and it does not cost much...
Thanks for hanging with me.

Dropped my Nexus into the toilet bowl

What are the chances that it's going to make it?
It was in there for a good second before I managed to get it out. I quickly reached down pulled it out and did a battery pull as fast as I could. Now my question is, how long do I leave it to dry for before attempting to turn it back on?
It's presently on my patio air drying where I plan on leaving it for a full day. Then I plan on submerging it into a bowl of rice for yet another day.
Is this the right procedure and anyone have any other recommendations?

Please describe the toilet bowl, what was in it? how much poop/urine?

vapotrini said:
What are the chances that it's going to make it?
It was in there for a good second before I managed to get it out. I quickly reached down pulled it out and did a battery pull as fast as I could. Now my question is, how long do I leave it to dry for before attempting to turn it back on?
It's presently on my patio air drying where I plan on leaving it for a full day. Then I plan on submerging it into a bowl of rice for yet another day.
Is this the right procedure and anyone have any other recommendations?
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You did all you could to save it. You actually have minimal chances of permanent damage if you really took it out in one sec. and pulled the battery.
I've saved this way a SGS1 but is stayed under water a good 5 to 10 minutes (time it took to my friend to stop crying and come find me and complain about dropping the phone in the toilet ).

You can get a water proof spay applied on the phone
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It should be fine if you got it out quick as your phone didn't get immersed in water for that long; just leave it out to air dry, wipe away any water and I'd probably recommend waiting over 24 hours depending on where you live... If you have a sim card, I'd suggest you to remove it as well

If that bowl contained only water it should be ok. To be sure 100% you can put it in rice for some time, like overnight.

There should be an app for a warning screen when you approach proximity of toilet. Bombs away.
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I would have pulled the battery and sim immediately, then shook off any excess liquid... then sealed it in about 2 cups of white rice in a sealed baggie. And for no less than 48 hours, much more like 72...
Then there's the other crowd who not only would have done the above, but after shaking off the excess liquid, would have submerged it into 91% rubbing alcohol which would have sanitized it by removing impurities in the water. Then putting it into the rice baggie.
I'm not too keen on further submerging it into anything on purpose, but it makes sense as alcohol has drying properties.
As always, your mileage may vary.
Good Luck!

NIK516 said:
You can get a water proof spay applied on the phone
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How does a water proof spray keep water out of openings? A force field?

does it still smell like poop/urine?

adrynalyne said:
A force field?
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Duh...You have no imagination.
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Thanks for all the replies guys.
When I get home later I'm gonna put it into a bag of rice for a further 48 hours, then hope for the best. Sadly, this is my 2nd Galaxy so if it doesn't work I'm gonna just hold off for the next best thing. The first one fell into the ocean. I had too much to drink so I more or less deserved that happening. This time though, I was trying to be so careful and made sure to keep the phone FAR away from the toilet (literally 3 feet or more) while I was reading an email. I turned slightly and my elbow accidentally hit my shower's door causing the phone to pop out of my hand. Out of all the places it could have landed, of course, it landed straight in the toilet bowl.

Buy a motorola defy
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Man that is awful, sorry about your luck...
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****ty situation bro. Literally.
I dropped my OG Incredible into a ****ty toilet. Grabbed it just as fast as it fell in. Took the battery out immediately, then took the whole phone apart and cleaned it with alcohol. Worked fine.

Personally, I wouldn't put it in rice, I would look around for some silica gel. The rice can (and will) get somewhat permanent dust under the screen, while the gel does not release dust/powder/etc.

miketoasty said:
Personally, I wouldn't put it in rice, I would look around for some silica gel. The rice can (and will) get somewhat permanent dust under the screen, while the gel does not release dust/powder/etc.
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agreed... too many particles floating around in a bag of rice but if it's your only option, then rice is better than nothing

Rinse it off in alcohol, that will fix it.

adrynalyne said:
How does a water proof spray keep water out of openings? A force field?
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No, it creates a water proof coating on all components, preventing water from every reaching them/get them wet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhydrophobe
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/16/2711980/waterproof-samsung-phone-superhydrophobic-coating

i concur with the alcohol suggestion. your issue is going to be corrosion. if you are able to obtain some anhydrous isoproply alcohol i would submerge it in there then let it dry fully at least a few days just to be sure.

Water damage. Please reply!!!

This phone is so sensitive to water. Water got on the screen and a few minutes later the screen was flickering and then it became black but you can slightly see it.
I dont know what to do. I cant take the battery out. I cant see the screen to turn it off. Please help
p.s. I know about alcohol and rice.

ninja08 said:
This phone is so sensitive to water. Water got on the screen and a few minutes later the screen was flickering and then it became black but you can slightly see it.
I dont know what to do. I cant take the battery out. I cant see the screen to turn it off. Please help
p.s. I know about alcohol and rice.
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Um not sure what you are referring to as far as alcohol but putting it in rice could help. And it's just as sensitive to water as most phones if it gets inside the housing. Put it in rice and leave it like that overnight turned off. See if that helps.

Spectre51 said:
Um sure what you are referring to as far as alcohol but putting it in rice could help. And it's just as sensitive to water as most phones if it gets inside the housing. Put it in rice and leave it like that overnight turned off. See if that helps.
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Thanks for the reply.
since the water damage indicator hasn't changed i am going to try to return it.
Its buried in rice right now

Some ninja you are
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Ha. The "ha" was for the ninja comment. Aside from that, the trick with a water damaged phone was to put alcohol on the wettest parts and hopefully that will dissipate some of the water of the sensitive parts. How much water got on yours? I've gotten spalshes and soap over my screen with no ill side effects.
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Just want to ask.!!
what happened to you device? did the rice helped your screen?

You shot your LED backlight. Better send it to customer care.
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Phone got wet in a ridiculous way. Help!

I was wearing a zip up hoodie and washed my face in the sink by splashing water on my face, which I do several times a day. My phone was in my hoodie pocket. I walked from the bathroom to my bedroom where my towel was and proceeded to dry my face. All of a sudden I hear water dripping on my bedroom floor. Eventually I figure out the water is coming from my pocket. How the hell did that much water get in my pocket from washing my face? So I reach in my pocket and its pretty dry but my phone is in there! Pull my phone out and its drenched! Water s dripping a lot out of my phone and not my pocket.
So now my phone flickers when I turn it on and eventually the screen goes black. I'm pissed that it happened this way instead of me being drunk and dropping it in the toilet. Can someone please tell me how to fix it? PS I have no rice
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sd0070 said:
I was wearing a zip up hoodie and washed my face in the sink by splashing water on my face, which I do several times a day. My phone was in my hoodie pocket. I walked from the bathroom to my bedroom where my towel was and proceeded to dry my face. All of a sudden I hear water dripping on my bedroom floor. Eventually I figure out the water is coming from my pocket. How the hell did that much water get in my pocket from washing my face? So I reach in my pocket and its pretty dry but my phone is in there! Pull my phone out and its drenched! Water s dripping a lot out of my phone and not my pocket.
So now my phone flickers when I turn it on and eventually the screen goes black. I'm pissed that it happened this way instead of me being drunk and dropping it in the toilet. Can someone please tell me how to fix it? PS I have no rice
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Put out battery and simcard, and let it dry. I have heard that you should put it in a bag of rice, the rice should dry out de water
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You shouldn't have tried to turn it on in the first case but no problem . Pull out ur battery keep the phone for about two to three days in raw rice bowl.. like the phone should be totally covered. Rice is a water absorbing agent and will help dry the display and the internals of ur phone. All d best
Hope ur nexus comes kicking back to life. :thumbup:
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If you don't have any rice then go buy some. It's probably going to be worth the investment.
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You can try the rice method, but i'm afraid the damage has already been done. Electronics are surprisingly waterproof; it is the electric current sent through the components that short out because of the water. The best thing to do when a device gets wet is to shut it down immediately and remove the battery.

best thing is to submerse it in isopropyl alcohol and swish it around to force the water out. it dries a lot quicker and won't damage the components.
source : I'm an electrical engineer
the isopropyl method is way more surefire than the rice method alone

+1 on the Isopropyl Alcohol idea, try to get a 91% one if you can, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol usually leave water marks.

crixley said:
best thing is to submerse it in isopropyl alcohol and swish it around to force the water out. it dries a lot quicker and won't damage the components.
source : I'm an electrical engineer
the isopropyl method is way more surefire than the rice method alone
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This is the method I used the one time it's happened to me.

Mach3.2 said:
+1 on the Isopropyl Alcohol idea, try to get a 91% one if you can, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol usually leave water marks.
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99% is the best way to go, should be easily available in pharmacies, hardware stores, grocery stores, hell, even farm and feed stores have it for horses, in larger quantities for cheaper.

speedyink said:
99% is the best way to go, should be easily available in pharmacies, hardware stores, grocery stores, hell, even farm and feed stores have it for horses, in larger quantities for cheaper.
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But sadly I can only find 70% around the pharmacies..
And yes, get the Isopropyl Alcohol with the least water content.
Beamed from my Maguro.

Take the Soyez rocket into oribit, don a space suit and take your Gnex with you for a space walk. The vacuum will instantly boil off the fluid to gas which will disperse in the vacuum, and your phone will be dry internally.
Or if you would like to try a less dramatic measure than the above, or even the other posters's suggestions then put the phone (without the battery) in a plastic bin bag with a damp catcher, which can be bought for about $1 or 1 pound from shops such as Poundland. Seal the bag with a plastic clip or an old fashioned knot to make it water tight. Leave this lot be for 48 hours, and when you take the phone out, it will be bone dry inside and out.
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Rice
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