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**filberto** · 01-07-2008, 03:00 AM

Well it just came out the washing machine so yeah, it is in the airing cupboard drying out now. Does anyone know how long I should keep it in there for? I heard butting it in uncoocked rice works as it absorbs the moisture. Does this actually help?

It is insured, so it isn't that big a deal, but I would like it if my phone worked lol.

**Nero** · 01-07-2008, 03:01 AM

I dont know about the rice thing but i suggest you leave it alone for a couple of weeks.

**El Xando** · 01-07-2008, 03:05 AM

Don't try the rice thing.
Take it apart as much as you can (sim card out, battery out, etc) and leave all the peices in the airing cupboard for about a week.

**filberto** · 01-07-2008, 03:12 AM

Damn. A week? That's long

I need it tomorrow. Can I use the sim in another phone?

**Nero** · 01-07-2008, 03:14 AM

If you think its dry then yes?

Maybe idk.

**El Xando** · 01-07-2008, 03:17 AM

A week may have been exaggerating. But 3 days at least.

**Moose** · 01-07-2008, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Xando

Don't try the rice thing.
Take it apart as much as you can (sim card out, battery out, etc) and leave all the peices in the airing cupboard for about a week.

That's what I'd do.

**filberto** · 01-07-2008, 03:57 AM

Yeah it's doing that now. Looking at the sim card and memory card, the gold bits (I can't think of the correct word atm) seem fine. The wierd thing is my dream last night involved my phone breaking lol

**whitehawk** · 01-07-2008, 09:23 PM

Don't try to turn it on for a few days. Electronics won't break as long as went it was subjected to water it was not on, and the water didn't have salt in it. Wait until it is completely dry, and then try to turn it on.

**AndyMosh** · 01-08-2008, 10:01 AM

Get a hair dryer and dry it in separate parts.

**filberto** · 01-08-2008, 10:14 AM

Yeah the thing is I was texting people and I normally don't turn my phone off so it would have been in the wash turned on, so that is where I thought it will work now or never. Well I needed it for today, which has now passed, so I tried it Sunday night and nothing...

Im glad that I had free insurance on it as it was new

Luckily the memory card had all the pics and videos and my sim still worked

Oh well.

Thanks for all the help though. Really appreciate it

.

**RoBz** · 01-08-2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyMosh

Get a hair dryer and dry it in separate parts.

Damn, Andy beat me to it. Do that, it has fixed my phone every time.

**GaryDaNail** · 01-08-2008, 10:21 AM

try to put it on your moms clothesline xD

**Granite** · 01-08-2008, 01:33 PM

an easy answer to your question....
Dont Wash Your Phone!
Nah take each part and let them dry in open air for a day or two, no heat

**AndyMosh** · 01-09-2008, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robzzzz18

Damn, Andy beat me to it. Do that, it has fixed my phone every time.

Heh i saw it on gadget show, fixed my mums phone when i spilt candle oil on it..

blissful · 01-09-2008, 09:37 AM

My samsung cell got all wet in rain and a 2 day break was all I needed to get it right, so should yours.

Sim can be used as soon as it is dry.

**Siouxsie** · 01-09-2008, 09:55 AM

You can drown a SIM in water, wipe it off, put it in your phone and it'll work.

01-07-2008, 03:00 AM	#1
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01-07-2008, 03:05 AM	#3
El Xando QJ Gamer Silver El Xando Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reading, England Posts: 3,403 Trader Feedback: 0	Don't try the rice thing. Take it apart as much as you can (sim card out, battery out, etc) and leave all the peices in the airing cupboard for about a week. __________________ [CENTER][URL=http://www.bungie.net/stats/halo3/default.aspx?player=El Xando][IMG]http://www.bungie.net/card/halo3/El Xando.ashx[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER]

01-08-2008, 10:01 AM	#10
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01-08-2008, 10:14 AM	#11
filberto turbanator33 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Your Nightmares Posts: 1,164 Trader Feedback: 0	Yeah the thing is I was texting people and I normally don't turn my phone off so it would have been in the wash turned on, so that is where I thought it will work now or never. Well I needed it for today, which has now passed, so I tried it Sunday night and nothing... Im glad that I had free insurance on it as it was new Luckily the memory card had all the pics and videos and my sim still worked Oh well. Thanks for all the help though. Really appreciate it.

01-07-2008, 03:12 AM	#4
filberto turbanator33 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Your Nightmares Posts: 1,164 Trader Feedback: 0	Damn. A week? That's long I need it tomorrow. Can I use the sim in another phone?

01-07-2008, 03:14 AM	#5
Nero Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cardboard Box....! Posts: 2,649 Trader Feedback: 0	If you think its dry then yes? Maybe idk.

01-07-2008, 03:17 AM	#6
El Xando QJ Gamer Silver El Xando Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reading, England Posts: 3,403 Trader Feedback: 0	A week may have been exaggerating. But 3 days at least.

01-07-2008, 03:57 AM	#8
filberto turbanator33 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Your Nightmares Posts: 1,164 Trader Feedback: 0	Yeah it's doing that now. Looking at the sim card and memory card, the gold bits (I can't think of the correct word atm) seem fine. The wierd thing is my dream last night involved my phone breaking lol

01-08-2008, 10:21 AM	#13
GaryDaNail Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 236 Trader Feedback: 0	try to put it on your moms clothesline xD

01-08-2008, 01:33 PM	#14
Granite LulzAssassin Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 1,987 Trader Feedback: 0	an easy answer to your question.... Dont Wash Your Phone! Nah take each part and let them dry in open air for a day or two, no heat

01-09-2008, 09:37 AM	#16
blissful Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Trader Feedback: 0	My samsung cell got all wet in rain and a 2 day break was all I needed to get it right, so should yours. Sim can be used as soon as it is dry.

01-09-2008, 09:55 AM	#17
Siouxsie QJ Gamer Silver Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: York, UK. Posts: 4,224 Trader Feedback: 0	You can drown a SIM in water, wipe it off, put it in your phone and it'll work. __________________ -=Images are for Premium members only=-

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