phone in water...

[Slade Walker]

I accidentally put my Nokia 1520 in the wash for literally 2 minutes. I pulled it out and got it in a bag of rice. How long should I let it sit? It was in my pants pocket and it had a case on it so I'm hoping not much water got to it

 

[se7en20]

If you can get a desiccant I heard it's more effective.

 

[switch side method]

I am so interested in hearing more about the outcome on this. There was also a quick fix to leave it under a light bulb for a few hours...personally I wouldn't as it may discolour the paint and warp the screen. Give 24 hours at least tho. But keep us updated as I would be very interested to know what happened

 

[FAHMI BASSEM]

I am so interested in hearing more about the outcome on this. There was also a quick fix to leave it under a light bulb for a few hours...personally I wouldn't as it may discolour the paint and warp the screen. Give 24 hours at least tho. But keep us updated as I would be very interested to know what happened

+720

 

[Slade Walker]

I'll let you guys know, its been about 12 hours now and its still in rice.

 

[Aswin Smart]

I too join u

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

If it's in the bag of rice, you need to place the bag in a sunny spot or out in direct sunlight. The energy from the sun will help evaporate the water so that the rice can absorb it better.

 

[belodion]

Read what an Android Central member has to say about phones and water:
http://androidforums.com/faqs/815124-so-you-got-your-phone-wet-what-can-you-do-try-save.html

Posted via Windows Phone Central App

 

[switch side method]

Mind you tho... Some guy in india dropped he's 720 in a lake and found It 2 months later....let it dry in rice and it worked again. WPcentral coveted that story

 

[Guytronic]

If it's in the bag of rice, you need to place the bag in a sunny spot or out in direct sunlight. The energy from the sun will help evaporate the water so that the rice can absorb it better.

Kind of like cooking it out?

Vewy vewy intwesting...
A good tip I'm thinking.

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

Kind of like cooking it out?

Vewy vewy intwesting...
A good tip I'm thinking.

Or like making sun tea... But not really. lol

I've never attempted it with a Lumia, but one of my students dropped her iPod in the toilet recently, and we had it back up and running after a few hours of baked rice a la sun. It seemed to really dry the iPod out very quickly.

 

[Slade Walker]

So I tried turning it on and nothing happened. I opened the sim card tray and micro sd card slot and water came out. I should have opened them sooner but I didn't think about it. I ordered a new (used) one. I'm gonna leave it in the rice and check it in a few days. Maybe something will happen, I need to start checking my pants pocket before washing them. I did this same thing to my Zune HD a couple months ago :/

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

Sorry to hear that. Hope that it eventually comes back to life for you.

 

[fdokos]

First thing had to be turned off immediately. Then you remove sim and sd card trays (and back-cover/battery if it is possible). Then you put a bag of rice in a bowl, where the phone sits in the middle. You leave it there for at least 48 hours, and 99% of the time it works fine. I hope, even after so many hours, will come back to life, cause it wasn't sea water! Give it one more try, you never know!
Sent from Lumia 930.

 

[Aswin Smart]

Hey! What happened to ur phone now?