Iphone went through the washing machine - it still works!

[mrchan]

So, last week I accidentally left my IPhone in my pants pockets, and put it in the washing machine. Didn't realize it was in there till the spin cycle. When I pulled it out, it was powered off.

I put it in front of a hair dryer for a few hours, then in a bag of rice for about a day and a half, and now all is well (except for maybe 3 pixels that are extra bright). The IPhone is certainly well built.

My question is: Do I have to worry about chemicals/minerals in the water causing corrosion?

Should I give it a distilled water bath, followed by alcohol or leave well enough alone?

 

[shafeen]

blow dry it and leave it alone

 

[BabaBooey]

Put it in a bag of white rice for a day or two.

 

[hiromizu]

I would send a product appraisal letter to Apple and get that published. Apple will make a story out of it and send you a new one.

Otherwise avoid alcohol as it will dry the face out and make it look older.

 

[UnatcoAgent]

Originally posted by: hiromizu
I would send a product appraisal letter to Apple and get that published. Apple will make a story out of it and send you a new one.

Otherwise avoid alcohol as it will dry the face out and make it look older.

Hehe!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: hiromizu
I would send a product appraisal letter to Apple and get that published. Apple will make a story out of it and send you a new one.

Otherwise avoid alcohol as it will dry the face out and make it look older.

I would try and do this. Even though it's working now, I feel confident you'll have problems with it shortly.

 

[darkxshade]

To clean Apple products, one should use apple juice. Distilled water and alcohol won't do much good.

 

[shafeen]

^^lol

 

[mrchan]

so.... Any useful advice? It's already working, I've already dried it out. What I'm worried about now is corrosion due t minerals in the water.

 

[gorcorps]

The circuitry is gold, so its pretty naturally corrosion resistant. There isn't a whole lot in there that can corrode.

 

[mrchan]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
The circuitry is gold, so its pretty naturally corrosion resistant. There isn't a whole lot in there that can corrode.

Awesome. That's the info I was looking for. Thanks!