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chiguy13
Jan 30, 2008, 08:10 PM
I was doing a load of laundry and inadvertently washed her phone. It was in her pants pocket. I didn't know until we heard it clinking in the dryer. Help!! EMAIL REMOVED FOR PRIVACY

bushg
Jan 30, 2008, 08:12 PM
j9 has an answer for you... lol I can't remember it even though I clinked it in my memory bank.. hold on I will try to find it.

charlotte234s
Jan 30, 2008, 08:12 PM
You can try and set it on a towel over a heat duct, but usually in these situations the phone is ruined and you'll have to buy a new one. =(

bushg
Jan 30, 2008, 08:14 PM
Chiguy here's the answer check this post maybe it will help you.https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/cell-phones/cell-phone-got-wet-165705.html#post793301

charlotte234s
Jan 30, 2008, 08:18 PM
Wow that is a smart idea!

J_9
Jan 30, 2008, 08:21 PM
My daughter dropped her phone in the toilet and we took the battery out and covered the phone and battery with rice for 24 - 48 hours. That absorbed all of the water.

HOWEVER, going through an entire wash cycle is entirely different. I don't know if the rice would work on this one. If it did, it would have to be in the rice for quite a long time.

bushg
Jan 30, 2008, 08:23 PM
Chi guy please post if you try it and it works.

Fr_Chuck
Jan 30, 2008, 08:55 PM
And in the end, you may be buying a new phone. The battery is one of the first things to go ( not sure why) I have replaced it on one that went swimming to make it work. And of course Ebay normally has some good used ones