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my daughter just dropped her iphone in the toilet, thankfully before pee'ing 👿

so is it terminal ? will it dry out ?


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 5:55 pm
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My brother once dropped his phone in the toilet bowl whilst pulling the flush (had it in the same hand). Never saw it again.
He wasn't happy.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 5:56 pm
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That's funny, any pics?


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 5:56 pm
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Posted : 27/09/2010 5:58 pm
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pop it in your oven on its lowest setting for a while (on mine its 50C)... saved my phone this way after I dropped it in a canal 😳 , it still works fine to this day... YRMV of course! 😉


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 5:59 pm
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just googled it, not looking good.

Thankfully it is insured


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:00 pm
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worth trying to remove the battery and dry it out. Nothing to loo-se.

No idea if it will work but at the price they are I'd give it a go.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:00 pm
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Bury it in a bowl of rice and leave it there for a week or two.

I know, sounds ridiculous, but my mate did this after putting his ipod touch through the washing machine and it's fine.

Uncooked rice BTW.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:01 pm
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Yep, I tried it with a bowl of Ambrosia creamed rice and it made it even worse.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:04 pm
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Oh dear, she must be quite flush-tered at that faux-poo 🙂


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:06 pm
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Uncooked rice, in airing cupboard. I would NOT EVER trust my oven to maintain a good temp even if it did say 50 on the dial!

I once dropped my car keys down a portaloo. The only set...


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:06 pm
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My Nokia dried out when I left it in a bowl of rice for 48 hours.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:07 pm
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Turn it off straight away. don't be tempted to play, or plug it in. Stick it in the airing cupboard. my old one came back eventually with a slightly ghostly screen


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:09 pm
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+1 for not turning it on, remove battery sim card, memory card etc & leave in warm place for a week (must be 100% dry before turning it on) then try it


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:16 pm
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Ovens are quite damp places, hence the steam-up-your-glasses effect, that wouldn't work surely?


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:27 pm
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Remove the sim and the battery, leave open for a couple of days. My E71 is still alive despite bathing in the Irish Sea.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:29 pm
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Put it in a bowl of raw rice....or did I dream that?


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:31 pm
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You can't take the battery out of an iPhone...

It's probably toast..


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:31 pm
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Obviously the battery stays in, but it has soldered connections, take out the sim and put in a bowl of rice, and If you have any kicking around or can get some, a few packets of silica gel as well, then put in the airing cupboard. I was down on Clevedon pier yesterday getting very paranoid about using my iPhone to take pics, as the decking planks have gaps in just wide enough to take a carelessly dropped iPhone, Touch or iPod, straight down into the Bristol Channel...
No way back from that one.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:40 pm
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thank god she wasnt running iFlush!


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:48 pm
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LOL at some of those 😆

It's resting in a bag of rice for now !

Cheers


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 6:53 pm
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Mine's been down the toilet too (I had just had the handset replaced for £130 through a broken screen too).

I turned it off and left it in the airing cupboard overnight, standing upright. It was a bit erratic for a day or two when I turned it back on (the screen was a bit jazzy) but it's been fine since (about 8 months ago now).

Good luck.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 7:02 pm
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The rice thing works in a zip lock bag in the airing cupboard for a week. The rice will pull all the moisture out of the phone, after stripping everything out of it first.


 
Posted : 27/09/2010 7:05 pm