garmin 500 + washing machine = dead!!

can anyone help, i stupidly left my garmin in my shorts and washed them in the machine. i dried it out and but it wont switch on, is there anything i can do about getting it fixed or is it knackered??

Cheers

Chris

I cracked the display on my Garmin 500. I rung them, paid 64quid and they replaced it for me, a lot better then 150quid for a new one.

Worth calling them I’d say

i cant find a number for garmin

ok found it, can they fix water damage

Erm…ring them and ask?

Try drying it out first without switching on.

Put it in airing cupboard in a bag of rice for a week before trying to switch on.

Accidental damage insurance on house contents?
I doubt it will dry out, it’s not just water damaged detergent is corrosive

This:

Put it in airing cupboard in a bag of rice for a week before trying to switch on

Dont forget to charge the battery once its dried out.

As Cyclistm says.

I found a disassembled smartphone scattered across a remote hillside road, soaked through after days of rain. I gathered it up and once home popped it into a bowl of dry rice, left it in a warm place and after three days charged it up and used it to call the suddenly delighted owner.

So there is yet hope 🙂

Standard price for all repairs as per above – go online, book it in, pay money and service from experience is mega speedy

Standard price for all repairs as per above – go online, book it in, pay money and service from experience is mega speedy

When I’ve dealt with them in the past they’ve just sent out a refurbished (as in new) unit by return of post.

Know anyone that might have access to a vacuum oven? Failing that the rice technique would be next on my list

iv emailed garmin this morning but they havent got back in touch yet

I did this with an edge 705 I put it in bag of rice for a week in the airing cupboard it is still working a year later

iv emailed garmin this morning but they havent got back in touch yet

Don’t mess around with email use the phone.