What to do and what not to do if you accidentally wash your phone in the washing machine?

In the pocket of a jacket or trousers, which were in a hurry tossed into the washing machine, there may well be a phone.

There is no need to panic and immediately take the device to a service center. You can try to dry and restore it yourself.

Read about what to do if you washed your phone (touchscreen, smartphone, iPhone) in the washing machine.

First aid rules

As practice shows, some models of smartphones and push-button phones do not lose their performance after washing. To increase the likelihood of a successful recovery, take the following actions:

1. They turn off the device, remove the SIM card and battery.
2. Remove all parts that can be twisted and rinse them under running water to remove powder residues.
3. The insides of the apparatus are treated with alcohol. It is applied to a gauze swab, with which every detail is gently wiped.

   Alcohol evaporates quickly and also neutralizes invisible soap film that may remain on the device after washing.

4. To remove visible scale, you can use a toothbrush, cleaning all corrosion with it, but you should not rub the microcircuits too actively.
5. The parts of the phone are laid out in disassembled form on a dry flat surface in a room with good ventilation.
6. To quickly expel water from the apparatus, it is blown through with a hairdryer. The air should be cool or slightly warm. The hot stream can melt parts.
7. Wait a week for all elements to dry completely.
8. Assemble the device, turn it on, evaluate the result.

The chances of a full recovery are slim, but they still exist. With the right approach, only some of the parts may need to be repaired, so it won't be very expensive.

The most important condition for competent first aid to a washed phone is its complete drying. You can not try to turn it on earlier than 5-7 days after the incident.

How to dry to make it work?

There are several ways you can dry your phone to get rid of any moisture that gets inside quickly and efficiently. These include:

1. Figure: It is poured into any suitable container of sufficient depth and all parts are completely buried in it.
2. Silica gel. These transparent balls can be found in new shoe boxes. It can be purchased separately by ordering online. The cost of a package weighing 0.2 kg is about 170 rubles.

   You can contact a company that manufactures plastic windows. They use it as filler for frames.

3. Cat litter... It acts as a powerful adsorbent by absorbing moisture. The device is also buried in it for a day.

In any of the adsorbents, the device must be kept for at least 3 days for the dry substance to fully absorb moisture. Only then can you try to enable it.

Sometimes water spots remain on the smartphone screen... They will be visible when turned on.

The second way to get rid of stains is to warm up the screen from the inside. Any game is downloaded to the device and turned on for several hours. The battery will get very hot when the application is running, and stains will disappear.

Waterproof models of touchscreen smartphones and iPhones

Manufacturers of modern smartphones equip them with additional moisture protection... However, one should not hope that it is able to withstand washing in a typewriter.

Therefore, all iPhone owners should be extremely careful when checking their pockets.

Moisture protection works, but not too long. In this case, we are talking about pure water, and washing in a typewriter is aggravated by the effect of detergents on the device. The more aggressive they are, the higher the risks of damaging an expensive device.

In addition to the influence of detergents, the device will spin intensively in the drum of the washing machine, hitting the walls of the centrifuge.

All iPhones, starting from the 7th model, received protection of the case from moisture... Information about this is indicated in the characteristics of a particular model and looks like "IP67", where IP is protection against penetration, 6 - from dust, 7 - from water, but at a depth of up to 1 m. In this case, the phone must be turned off.

After washing, the iPhone, like other phone models, needs to be reanimated. Its insides can be easily opened if you unscrew the 2 bolts that are located on the lower edge of the device.

It is impossible to guarantee that it will work without interruption. Although the chances of recovery are higher with waterproof iPhones than models without the same feature.

Contacting a specialist

You need to contact the service center if the phone does not turn on after drying, or it does not work properly. The foreman is informed about what happened to the device and what measures were taken to restore it.

The specialists have professional tools, which can safely and effectively clean the oxidized board.

There is no need to hesitate to contact the service center. The longer the device is exposed to chemicals, the higher the probability of destruction:

• connectors,
• sensors,
• contacts.

If any element has been damaged completely, then it must be replaced. The price depends on the complexity of the work being done. The average cost of repairing a push-button telephone is from 300 to 500 rubles. Smartphones with the Android system can be restored for 1000 - 5000 rubles.

The most expensive iPhones to repair are... Replacing parts with originals can cost 10,000 rubles or more. Chinese screens, microphones or connectors are cheaper, starting at 5,000 rubles.

In the workshop, you need to discuss all the questions in advance. Before a specialist starts a repair, he must inform the owner of its cost. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy a new phone than to restore a washed one.

Helpful information

So that after washing the phone you do not harm it even more, the following information should be taken into account:

• you can't put your smartphone on the battery;
• to speed up the drying process, you can place it next to it, at a distance of 20-30 cm from the heater - so hot air flows will not harm it;
• wipe all parts with a cotton pad with a smooth surface, or gauze;
• it is not recommended to use a cloth - the lint left on the surface may impair the performance of the device;
• the sooner the device is removed from soapy water, the better;
• if the loss was detected during the wash cycle, you need to pause and select the "drain without spinning" function - the program will be rebuilt, the water will drain and the machine can be opened;
• for complete drying, it is necessary not only to completely disassemble the device, but also to remove all films, protective glasses, stickers from it;
• you need to wipe your smartphone only with a gauze swab;
• It is not recommended to use paper napkins, as they can clog connectors and microcircuits.

Experts say that the lower the water temperature during the wash, the higher the chances of recovery. If it was 60 degrees or more, then it will be possible to restore the device with a probability of 10%.

Conclusion

You can try to restore any phone after washing yourself. The main recommendation is to thoroughly dry the device.... Free-flowing substances that absorb moisture, as well as dry warm air, come to the rescue.

If after all the actions the phone does not work, you need to take it to the service center, clarify the cause of the breakdown and the cost of repair work.