Mydelemia wrote:
That will be probably be my next step at this point. I'm going to hold out a bit longer since it just happen yesterday.
Thank you for the good advice.
For future. If you do get it to turn on just know that any water left inside may likely cause corrosion and eventually the phone may stop working. You will not be eligible for a warranty replacement in this even as the liquid indicators are most likely turned colors. I just want you to be prepared that you may eventually end up using the insurance. Also, water damage may cause serious side effects own charging. Be VERY VERY VERY careful if you plug it in.
I've ruined two phones do to water. One I wasn't able to save because of how long it was in the water, the other I was able to get out of the water fairly quickly. I then took the back cover off, removed the battery, and dried it with a hair dryer. The phone did work but the screen was never the same, was permanently too dark to read very well. So had to replace it.
I don't think you can remove the back cover off a Turbo 2? I've read about putting a phone in rice, but never believed that theory works. The phone has to be completely dried out, how can the water evaporator in a sealed bag? I was just lucky with one phone because it wasn't submerged very long. The chances of getting that Turbo 2 back working well is gonna be slim to none, unfortunately.
Salisbury wrote:
I've ruined two phones do to water. One I wasn't able to save because of how long it was in the water, the other I was able to get out of the water fairly quickly. I then took the back cover off, removed the battery, and dried it with a hair dryer. The phone did work but the screen was never the same, was permanently too dark to read very well. So had to replace it.
I don't think you can remove the back cover off a Turbo 2? I've read about putting a phone in rice, but never believed that theory works. The phone has to be completely dried out, how can the water evaporator in a sealed bag? I was just lucky with one phone because it wasn't submerged very long. The chances of getting that Turbo 2 back working well is gonna be slim to none, unfortunately.
Unfortunately you may have damaged your phone's screen by trying to dry it with the hair dryer. Putting your device under that sort of heat probably did more to damage your screen than the water did.
The rice acts as a desiccant and absorbs the water, removing it from your phone.
I think I am going to hold out a little longer with the rice. I am hopeful, but unsure this is going to work out, thank you
for you support.
This might be of interest I know they had a write up in USA Today newspaper awhile back.
Wet phone repair by TekDry! Don’t put your phone in rice. We can fix it in 20 minutes.
I wish I lived closer to one of these places. I put a claim in today to have the phone replaced. I think even if the
phone came back to life, I would probably have issues at some point. Thank you so much for your help!
It takes a couple of days for the phone to be fully dry for it to be considered usable. Keep the phone at around 72F ambient temperature and it may be good to go. Can't vouch for whether or not the battery will work again, but the phone can be booted up and recovered if a strong enough charger is able to turn it on.
Thanks for some positive thoughts. I'm going to give it a little bit more time. I am sure hoping for the best.
Pay your insurance deductible and get the replacement.
Mydelemia wrote:
That will be probably be my next step at this point. I'm going to hold out a bit longer since it just happen yesterday.
Thank you for the good advice.
For future. If you do get it to turn on just know that any water left inside may likely cause corrosion and eventually the phone may stop working. You will not be eligible for a warranty replacement in this even as the liquid indicators are most likely turned colors. I just want you to be prepared that you may eventually end up using the insurance. Also, water damage may cause serious side effects own charging. Be VERY VERY VERY careful if you plug it in.
Well, you will be happy to know I finally took your advice and put a claim in for a replacement phone. I was already
having some issues with plugging the phone to the charger. It just wasn't connecting like it used to. The indicator
was red, showing water damage. I didn't have a good feeling on it. So, I have learned a lesson about being very
careful with my phone. It is great to have good people willing to share there thoughts and ideas on these issues as
I am still learning and still have a lot more to learn. The money spent is so worth the peace of mind. Thanks so
much for your support!!
Leave it for several days to a week in the bag with rice.
Good news and bad news. The phone has a nano-coating on it that make it a little resistant to water, but not as much as being dunked in a toilet or sink. The most important things are to get the phone dried out and do not power it on or plug it in until all of the circuit board is dry. Obviously, mileage may vary depending on how long the phone was under water and if it was entirely submerged as compared to exposed to water. I live in Seattle so phones falling into water are not uncommon.
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