If your cell phone gets soaked, don’t panic. There may be time to save it.
Here’s the scenario:
You’re chillaxing on the couch with your smartphone hangin’ next to you on the end table. You reach for your glass of Sunny D and spill faux orange juice all over the mobile. What do you do?
Answer:
You have to act quickly! First, don’t attempt to operate it. The phone may short out and morph into a very expensive doorstop. Instead, remove the battery, SIM card or memory card and any other removable components as soon as possible and thoroughly dry them with a towel. Don’t put the phone back together right away either. The individual parts must dry for 24 to 72 hours, depending on how bad your skin crawls without access to a usable phone. For maximum dryness, submerge each part in rice inside an airtight container; the rice will absorb any leftover moisture. If all the effort is in vain, be cautious when trying to file a warranty claim. Some phones have water indicators that show if the phone’s warranty has been compromised.
Photo by CHRISTOPHER MACSURAK via cc.
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