i-pod went through the wash

N9eav

My daughter left her i-pod in her jeans and it went through the full 2 hr wash cycle. We dried it out and it works, but the screen no longer lights up.
Any thoughts on repairs?

Dave101t

be thankful it still works, mine wouldnt even turn on.

Alias_Omega

Do you have accidental cover on your house insurance.?

macman

Sadly I wouldn't count on it working for too long, it's inevitable that the circuitry will have some moisture in it and is likely to corrode and fail eventually. I'm amazed it still works at all after 2 hours.
Bet it's nice and clean though.

pievien

Alias_Omega wrote: »

Do you have accidental cover on your house insurance.?

2 options, claim on your household insurance, or just buy a new one, if you don't want your insurance to go up

ccygirl

I did this with my daughters ipod. I noticed just before i put her jeans in the tumble dryer. We left it to dry out naturally before turning it on. The screen was cracked and it didn't display in colour initially but after a few days the colour came back. It's still working now a good 2 years later.

N9eav

Alias_Omega wrote: »

Do you have accidental cover on your house insurance.?

Too much excess and no claims loss for £130.

Did not know if anyone managed to get Apple to repair it, exchange it for some nominal fee?

poppy10_2

N9eav wrote: »

Did not know if anyone managed to get Apple to repair it, exchange it for some nominal fee?

Apple and "nominal fee" are two phrases that never go together. :rolleyes:

It'll cost you more than the ipod is worth to get it fixed.

You could try these home remedies, but otherwise you're out of luck:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/148009/what_to_do_with_a_waterdamaged_ipod.html
http://www.ipodsickbay.com/water_immersion.shtml