Dropped my mobile down the toilet...

Dan_Jones

Beckyy wrote: »

Earlier today my mobile popped out of my jeans pocket just as I was turning round by the toilet... and plop. :eek:

I dived in and got it out, patted it with a towel and took the battery and sim straight out. Dried them off (a few droplets) and put the phone and battery in a tub of rice in the airing cupboard and put the heating on.

The screen lights on the phone were on when I pulled it out (must have pressed a button) and went out as I was drying it however, as the keys were locked they go out after a few seconds anyway so I have no idea if it short-circuited or not.

How long should I leave it? It's very cosy in the cupboard - the rice is warm to touch.

If I turn it on too early will it do damage?

My OH got me this phone for Christmas and I've only had it a month so will be gutted if it's broken. It's a Nokia C3 touch & type.

Hey Beckyy
You have done the best what you can do in the situation. Do not show you phone to direct sunlight for some time as it may damage the capacitors of your phone.

Fifer

Dan_Jones wrote: »

Hey Beckyy
Do not show you phone to direct sunlight for some time as it may damage the capacitors of your phone.

How does that work?

[Deleted User]

Dan_Jones wrote: »

Hey Beckyy
You have done the best what you can do in the situation. Do not show you phone to direct sunlight for some time as it may damage the capacitors of your phone.

Also - don't feed it after midnight

MikeWhite

Dan_Jones wrote: »

Hey Beckyy
You have done the best what you can do in the situation. Do not show you phone to direct sunlight for some time as it may damage the capacitors of your phone.

But it's OK if you're wearing a tinfoil hat, surely?

Clive_Woody

Fifer wrote: »

How does that work?

There is a big alien spaceship hiding in the sun, if you hold the phone up they will see it and shoot it with their laser guns.

They really really do not like capacitors....bad experience in a bar many years ago....they don't like to talk about it!!!

Fifer

Clive_Woody wrote: »

They really really do not like capacitors....bad experience in a bar many years ago....they don't like to talk about it!!!

Did it result in any charges?

spannerzone

You do hear some wonderful, if not utterly bizaare advice on here sometimes!



If toilet water hasn't managed to trash the phone I think our weak sunlight shouldn't be much of an issue...although I suppose some mushrooms may sprout up.

mdt1988

Great to hear that rice worked for you... unfortunately it didn't for me recently and I wasn't looking forward to paying the insurance excess and losing a load of my contacts. Found a great product called a 'Rescuetec pack' though and it saved me! Apparently it's scientifically designed to pull all the moisture out of electronics and is way better at this than rice.