The phone fell into the toilet - how to save the gadget?

Many owners of gadgets and smartphones have turned into Siamese twins with their electronic devices and do not part with them for a minute. What to do if a disaster happened to your constant companion: the phone fell into the toilet? It is already useless to check whether the pocket was securely fastened or how the mobile phone could come off the lace - misfortune has happened, now it is necessary to decide how to minimize the unpleasant consequences. Well, if the incident occurred in the village or at the dacha: the apparatus will not quickly go to the bottom of the offensive slurry, if you pick it up with a shovel or a chopper, you can save a loyal friend. But this case will be a science for the future: there is no need to carry electronic devices everywhere, some time interlocutors can survive without communication with you. If an unpleasant odor is absorbed in the case, or there is a possibility that moisture has got into the cesspit inside the device, proceed the same way as when the phone falls into the toilet.

Your first steps

First of all, tune in to fast and decisive actions. If you have time to snatch the device out of the water in the first few seconds, it is likely that electronics will not even notice the extreme situation and will work as usual. So forget about squeamishness, do not run in search of gloves, but just grab the device and get it out of the water. If a person drops the device into the water, do not try to press something, check if the calls work: such actions are the best way to permanently destroy the device.

If the mobile phone has survived and even continues to work, immediately turn it off. Remove the battery, all memory cards and SIM cards. Toilet paper on hand - tear off a piece and wipe away any moisture and dirt from the removed parts. For them you do not have to worry: when the plug-in devices are well dried, they will be ready to work. Now dry everything that is possible: blot the visible drops, try to push the folded paper into all the cracks so that it draws in as much liquid as possible. Only after this, proceed with hand washing and other sanitary and hygienic procedures.

Important!

Do not attempt to push the absorbent material into small holes with pins or toothpicks, but exercise very carefully.

If someone dropped the smartphone into the sea, a bowl of syrup or other solution, gently wash it under running water. It is better to expose the electronic device to additional moisture than to allow the crystals to form. Dryed sugar can tighten the buttons together, and you can not press them. Salt is a more insidious enemy. Some time the phone will work fine, and caustic grains at this time will destroy the contacts and chips, after that the device can not be brought back to life in any workshop.

Try to disassemble the phone carefully. Unscrew the screws, separate the parts that can be removed. To be able to reassemble the gadget, put the details on the table in the order in which they were removed. Remember where something was fastened, and if you know how to draw quickly, make sketches for memory. If it is not possible to disassemble, turn the phone with the buttons down and press on them. Press until the moisture is released. When disassembling, very gently wipe the opened seats. After that, put the phone to dry in a warm, but not hot place for a day.

Drying auxiliaries can be used:

• Install the dryer so that a warm air blows the phone from a distance of about 10 cm. Set the minimum power and dry for about an hour and a half.
• Wrap the phone's parts in a light cloth or gauze and put it in substances that draw in moisture well: cat litter, unfermented rice, hydrogel.

Phone fell into the toilet - how to remove the smell?

The phone is dry, you have installed the battery, inserted all the cards and excitedly press the power button. What happiness, the device works, you even came a bunch of SMS about unanswered calls. All would be well, but the disgusting smell has eaten into all the details. Such a smartphone is suitable for use only in crowded transport: once you get it, an empty space is formed around immediately. Information on the cards is intact, and if the device is not of great value, there is a good reason to replace the outdated gadget.

What to do when the phone is expensive and you do not want to change it? You can try to remove the unpleasant ambre. Arsenal of funds to deal with it is quite extensive.

1. Microfibre cloth. If you lost it or if there was no such accessory in the phone set, buy a napkin in the store of goods for the house.
2. A bag made of well-ventilated fabric. You can sew or use old socks and tights.
3. Package made of polyethylene with hermetically sealed clasp.
4. Ground coffee.
5. Newspapers on loose paper.
6. Activated carbon.
7. Baking soda.

First, wipe all outer surfaces with a microfiber. Sometimes a good cleaning of the case helps to solve the problem completely. If the smell is left, put about 150 g of coffee or activated carbon in a tissue bag. Put a phone in one corner of a large sealed bag, in the other - a bag with a scent absorber, between these items there should be an air gap. Close the bag and leave for a few hours. Check the result - if the smell does not completely disappear, keep it longer. Another way: wrap the smartphone with newspapers and wait a day. Use only the press on loose paper, glossy publications will not give the desired effect.

Advice

Instead of coffee, you can take an open pack of baking soda and put it in the package with the phone. Install the box so that soda does not spill out and small particles do not get inside the gadget.

Do not forget to clean and cover, most often the main flavor comes from it. Wash the cover with soap or vinegar. If the smell is left, you will have to buy a new "clothing" for your gadget.

Important!

This method is suitable only for cases, laces and other accessories, electronics can not be cleaned with liquid agents.

Do not try to disguise the ambreys with perfumes or other fragrances. This combination of fragrances has a lethal force: if before people simply turned their noses away from your phone, then after such processing they will begin to scatter.

If the phone has fallen into the toilet and does not turn on the

, you dried the phone and it does not turn on. What to do in this case? First, turn off the headset, remove the memory card, leave one SIM card and try turning it on again. Does not work? Check the battery - it may be damaged or not charged. Connect the charger, see how the smartphone reacts.

tip Before inserting the battery, make sure it does not oxidize. Damaged power source can not be used, it can lead to damage to the phone.

It's hardest to remove water from under the screen. Simple models can still survive such an adventure, only to dry the phone will have a very long time. Touch sensitive smartphones in such cases often have to replace the screen. The cost of repair will be great, and you need to think, maybe it makes sense to just buy a new gadget.

If all measures have not helped, the phone needs to be returned for repair to a specialized service. Be sure to contact the master if the mobile phone is turned on, but some functions have failed or are working incorrectly. Especially it is necessary to hurry if the device is dropped into salt water or another chemical solution. Even if it seems to you that everything is OK, show the smartphone to a specialist to check: is there any damage?

What if you do not know how to disassemble and collect electronic devices and decide to give the phone to a specialized workshop? First of all, find out how much you will have to pay for the repairs. Please note that the warranty period will be very small, and the confidence that the smartphone after bathing will work for a long time, there is no. Do not rush to leave the electronic device in the service center, think that it is more profitable: to buy a new mobile phone or repair the old one.

What can not be done?

Even if neither the phone itself nor the information on it is necessary to you, do not drain the water in the toilet. Not only will you have to spend money on a new smartphone, you will still need to pay the plumber for eliminating blockage. And if the device slips into a common sewer pipe and sticks there, you can flood several floors with sewage. The amount that will have to pay will be very impressive. It's easier to pull the device out with a scoop, a net, nippers or other device and throw it into the trash can.

What if the phone itself slipped deep into the flush pipe or did you inadvertently press a button on the drain tank? Do not try to extract the gadget yourself with the help of handy tools. You can push it further or damage the pipes. Consequences as in the previous case - clogging, flooding of lower floors and a tidy sum for damages. Why do you need these costs of nerves and money?

When the phone can not be removed from the toilet yourself, you need to invite a plumber. While the specialist does not extract the mobile phone, you can not use the toilet, just in case maintain good relations with neighbors. It is not always possible to reanimate an electronic device that has been lying in water for several hours, but the information on the storage devices and SIM-card should be preserved.

Phones fall into the toilet, puddles, seas and many other places where they can get wet. It's okay if someone dropped the smartphone and the consequences are only a smell, worse if the device stops working. Often a gadget can be saved, but why take chances? Let him lie down in a bag while you take a shower or admire the sunset on the seashore. Do not immediately answer the call if you run to the metro in the pouring rain. For half an hour nothing happens, a nuclear war because of your silence will not begin, and you will still have time to save the world.