What do you do when you spill water all over your desk , including your mouse, iphone

me0w

& USB Cd/Dvd Drive? Just happened to me and I've wiped everything with a towel. Anything else I Should do? It's a very expensive iMac

The Muppet

me0w wrote: »

& USB Cd/Dvd Drive? Just happened to me and I've wiped everything with a towel. Anything else I Should do? It's a very expensive iMac

Get your coat.

Mint Aero

me0w wrote: »

It's a very expensive iMac

Yeah they are and more fool you.

me0w

Mint Aero wrote: »

Yeah they are and more fool you.

THanks!

the_monkey

Don't switch it on and let it dry out, maybe get a hairdryer at it ... I have dropped phones in water before and this worked - important tho to leave it a good while off for drying time.

Tefral

First thing i do is pull the power chord and battery

BrokenArrows

me0w wrote: »

& USB Cd/Dvd Drive? Just happened to me and I've wiped everything with a towel. Anything else I Should do? It's a very expensive iMac

Its just water.
The only way this will cause a problem is if it was turned on and caused a power surge and fried something.

Turn off everything. remove power cables, remove batteries etc.
Leave everything in a warm dry place for a few days.

When you're sure everything is dry then you can turn it on.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

You need bags of rice OP. Buy them in aldi.

Spill the grains everywhere water has gotten into.

Leave it over the weekend.

What happens is that the rice attracts Asians, and they're brilliant at fixing stuff like that.

BrokenArrows

the_monkey wrote: »

Don't switch it on and let it dry out, maybe get a hairdryer at it ... I have dropped phones in water before and this worked - important tho to leave it a good while off for drying time.

Dont use a hair dryer. It will dry it too quickly and could warp/melt stuff.

Mesrine65

Leave it in a container of dry rice for a couple of days, all the moisture will be slowly absorbed.

me0w

cronin_j wrote: »

First thing i do is pull the power chord and battery

I've pulled the plug and blow dried the keyboard. How long should I do this for

me0w

The Cunning Linguist wrote: »

What happens is that the rice attracts Asians, and they're brilliant at fixing stuff like that.

Hahah funny if it wasnt your computer :pac:

Dramatik

Bang it a few times with a hammer, this will help dislodge any water inside the unit. If that fails put it in the oven @ 200 degrees for 30 mins until the unit turns a golden brown colour.

walkingshadow

When I spill water all over my desk, I ejaculate furiously over it to hide the water I've spilled.

RobertKK

I dropped my iPhone into a bucket of water, got it out, did a Taylor Swift on the water and shaked it off. Then looked to see if it still worked and a sigh of relief as it was ok.

blatantrereg

What do you do when you spill water all over your desk , including your mouse, iphone & USB Cd/Dvd Drive?

I have a conniption.

Though you're probably okay. I paid €80 [as far as I recall] to get an iphone repaired which had a smashed screen and had been immersed in water. (Though it would be a lot more to get Apple to do it.) Mouse is probably fine. No idea about dvd drive but they're cheap enough and you can get by without one okay in the short term.

Digital Solitude

Leave the whole thing off until you're sure its dry, a week or so. You don't want to take any risk when you're talking the price of an iMac.

Akrasia

the water itself won't do any harm, it's the ions in the water that can damage electronics.

Did you see any ions in the water?
If you did, you should probably pick them out with a cocktail stick

chakotha

Call it a week.

me0w

Akrasia wrote: »

the water itself won't do any harm, it's the ions in the water that can damage electronics.

Did you see any ions in the water?
If you did, you should probably pick them out with a cocktail stick

WHAT

kunst nugget

RobertKK wrote: »

I dropped my iPhone into a bucket of water, got it out, did a Taylor Swift on the water and shaked it off. Then looked to see if it still worked and a sigh of relief as it was ok.

You pulled your pants down, sat on the ground and wiped your bare ass against the floor like an old dog? I don't know how that's going to help your iphone…

Its usually red wine.....

Akrasia

me0w wrote: »

WHAT

Ouch, my ears

me0w

Deleted User wrote: »

Its usually red wine.....

Alcohol dries faster than water though doesnt it? it's just a bit stickier ?

diomed

Buy a PC.

LDN_Irish

Disassemble everything as best you can and put it in the hot press, not touching the tank.

One of the kids fecked water in my laptop and it got in the screen and prevented the touch pad and keyboard from working just the other day. Everything is working perfectly now but there's a slight water stain in the top corner of the screen. I reckon that'll feck off soon though.

me0w

diomed wrote: »

Buy a PC.

Such a great idea I never thought of that.. I might just do that today. THANK YOU! :rolleyes:

zl1whqvjs75cdy

me0w wrote: »

Alcohol dries faster than water though doesnt it? it's just a bit stickier ?

Yeah but it's got more ions and salts in it which will rightly **** anything electronic. Leave the thing off for a least a week in a hotpress op. Don't be tempted to turn in on any earlier than that or else it'll be ****ed. The longer you can leave it the better.

Virgil°

Put on a swimsuit and act like you meant it. Don't break character for the full day.

Super-Rush

Burn the house down.....

Eugene Norman

Hang on, was the iMac affected or just the keyboard? If the latter you may have to buy a new keyboard -- that's all.

Edit:

Actually read the op. The iPhone can get water damaged but you should be able to tell fairly quickly. If the touchscreen works you're ok.

I'm not sure if you got water on the usb outlet on the iMac or not or just the peripherals but it doesn't sound in any of this that the iMacs internals got damaged.

dont bother

maybe don't be such a DUUUUH the next time?!



DUUUUUUHHHHH!!!!!!!! head on ye hahahaa

uch

I'd Blame the Public Service

martingriff

me0w wrote: »

I've pulled the plug and blow dried the keyboard. How long should I do this for

Of it was smaller i would say rice but it in a wam room over night

Mr. Manager

I think this person is actually looking for real advice from After Hours..?

Brilliant

Son Of A Vidic

me0w wrote: »

It's a very expensive iMac

So it's a pile of shyte then?:pac:

Any gullible fool that overpays for Apple, deserves no help imo.

People are being very cruel and inconsiderate on this thread. The op has just potentially cost himself a fortune in replacement goods because of his own stupidity, he doesn't need his nose rubbed in it like a dog with a uninhibited bladder.

Op, turn the keyboard upside down so any water can escape out the keys. Mop up all the excess, make sure it's unplugged and leave it in the airing cupboard for a few days. If you can open the back of the iPhone it might accelerate the drying process with the phone. Same with the mouse, if you can take the cover off safely then do so. If it all shorts out when you plug it in, stand up with your knees apart, put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye.

me0w

Update: Everything's working fine!:) thanks for all the helpful (and not so helpful) advice...

Eugene Norman

me0w wrote: »

Update: Everything's working fine!:) thanks for all the helpful (and not so helpful) advice...

So you didn't rush out and buy the water proof dells the brainiacs were encouraging you to?

Streak101

Eugene Norman wrote: »

So you didn't rush out and buy the water proof dells the brainiacs were encouraging you to?

Are you related to Harvey, Eugene?