New android motog5 down the toilet

kingbhome · 25-12-2017 10:03PM #1

Hello, was bought a new phone last month and just now, ive dropped it down the toilet. Lifted it as fast i could, washed the piss of it, dried it and screen was still working. Put it on the radiator to dry but now its completely blank screen.

Any tips on what to do, is it completely screwd or is it easy fixed?

boombang · 25-12-2017 10:05PM

Rice to absorb the moisture.

Sorry to hear that.

kingbhome · 25-12-2017 10:08PM

boombang wrote: »

Rice to absorb the moisture.

Sorry to hear that.

Have alot of work stuff on it too

no rice in the house, will oats do?

Jimbob1977 · 25-12-2017 10:09PM

Get a plastic lunchbox and fill it with rice grains.

Put the phone inside and seal the cover.

It might take a while to come alive (if it's not beyond redemption).

My wife's phone sprang back to life after 2 days. We thought it was a write-off.

Good luck.

kingbhome · 25-12-2017 10:11PM

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Get a plastic lunchbox and fill it with rice grains.

Put the phone inside and seal the cover.

It might take a while to come alive (if it's not beyond redemption).

My wife's phone sprang back to life after 2 days. We thought it was a write-off.

Good luck.

I was thinking maybe the radiator has damaged it aswell. Could heat effect the phone in a major way?

Jimbob1977 · 25-12-2017 10:16PM

kingbhome wrote: »

I was thinking maybe the radiator has damaged it aswell. Could heat effect the phone in a major way?

I'm not a scientific person unfortunately

Couscous and oatmeal are notable alternatives to rice.

It will be trial and error.

CptMackey · 25-12-2017 10:31PM

Same happened with my last phone. Got it fixed in cork. It lasted 2 years after it's bath.

Worth trying with a repair shop and see what they say.

ED E · 25-12-2017 11:13PM

kingbhome wrote: »

dried it and screen was still working

You shouldnt have known the screen was still working, should have been too busy pulling the battery out.

Taking it out and having the patience not to try for a week is what saves you. Something few do.

kingbhome · 25-12-2017 11:25PM

ED E wrote: »

kingbhome wrote: »

dried it and screen was still working

You shouldnt have known the screen was still working, should have been too busy pulling the battery out.

Taking it out and having the patience not to try for a week is what saves you. Something few do.

TBH, i dont mind if it needs a new battery and screen. Just as long as i get my work stuff from it and videos,pics of the kids this morning of all morninhgs. Ive fixed phones before and if all it takes is a new batt and screen then i wont be to dissapointed

Mantis Toboggan · 25-12-2017 11:33PM

Pics will be backed up to Google photos anyway so you'll have access to them there.

ED E · 25-12-2017 11:35PM

kingbhome wrote: »

TBH, i dont mind if it needs a new battery and screen. Just as long as i get my work stuff from it and videos,pics of the kids this morning of all morninhgs. Ive fixed phones before and if all it takes is a new batt and screen then i wont be to dissapointed

Thats not what I was suggesting.

Water + electronics = No Problems
Water + electronics + current = Bye Bye

The battery is what kills the important bits like the motherboard.

kingbhome · 25-12-2017 11:36PM

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Pics will be backed up to Google photos anyway so you'll have access to them there.

They wont

My google account was for another phone i broke before i got this.

GreeBo · 25-12-2017 11:36PM

Get the power off and battery out asap if possible.

Then in a sealed box of something absorbent, rice, couscous, etc. And leave for 7 days.
Don't even touch it before then

RTT · 25-12-2017 11:39PM

I read somewhere before that if you put it in rice it will be fine. Asians will then come and fix your phone because they like rice and are good at fixing phones....seems legit!

kingbhome · 25-12-2017 11:44PM

GreeBo wrote: »

Get the power off and battery out asap if possible.

Then in a sealed box of something absorbent, rice, couscous, etc. And leave for 7 days.
Don't even touch it before then

Will have to take thescreen off to remove this battery motog5

jacksie66 · 25-12-2017 11:48PM

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kingbhome · 25-12-2017 11:50PM

jacksie66 wrote: »

Rice etc doesn't work. It's a myth. All it does is clog up the ports. I'm a phone repair technician and trust me I see lots of water damaged phones. We use a special cleaning solution and isopropyl alcohol to clean the phone down.

what sort of money to fix a wter damaged phone

Mantis Toboggan · 25-12-2017 11:53PM

kingbhome wrote: »

Will have to take thescreen off to remove this battery motog5

You don't need to take the screen off of a G5 to take out the battery. The phone opens at the back, just pop out the sim and leave the phone in rice for a week then try to power it up.

jacksie66 · 25-12-2017 11:53PM

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GreeBo · 26-12-2017 12:02AM

jacksie66 wrote: »

Rice etc doesn't work. It's a myth. All it does is clog up the ports. I'm a phone repair technician and trust me I see lots of water damaged phones. We use a special cleaning solution and isopropyl alcohol to clean the phone down.
Leaving it dry out on the radiator or hotpress will just corrode and rust the board.

Sorry chief, rice works fine and doesn't clog anything, oats would as they are powdery.

Power off, Tupperware with rice for 7 days and save yourself the fee OP.

dinnybyrne · 26-12-2017 12:04AM

My wife did the very same thing with the very same phone about a month ago. Left it in the hotpress in a sealed bag of rice for 4 days and it worked again

jacksie66 · 26-12-2017 12:04AM

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GreeBo · 26-12-2017 11:24AM

jacksie66 wrote: »

Rice doesn't work. There is absolutely no proof it works. I'm taking from experience and there's many articles online saying the same. I'm not trying to scam the OP or anything but trying to offer some advice.

https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/myth-debunked-uncooked-rice-isnt-best-way-save-your-water-damaged-phone-0154799/

https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Don%27t_Put_Your_Device_in_Rice._Here%27s_Why...

I see your ifixit.com and raise you Intel.com

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/best-practices/technology-tips-drying-out-your-device-paper.pdf

kingbhome · 26-12-2017 11:30AM

Tyson Fury wrote: »

You don't need to take the screen off of a G5 to take out the battery. The phone opens at the back, just pop out the sim and leave the phone in rice for a week then try to power it up.

Sorry, g5 plus

https://youtu.be/WZT_GTshmiw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Z_-uJ8l9U

kingbhome · 26-12-2017 12:54PM

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kingbhome · 26-12-2017 01:57PM

Have opened up phone and there's some whitish spots on it. Have disconnected the battery and the phone is in 4 parts now fully dissembled. Theres like a corroded look around some of the board. Anyone know what this is and is this a sign that its ready for the bin. Going to stick all these parts into some rice for a few days and hopefully itll start up again. Anyone know how to get rid of the corroded parts?

T-Bird · 26-12-2017 02:26PM

To me the corrosion is a result of the damage already caused when the liquid came in contact with electronics.

kingbhome · 26-12-2017 02:31PM

T-Bird wrote: »

To me the corrosion is a result of the damage already caused when the liquid came in contact with electronics.

Does this men its finished. Is there any way of just getting all my pics/files from this phone if most of it is toast

T-Bird · 26-12-2017 03:05PM

kingbhome wrote: »

Does this men its finished. Is there any way of just getting all my pics/files from this phone if most of it is toast

I'd fear the worst. But it still wouldn't stop me from trying everything. I dropped a one plus 2 into a water tank in attic couple of months ago but got lucky. I opened it and only speakers were wet.

I'd also try to connect it to pc and see if it can be recognised as a USB drive. Then you might be able to copy stuff across.

A phone with sd card option should be next choice.

GreeBo · 26-12-2017 03:57PM

OP, stop fecking around with it and get it sealed in rice!

The longer it stays wet, the more chance of corrosion causing problems.

captain_boycott · 26-12-2017 05:57PM

+1 for the rice... I have had 3 phones come back to life after 24hrs + in a bag of rice.

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