<p>My daughter’s ipod touch was burned out charging it on an ihome. It overheated (it was incredibly hot) and we took it into our Apple store where they diagnosed that it was indeed dead. They gave us 10% off the price of a new ipod.</p>
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<p>I have heard, but have not tested, that one can put a computer keyboard in the dishwasher… then spend several days tipping it each direction and allowing it to totally drain and dry.
Seems like it would be worth trying before throwing one out.
Wish I had read this thread before I washed my cell phone - my first instinct was to try to turn it on…</p>
<p>We have tested keyboard in the dishwasher with success.</p>
<p>you could open it, but just drying it throughly could work
( but if your son left his ipod in his clothes- he probably doesn’t listen to it as much as my daughter does to hers)
[iPod</a> 5th Generation (Video) Repair Manual - iFixit](<a href=“http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Device/iPod_5th_Generation_(Video)]iPod”>iPod 5th Generation (Video) Repair - iFixit)</p>
<p>What a terrible mother you are! LOL.</p>
<p>Hope the home remedies work.</p>
<p>I washed an ipod once and that was the end of it. Rather than learning from that, I took the replacement into the tub and it stopped working for a while. Fortunately it was ok after a few hours.</p>
<p>UPDATE: After sitting in a baggie of rice for about 5 days, the washed iPod kind of works. It works when plugged in to the computer or other power source, but does not usually work on its own (it actually did for a small amount of time). I guess the battery, or the wiring to the battery, is damaged. Its better than nothing though!</p>