<p>S2’s phone (Samsung) went through the washing machine. We took the battery out, wrapped it all in paper towels, and left it in a sunny spot for 24 hours. It worked for another year with no problems. We just switched plans, though, and replaced everyone’s phone at a very low rate!</p>
<p>I heard you can put it on top of a dehumidifier.</p>
<p>My cell phone never recovered from its time in the washing machine. A couple of decades ago, though, one of my band mates spilled a pint of beer on an effects pedal I was using. It started working again about a year later, presumably after the microbes that are partial to dried beer had their way with it.</p>
<p>Wow, 2 years later. Ahah, but I still have hope that someone will answer 
Today, my cell phone dropped into water. Problem was that, I did not know that I was supposed to immediately take the battery out. So the phone was still on, and then it fizzled off. Does that mean that it short circuited? It’s in the process of drying right now. Is there any hope of it recovering, like is there anyone that can help it? I’m worried, 'cause it’s not my phone and it cost quite a bit. Is buying a new phone a better option than trying to fix it?</p>
<p>Our experience has been that you have about a 50/50 chance of reviving the phone. There’s very little to be lost trying to revive it and sometimes even after you’ve given up hope, you MAY have a happy surprise when it decides to revive a few weeks (or longer) later. My S was able to resurrect his phone via a combo of putting it in a sock & the dryer (after removing the battery). I tried the same thing with no success, but it was a different model phone.
Good luck–hubby and his co-workers have had about 50/50 success with using a blow dryer at work to dry out their cell phones.</p>
<p>My phone got wet 3 years ago. I took it apart, dried it w/ a towel, put it back together and tried to turn it on – it didn’t work. (When it happened, I wasn’t near a computer, so couldn’t google “wet cell phone” – where I would have read that you shouldn’t try to turn it on.) When I finally got home and read up on what to do, I tried the “slow bake” method. I took the phone aprt and put the pieces in the oven on a cookie sheet. (Can’t remember the temp, but it was low.) After baking, I hit it w/ a hair dryer and then left it apart for 24 hours. When I put it back together, it worked perfectly. And, all this time later, it still works fine.</p>
<p>My cell phone went through the wash – 20 minutes of soaking & spinning! When I discovered it, I took it apart and let it dry on a sunny counter. Then I recharged – and phone works just fine. Here’s hoping you have the same luck.</p>
<p>D2’s phone went into the toilet a few weeks ago, and ended up being there overnight. No joy for us on any attempt to resuscitate it. Searching on her phone model and info on drying it out got me to a forum full of tales of woe for her exact phone. It seems like some models are more likely to recover from getting wet, and others aren’t.</p>
<p>Rather than getting a new phone, you can call your provider and ask if they sell reconditioned used phones. Or, ask them if you can have a phone activated even if not sold directly by the provider. Buying used on Ebay or craigslist, or buying a cheap pay-as-you-go model is a lot cheaper than paying insurance + the insurance replacement fee.</p>
<p>Gather as many of the small packages that say “do not eat” that are in shoeboxes and other items. These will draw moisture out of the telephone.</p>
<p>Put phone in bag, put in the packages and you’ll see moisture form. You can do this before or after putting the phone in front of a hair dryer.</p>
<p>I’ve heard putting into a bowl of uncooked rice: rice draws out the moisture.</p>
<p>Last summer, my D dropped hers in a glass of water, I dropped mine out of my pocket into Cape May Harbor getting out of a kayak, S got swamped in the Delaware River with phone in pocket. All within a week.</p>
<p>We all pulled out the batteries right away and D and I dried with hair dryers (none available for S on the river…). All three are still working, though S’s is a little bawky sometimes. Mine was crackly and weak-ringing for about a week, then reverted back to normal.</p>
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<p>The uncooked rice acts as a dessicant. I know I don’t have rice in my kitchen, but I do have kitty litter crystals (not the crystals-plus-clay stuff, just the crystals). I’d imagine that disassembling the phone as much as possible and then putting the pieces in a zip-top bag filled with the kitty litter crystals would work well, since that stuff’s a superb dessicant.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for the immediate replies. I was at work at the time, so my bossman placed my wet phone and battery on top of a heater (I dropped my phone in a bucket of dirty mop-water). When I got home and researched, I placed my phone in a bowl of rice 'cause I felt too doomed to try anything else. This morning, I tried to turn it on, it miraculously worked despite it’s appearance of short circuiting! But then, I stuck it back in the rice, 'cause I’m still scared that water might be left over in there. </p>
<p>So, HImom, I’m in the 50% lucky few and might wait a few more days before touching the phone again, haha.</p>
<p>I’ll surely remember all your suggestions for the possible next time this happens. Haha, cellphones really have a bad experience with toilets and washing machines, eh?</p>