Washing machines and mobile phones

Yes, it happened. My Sony T630 went in the washing machine while it was on. It was a sorry state when I found it. Water inside the display. Shaking it violently got the water out of the display.

I then left it in my car on the last sunny day we had and that dried it out some. Not in sunlight, just on the center console. I powered it up after this and it works but the display still have moisture in it. The moisture has cleared after 2 days in my pocket and I've been lucky, looks like new again now.

Congrats Sony on a washing machine proof phone.

Comments

[Floyd Marinescu]

That's hillarious. Just yesterday I went for a swim and the thought occured to me that water proof cell phones could be a new fad. Imagine people at the beach talking on their cell phones in the water. I wouldn't condone it, but I could see it happening. :)

[Michael O'Keefe]

Very fortunate. I recall a former boss's BMW being submerged in a flood, and foolishly the first thing they did was try to turn it on, before it had dried out. Not sure of the details, but that was the end of the car basically...

[Kelvin Cheung]

So lucky, Billy. My Nokia 6170 just did not work anymore when came out of water.....

[Dylan Stamat]

Very lucky Billy... my Ericsson didn't make it. After hand drying it, sun drying it, putting it through the dryer... no luck. I tried everything to resuscitate it... but to no avail.
At that moment, I knew why it was helpful to actually "write" peoples phone numbers down... on "paper".

[moi]

yes - my t630 has just come out of the washing machine. ooooops. lets hope mine's a lucky one!

[Foobar]

I washed my Samsung last week while it was powered up. Dead as a doornail. If I plug it in, the display comes on, but it says "bad battery". Crossing my fingers and hoping I just have to replace the battery at this point...

[AKH]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Had I not visited this web site (that I found by googling "cell phone washing machine") I would have never known that my Samsung SCHa650 SURVIVED a trip through my washing machine last weekend!! It took the swim in my jeans pocket, and it was ON at the time. When I found it after the washer turned off, I was horrified to say the least. It would not turn on at all. Just dead. I never even THOUGHT to plug it it, duh. Thanks to you guys, yesterday I plugged it in, and to my great surprise, it powered up and began charging. All day yesterday the screen had a few sort of white "water spots", but as of today, it looks like nothing ever happened to it. Thanks again!!!

[recovery]

My Phone Just Went In The Wachine Machine o2 x3
hope It Survives Plz Plz To God Hope It Water Proof My Second Phone To Do Tht My Sagem Phone Got DrenchedN The Mic N Speakers Neva Worked For God Sakk Ppl We Gtta Check Our Washin

Just One Stupid Mistake In Life

[Dylan K.]

Daaaang! I just put my Kyocera SoHo through the wash no signs of life yet but only time will tell. :(

[ami]

so glad other people hav dun it2!put my sheets on this mornin and fone musta got in with it!have some hope it may wrk now!its drying at the mo!!

[BECCA]

DUDES...MY LITTLE SISTERS PHONE JUST TOOK A RIDE IN THE WAVES OPF THE WASHER...I "SHOOK IT VIOLENTLY...AND IT STILL WONT COME ON....ITS AN LG: C1500...HELP....WILL IT EVER BECOME ALIVE

[Charlie]

I thought I was a medical case for putting my phone through a hot wash. Nice to know there are other nuts out there. It's a Nokia 6210 that I'd been reluctant to change so fate has come to the rescue. Don't care if it works again. In fact it shouldn't so I can finally change it.

[Sam]

This is too funny. I just found my wife's phone for her. In the washer along with the laundry that I generously put through. OOPS!!

Good to see that I'm not the only one to have accomplished this. Now the wait and see happens.

Oh Well!!

[Mike]

Just washed my Samsung cell phone. It's so clean now!!! Doesn't work any more though.. wife is pissed....

[Jennifer]

Well, thanks to baby spit up and a flustered morning, my Ericsson just went through the wash. Here's hoping it works... not very hopeful after Kevin's Ericsson didn't make it. I just bought the thing less than a month ago!!!!

[Ileana]

I just washed my LG phone, I hope it can work tomorrow.

[Ania]

oops just washed my new Samsung phone... found this site by typing in "wash mobile phone"... i'm happy i'm not the only one who's made it. and also happy that some of the phones made it.

at the moment just realized what happened, no signs of life. oh god please make it work!!!

[Jim]

New Motorola V3 camera phone...through the washer and probably the dryer, buy the looks it went through the dryer too. I found it in my robe the AM. Right where I left it. Dead so far.

[rachel]

hi, i just retrieved my (brand new, longed for and coveted for 4 months b4 i finally got it) samsung e700 from a synthetics cycle. sat and cried for 10 mins b4 turning to google. please wish me luck, don't know what i'll do if it doesnt recover. i'm hoping the fact that its easter (as good a time as any for miracle ressurections) bodes well. Good luck to all here! Rachel p.s if anyone has any c.p.r for phones tips they can share you can email me (rachiedodie@hotmail.com) i would be most grateful.. xxx :)

[Blaine]

Hmm. i too was a victim of the cell phone and washer case.... i tried to turn it on a couple hours after and the red light turned on but no screen. only time will tell. i went out and spent 300 dollars on a new phone and if it turns out that my old phone still works im gunna be pissed!!! :)

[Mike]

my cell phone went into the washing machine too. sunday night i didnt notice it until it was in the drier and i took it out when the dryer was half way done. i have a LG VX5200, and i looked on the verizon website. all it said was to let it dry for a few days. today i turned on my phone and the display works(even though it has some water in it) but it cant make or receive calls nor does it make any sounds. any suggestions? illini_native@hotmail.com

[Aleece]

Hey I'm on hols in the US from Australia. I just also washed my phone. After about 30mins of hairdryin it the dude I called in the phone store said to stop coz its not good for it!! Mine will work again im confident! Positive thoughts!!! :) Good luck everyone!

[Amy]

I noticed that I washed my samsung phone lastnight. So pissed! I got told to take off the battery, dry it out for 24 hours...then turn it on..So the results.....................
Did everything I was told..put battery back on and tried turning it on..nothing..so i plugged it in..and battery seems to be charging..phone it and it rang...so looks like its going to survive!!!!So happy!! Keep the faith!

[Andy]

I'd like to take a moment to remember my sony ericsson who sadly passed away Saturday 3rd of june at approximately 6.30 pm. We had some good times my friend, Sorely missed by my right hand, died peacefully in his pocket (in a washing machine related incident. I LOVE YOU LITTLE BUDDY!

[Dwight]

I put my Samsung 670 through the full wash cycle when it was on. Took it apart completely, let it dry, put it back together, replaced the battery and now it works great. The only change is you have to press the menu button slightly harder. I'm so glad these things are built like they are.