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ipod in the washing machine - any hope?
dwilly
16-11-2008
My dear son left his brand new ipod in his jeans and I washed them

Any hope for recovery?
I am thinking not....
player1
16-11-2008
Is it an iPod touch..it has slightly more chance of survival given the hard drive is solid state.

Let it dry out completely...and pray !
sirpipe
16-11-2008
That's one way to clean the hard disk.

Seriously, dry it out thoroughly by placing it in the airing cupboard for a few days and it might work.

Fingers crossed.
GetMeOuttaHere
17-11-2008
If after drying it out and it doesn't work, take it back to where you brought it, say it has stopped working and request a replacement.
Pinkster
17-11-2008
Originally Posted by GetMeOuttaHere:
“If after drying it out and it doesn't work, take it back to where you brought it, say it has stopped working and request a replacement. ”

I think that would be unlikely to work

An iPod has a small tab inside it, where the headphone jack is, that will change colour to pink when it has been exposed to liquid. It's so that the Apple folk can tell if an iPod is faulty due to water damage.

As others have said, the best thing to do is leave it to completely dry out for a while. I've also read lots of stories of people submerging iPods into a bucket/bowl/bag of uncooked rice to help draw out all the moisture.

There's a lot of pages about people accidentally dropping their iPods into water and some suggestions for removing the moisture here (I searched iPod, rice, moisture but plenty of other ways of drying out iPods are discussed on the linked pages):

Google results page

It's happened to loads of people and plenty of iPods have come out all safe and sound

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that it gets sorted.
dwilly
17-11-2008
Thanks all, it's a new nano ipod.
I have put it in the airing cupboard, so fingers crossed.
simon olive
17-11-2008
I hear Wet Wet Wet are making a comeback

Sorry couldn't resist.
dwilly
25-11-2008
Well, after a week in the airing cupboard in a bowl of rice the ipod lives!
Only problem is the backlight doesn't work and the screen is slightly watermarked, but it works!

kyussmondo
25-11-2008
I was just about to say that the only thing that is likely to be affected is the screen if it is anything like most mobile phones.
darkpaw
25-11-2008
Originally Posted by dwilly:
“Well, after a week in the airing cupboard in a bowl of rice the ipod lives!
Only problem is the backlight doesn't work and the screen is slightly watermarked, but it works!

”

is your son impressed?
dwilly
25-11-2008
He was amazed actually I don't think he believed there was any hope at all.

Says he can live without a light. Good job really
Mark in Essex
26-11-2008
Originally Posted by simon olive:
“I hear Wet Wet Wet are making a comeback

Sorry couldn't resist.”

You spin me right round baby right round .............

Glad to hear it's working.
cheeks
26-11-2008
my ipod shuffle survived this fate last year.

One of problems with it being so small is that you can easily misplace it.....
glyn9799
28-11-2008
When this happened to my phone i just let it dry out for a few days in the airing cupboard and it was fine. Most people just assume it's broken and replace it!

If you get it from Argos you usually get a replacement if you took it back - they are very understanding I've found. Dunno about anywhere else though.
paulmellers
29-11-2008
Dizzy my head is spinning, like a whirlpool it never ends......

Dont make me link to it!
Pinkster
29-11-2008
Originally Posted by dwilly:
“Well, after a week in the airing cupboard in a bowl of rice the ipod lives!
Only problem is the backlight doesn't work and the screen is slightly watermarked, but it works!

”

Just found this thread- that's great news! Pleased to hear it
courtney_synn
29-11-2008
I dropped my i-pod shuffle in my cup of coffee once. And it lives on to this day
Ventilator
02-12-2008
Originally Posted by courtney_synn:
“I dropped my i-pod shuffle in my cup of coffee once. And it lives on to this day ”

Bet that's one mouldy cup of coffee by now!










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