Repair a Water Damaged iPhone

We have all done it. Dropped our iPhone in the toilet, spilled a drink on it, or jumped in the pool with it in our pocket. And then the fear sets in. All of your contact with the outside world, every piece of information you have for your friends, family , and co-workers is in that little bit of electronic heaven. And now it is waterlogged. So what do you do? Before you go rush to the store to the Apple store, I will show you step by step, how to fix your water damaged iPhone.

First, turn it off. Water and electricity do not mix. Do not try to turn it on to see if it works. Take the back off and the battery out and with a clean dry cloth, wipe away as much water/liquid as you can. Leaving the two separated, place the separate pieces on another clean dry cloth and put it on top of your refrigerator for 24 hours.

Once you have your iPhone on top of the refrigerator, go directly to your computer and go to www.silicagelpackets.com .They have a full range of silica products to help de-humidify your iPhone. They are very inexpensive. You can buy 20 silica gel packs for only $6.40 plus shipping and handling. And less than $10 is great compared to the price of replacing your iPhone. They also have a very short delivery time. Do not turn on your iPhone.

While you are waiting for your silica packets to arrive, take your iPhone off of the refrigerator and get 2 large Ziploc bags and a pound of uncooked white rice. Fill the Ziploc baggies about ¾ full of rice and place your iPhone in one bag and the battery in the other. Seal these two bags and place in the oven (turned off) with just the oven light on. Leave for 24 hours. Do not turn on your iPhone.

Once your silica gel packets arrive, remove your iPhone from the bags of rice and wipe off with a clean dry cloth. Get two more large Ziploc bags and place 3-4 silica gel packets in each bag with your iPhone in one side and your battery in the other. Seal and leave for 24-48 hours. This should take care of any moisture left in your iPhone.

Be patient. It is not fun being without your iPhone, but you do not want to cause permanent damage and have to buy a new one. After you have gone through all of these steps, take out your iPhone and put back together. Charge your battery over night. The next morning, try to turn on your iPhone. If it does not turn on or has any glitches, put back in a Ziploc bag with 3-4 new silica gel packets for another 24 hours. Once your iPhone is working and completely dried out, hook it up to iTunes to restore all of your lost data or applications.

If at this time, it still is not turning on or has glitches, you will have to take it to the Apple store or to your local dealer.