Ways to protect Mobile when it gets wet due to rain water

New Delhi, Monday. August 27, Showers could prove more than harmful for our mobiles as they get wet and rainwater sinks in the electronic circuit of the mobile. This can cause short-circuit inside to leave the mobile worthless. Here, we are offering you some tips, which can protect your mobile even if it is wet due to rain water:

 

• Don't Switch the phone on - This can cause short-circuit if it has been in water assume it needs drying immediately whether it is working or not,

 

• Remove the battery - This is very important as cutting power to the phone will save most of the circuit inside as they will not receive power to cause short-circuits,

 

• Remove the SIM card - SIM cards usually survive water damage but connecting it to the cellular network might damage it too, so getting it out immediately makes good sense,

 

• Dry the phone - Even a single drop of water left inside can ruin the phone. You need to remove as much of the water immediately to prevent it from easing its way in the phone,

 

• Use a Vacuum cleaner - Erase all the residual moisture by drawing it away with the help of a vacuum cleaner held over the affected areas for up to 20 minutes. This is the fastest method and can completely dry out your phone and get it working in thirty minutes,

 

• Use bowl or bag of uncooked rice - Leave your phone in a bowl or a bag of uncooked rice as the rice would absorb any remaining moisture,

 

• Use absorbent towels, napkin - After taking out phone from the rice, place it on absorbent material to evacuate all the moisture and humidity,

 

Check your phone - After waiting for at least 24 hours or longer if possible, test to see that everything on and inside your phone is clean and looks dry. Reinsert the battery to