Have you ever ruined an appliance by getting it wet

madison2000

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:35 PM
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Have you ever ruined an appliance by getting it wet

only to find that it works again when its dried out a few weeks later?

My clock radio has recovered from the diet pepsi incident.

Now I am hoping my coffee maker will recover from the sink incident.

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:37 PM
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1. Yeah..dropped my cell phone in a bucket of water.

Put it on the stove to dry..it worked but all my numbers were erased from memory.

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madison2000

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:38 PM
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4. they floated away in the water

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ScreamingMeemie

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:40 PM
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7. Oh Wow. I dropped mine in the toilet (don't ask) and microwaved it

due to a stupid friend's advice. It was long gone. :hi:

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Richard Steele

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:36 PM
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14. I did the same thing...

I disassembled the phone, and let it air-dry.... and my numbers were still there when it dried out!

Then a week later it just DIED unexpectedly.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:37 PM
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2. Yeah..dropped my cell phone in a bucket of water.

Put it on the stove to dry..it worked but all my numbers were erased from memory.

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benburch

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:38 PM
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3. Yep! My weather alert radio fell into a mop bucket.

And now works fine.

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candle_bright

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:38 PM
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5. Two things

I dropped my walkman in the toilet, lol, and it worked after it dried out.

Then, I dropped a cordless phone in the sink, and it worked after drying out too.

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CottonBear

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Thu Mar-17-05 07:40 PM
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6. My clock radio survived a coffee incident...

mostly. Parts of the numbers no longer display. The radio began working again after a few weeks.

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meow2u3

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:10 PM
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8. I once spilled water on a TV set

The picture tube acted up, showing nothing but a rainbow. I turned off the set, blotted up the water, and in about an hour, the picture cleared up.

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Speck Tater

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:20 PM
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9. I got the inside of my washing machine wet once.

Didn't seem to hurt it though. But it did get the clothes a lot cleaner that way. Go figure.

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mongo

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:26 PM
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10. My ex-wife "washed" her car engine with a 5gal bucket of water

I turned around just as she was finishing dumping the entire bucket of water right on top of the engine. She couldn't understand why I was to angry.

"but the guy at the auto store told me I could wash it". I told her you can wash the mircowave too but that doesn't mean you can throw it in the tub.

It took two weeks before the car would start again.

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Lady Freedom

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:27 PM
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11. Does putting your cell phone in the washing machine count?

:eyes:

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hippiechick

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:27 PM
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12. I tried to vacuum when I dropped and broke my fish tank

oops. Needless to say, the vacuum DIDN'T work a few days/weeks later.

:(

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madison2000

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:31 PM
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13. this thread is becoming a confessional

I think I am ready to try the coffeemaker now.

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InvisibleTouch

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Thu Mar-17-05 08:38 PM
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15. Ruined my cousin's wireless keyboard...

...by leaving a window open and letting it get doused with rain. Not intentionally, mind you, just being scatterbrained. It worked again after it dried out.

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