Help! I accidently washed my ego in the washing machine!

[jacquev]

Okay... really really brilliant I know... but it happened. And it went through the whole cycle... it is a front loader so the battery probably wasn't totally submerged... any ideas what I should do? I don't dare push the button... it looks all nice and shiny! It is the type of ego battery that has the usb charge input in the bottom so I would imagine that would be the main point of water entry. Should I charge it? Let it sit a few days? I only have one other working battery right now! Any suggestions?

Jacque

 

[Nightseer]

I would shake it out really good and leave it a few days, personally.......

 

[Liv2Ski]

I would shake it out really good and leave it a few days, personally.......

do above and put it in a baggie with some dry white rice for about 72 hous near a heating vent in your house. That will help pull out the moisture

 

[juicejunky]

Definitely let it dry 3-4 days before you do anything. Try to shake any water out if you can then stick it in a bag of rice, near a heating vent but not where it will actually get hot, or put it in a bag with those humidity collecting things that come with electronics. If you let it thoroughly dry it has a chance of working again.

Meanwhile order another battery....

 

[wherewolf]

Put a cup of dry rice in a baggie and put your ecig in there with it. Squeeze out most of the air and shake it around for a couple of days. The blow it off and give it a try...works with wet cell phones....
Wherewolf

 

[jacquev]

Thank you! I wouldn't have thought of rice... great idea! I also have some of those electronics dehumidifier things hanging around... I was going to put it by the blower of my wood stove but I think the rice sounds like it would work better. (I almost went and just plugged it in to charge... and luckily stopped myself... thinking... okay now 2 really stupid things in a row....) What do you think would have happened if I had of put it in the dryer? (not that I am going to...)

 

[Tigerr1972]

Thank you! I wouldn't have thought of rice... great idea! I also have some of those electronics dehumidifier things hanging around... I was going to put it by the blower of my wood stove but I think the rice sounds like it would work better. (I almost went and just plugged it in to charge... and luckily stopped myself... thinking... okay now 2 really stupid things in a row....) What do you think would have happened if I had of put it in the dryer? (not that I am going to...)

I have to laugh at Its nice and shiny. Good Luck with the rice.
RICE saved my Blackberry a cpl yrs ago i swear by it now with electronics.
I would hate too see the outcome from the dryer. Hope it works out for you

 

[Dj Xy]

I totally agree with the rice method, my bluetooth headset went through the whole wash cycle and I saved it with rice, ever since I've sworn by using rice to fix wet electronics

 

[stratus]

May I suggest buying a new one

 

[Rosco]

I have totally saved two cell phones that got dropped into toilets. Rice is awesome for drying electronics. No guarantee's but a good success rate for us.

 

[fcitrolo]

A few years back I dropped my cell phone in a glass of diet pepsi (imagine if had to that to win a prize, it would never had happened) I let it dry out for a few days and it still worked. Do the same with your ego and it should work.

 

[Addicted2Vap]

Also be sure not to charge it until you are fairly positive that it is completely dry. Could damage the battery and the charger.


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[juicejunky]

Hey jacquev, Did it work?

 

[Kelly2632]

Hey jacquev, Did it work?

Exactly. I'm curious to know the end result!!! That would be something that happened to me!!!

 

[LiquidLover]

Dropped my passthrough in the lake last summer about a foot of water,...... let sit out in the sun and next day she worked like a charm!..... let it sit and you should be good to go!

 

[slumdog]

This happened to mine and the only problem is now the atty tastes like fabric softener, but it fired up right out of the dryer, that's right, my clothes were transferred to the dryer for me while I was still asleep..mine was standard batt though, not pt batt.....