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Always allow anything with electronics to dry out before applying power if water gets spilled in it. Even if it takes days.Billymadison420 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:33 amYep. It turned over last night and got super wet. At first the power came on but was giving me a 12 and 24 error code. Now the power comes on but the screen is blank. I am going to let it dry out. But I assume it's cooked?
I will call my DME on Monday.
^Urban myth.
Rice as a solution to water damage is merely an urban myth that gained much traction in the last few years.
Some self-help articles explain that rice is 'hygroscopic,' being a grain, but no scientific evidence supports this. They probably concluded this because of rice's semblance to silica gel, which extracts water. ...
You might wonder, "What's so bad about using rice for water damage?" A lot could go wrong.
Rice grains are tiny and can get into spaces and ports that already have moisture in them. With enough time, food and water in a small area can yield mold. And mold is never good anywhere, much less your laptop's motherboard or phone's panel. ...
Rice will, in fact, cause more harm than good. It can hold moisture in your device for longer and increase the likelihood of corrosion. Moreover, swelling grains can place pressure on delicate parts of the circuits in your device, thus rendering it inoperable.
Unless you're into moldy, blocked, and smelly ports on your device, don't bury it in rice if you drop it in water. There are better options; you'll see! ...
Full article: https://www.makeuseof.com/rice-doesnt-fix-water-damage/
having been inside many an Air10, you can definitely spill water on the housing and get it on the circuit board. The face of the unit where the LCD and button are, do have a gasket there.SleepGeek wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 7:22 amAlways allow anything with electronics to dry out before applying power if water gets spilled in it. Even if it takes days.Billymadison420 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:33 amYep. It turned over last night and got super wet. At first the power came on but was giving me a 12 and 24 error code. Now the power comes on but the screen is blank. I am going to let it dry out. But I assume it's cooked?
I will call my DME on Monday.
Yet another reason to have a spare cpap. Tho I thought models 10 & up were designed to be spill proof.
Seems that it depends on who you ask.ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 7:54 am^Urban myth.
Rice as a solution to water damage is merely an urban myth that gained much traction in the last few years.
Some self-help articles explain that rice is 'hygroscopic,' being a grain, but no scientific evidence supports this. They probably concluded this because of rice's semblance to silica gel, which extracts water. ...
You might wonder, "What's so bad about using rice for water damage?" A lot could go wrong.
Rice grains are tiny and can get into spaces and ports that already have moisture in them. With enough time, food and water in a small area can yield mold. And mold is never good anywhere, much less your laptop's motherboard or phone's panel. ...
Rice will, in fact, cause more harm than good. It can hold moisture in your device for longer and increase the likelihood of corrosion. Moreover, swelling grains can place pressure on delicate parts of the circuits in your device, thus rendering it inoperable.
Unless you're into moldy, blocked, and smelly ports on your device, don't bury it in rice if you drop it in water. There are better options; you'll see! ...
Full article: https://www.makeuseof.com/rice-doesnt-fix-water-damage/
Not expensive to buy either. I use these to dry studio microphones that have absorbed moisture from the air. Reusable as well. Rice works,but not as well. Rice is good to put in salt shakers to keep the salt dry.chunkyfrog wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:23 amSilica gel is better; and those little packets come with evrrything.
