In ired one of the most common damages we have to deal with is these that caused by water. Of course iPhone 8 Plus is a water resistance device with high waterproofing index (ip67), but if we are not careful unwanted damages may be happened. Below we give you some instructions you should follow in order to prevent a permanent damage.
Direct reaction instructions
First of all, we should say that sea water is highly corrosive for the metallic parts of a device like iPhone 8 Plus. So, after its contact with the water, we suggest you to follow the instructions below:
- Turn off the device immediately in order to prevent the corrosion
- Remove the water from the device by swiping it with absorbent paper and after that wrap the device with dry paper.
- Put the device on a place so the side that came in contact with the water be downwards. The gravity will undertake the removal of the water.
- Avoid to use heat sources because you may cause overheating to the device.
- Visit directly an ire repair centre for a device’s cleaning.
Water corrosion
If the water penetrate in the device, it starts a reaction of the water with the metallic parts of the components which make up it. Provided that the device is activated, because of the load that the circuits of the device have this reactions get worst. The corrosion has started destroying the device without being able to notice it. In unpredictable time and if the corrosion continues your device may be turned off. Even if it does not be turned off, after some days you will observe some issues. If you do not prevent the corrosion, the restore of your device will be impossible.
Troubleshooting
Even after days, there is still hope. In ired we have the expertise and the suitable equipment it is needed to restore to a significant extent the corrosion that have been caused. More specifically, since we disassemble the device, we estimate the corrosion and after that we put the all components of the device to a special tool that is called ultra sonic bathtub. With the suitable chemicals we wash all the components and in this way we remove the corrosion. After that we assemble the device again and we try a power on. If everything work properly your device will be fine. We do a diagnostic check in 24 spots and we try to find other damages that may have been caused by corrosion and we inform you about the total cost.
As a conclusion we can tell you that if you react fast, we will have more time to prevent the damage.
If you need more details about the water damaged iPhone 8 Plus repair, you can contact us by phone, email or LiveChat.
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