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Spilled water on your laptop? Here’s how to fix it
- If you spill liquid on your laptop, time is of the essence. Power down your laptop and remove the power cable and battery (if possible).
- Remove all easily detachable components, dry the outside of your machine and try to dry it out further yourself.
- Do not try to dry the computer with forced hot air from a heat gun or hair dryer. The type of liquid that was spilled matters.
- Water is the least acidic, while sugary and alcoholic fluids are more conductive and more corrosive.
- Try placing the laptop somewhere warm and dry, and leave it there for 24-48 hours. Running a dehumidifier can help.
- Avoid traditional ideas like bags of rice, as they can introduce more problems than they're worth.
- While opening up and removing components from earlier laptops was easy, that’s not the case with modern-day laptops. We don’t recommend trying to take anything apart unless you have an older laptop model that’s not mainly glued together.
- If your laptop allows it, remove the battery. You can remove memory and storage drive too if you’re concerned about liquid leaking through to the entire system.
- If the liquid is anything other than water, wipe it off using a clean toothbrush dipped in 99% isopropyl alcohol.
- In a considerably less serious issue where moisture only appears on a laptop screen, turn off the monitor and quickly remove the bulk of the water. Grab a microfiber cloth and dampen it with filtered or distilled water to gently rub the monitor.
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