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Hi, i accidentaly spilled water on my Mac, I try to get of the water as much as possible immediately, and the charger was removed. While I was wiping of the water the computer turned on several times and it all seemed to be fine. How ever, I am still a little bit afraid that I might have ruined something so I just left it shut down. How long should I wait before using it again? To make sure the water get dry… I don’t have any tool to open it.
There isn’t really a definitive answer to this question, because it depends on a lot of factors, but if you lack the tools to open it yourself, my best recommendation would be to place it somewhere with some airflow, or point a fan at it (on a lower setting, higher settings may disturb the liquid and cause more damage), particularly towards the sides where the vents are located so air can flow through the machine and evaporate any liquid more quickly. And move it as little as possible. I typically advise at least 24 hours, but depending on the amount of liquid which got into the interior you may need more. Luckily these MacBooks are not like a phone and they have much more access to air. I will also say that just because there is no damage now, if the battery is plugged in, there is going to be risk of additional damage occurring. Even in a powered off state, there is electricity present on the board and if the liquid moves around it may cause an issue. Your best bet is still going to be getting it open and unplugging the battery, since there is no way to know for sure whether or not any water got on anything important or if some water is still present without doing this.
if anyone else experiences this situation, I recommend buying some ladies tights cut the legs into 12” lengths tie the ends up after filling with cat litter and place all around the laptop ,taking the back panel off if possible. The cat litter is a great absorbent, don’t bother with the fairy tale rice method as its nowhere near as porous as the cat litter these socks also work great to stop the humidity on inside of car windscreens too. hope this helps someone.
Hey Kwan! I wanted to ask if your MacBook is still working and functioning as good as it was, I spilled some iced tea over my new MacBook Pro 13inch last week and I turned it upside down and dried it as much as possible but I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to turn it off for sometime, I had an important assignment that day and I got back to working on my laptop afterwards. its still working and no harm seems to be done but I wanna know if there will be any future damages so I can set money aside. Thanks a lot for your posts and any answers will be appreciated!
