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Old 04-24-11, 12:09 PM
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Default !!!Help!!! Dropped Key Fob in Toilet!!!!
I can't believe this just happened!!! So I'm taking off my hoodie sweatshirt and all of a sudden I see this black blob fly into the toilet. Yup...my keys were in my "pouch" on the hoodie and the motion of me lifting it off flung my keys...including my Fob into the toilet! I could have done this a million times and never hit the toilet if I was actually trying to do a skill shot.

Anyway, I have it sitting in a bag of rice right now and hopefully that dries it out. I tested it out after drying it off and it functioned ok. I'm hoping I didn't damage the electronics at all.

Has anyone else gotten their key fob soaked??? Does it still work??? What did you do to dry them out???

Any help you can provide would be great!!!! Thanks!

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Old 04-24-11, 12:19 PM
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if you pop it open you will see that there is a rubber membrane against the buttons so you 100% ok. just hope the toilet had clean water in it. haha
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Old 04-24-11, 12:27 PM
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Yeah...the fob is water resistant. Mine has been through the washer and come out just fine.
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Originally Posted by s6 4rings
if you pop it open you will see that there is a rubber membrane against the buttons so you 100% ok. just hope the toilet had clean water in it. haha
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Old 04-24-11, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dajwilson
Yeah...the fob is water resistant. Mine has been through the washer and come out just fine.
Good to know
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Rice.... who would have thought. Glad it works!
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Old 04-24-11, 01:44 PM
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I use rice to ripen up a papaya lol
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i go swimming iwth mine. no wrrys bro,.. no wrrys...
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The one time it comes flying out it has to land in the toilet of all places right?

At least you don't have to buy a new one!
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nice to know the fob is water resistance
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Wow, I didn't know it was water resistant...very good to know!
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I literally LOLd at the title. yeah they are water resistant. I went to the beach with my key fob in my board shorts SMH.
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I took a bath with mine, then we took a walk on the beach. Ok maybe not, but knowing this I guess I could if I wanted to .
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water resistant does not mean waterproof

I hope you guys were just joking about swimming with them in your pockets...
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LO Bum luck! glad it worked though. i woulda taken it apart and dried everything
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