Has Anyone Ever Washed Their Ipod?

Yes, I once threw my Ipod into the washer with my running clothes. I dried it on the radiator for three full days before turning it on, and it worked like a charm for 6 months. I then took it in to have the connections cleaned since the water and detergent had correded them a bit, and it is still running strong 2 years later. Take it off the charger and let it dry out more. Otherwise see if you can get someone to open it up and clean it out before you junk it.

what kind of ipod was it? I doubt there's much chance, but the shuffles have been notoriously sturdier than, say, the original 80gig types, or the nanos. wishing you poddy-luck!

no, it is probably ruined but don't give up yet.

Daughter dropped a razor phone in the toilet a couple years ago. I too it apart, put it in an airtight Tupperware container with dessicant (little packets you get when you buy new shoes, etc or DampRid) leave it closed up in there a couple of days.

Her phone did work after we did this.

My husband washed and dried his, it took a few weeks, but then it began to work again. It worked fine for a few more months, and then just stopped one day.

You can also completely cover it in rice in a container.

Sounds odd, but put your ipod in a ziploc bag full of uncooked rice for a day or two. Bouncing around in the dryer probably wasn't very good for it, and it might be dead, but if the problem is with residual moisture, the rice will absorb it. We had an iphone dropped in a toilet fixed by this trick. Of course, we didn't exposure it to high temperatures and bang it around in a dryer for an hour either though!

GOOD LUCK!

I did the saame thing with my iPod touch two weeks ago. I still have it sitting in a bag of rice... sigh.

YOU cannot replace the battery on an iPod, but APPLE can. It is fairly expensive, but less than an iPod. On the other hand, if you washed and dried the thing, and it stopped working at the same time, you probably destroyed it. Get in touch with Apple's customer service and ask them if there is any point in trying to get it fixed.

Yes, I laundered my son's iPod. It did not go through the dryer though. Initially it worked sporadically and then it just stopped working. Four to five months later, we found it again and tried it ... and it has worked fine ever since. My husband speculates that it needed to dry out. I wouldn't throw it out - give it a few months and try it again, if you can wait that long. Good luck!

If you take it to an apple store, they can try to fix it, but more than likely, it's a lost cause. But just so you know, I've gotten the apple logo on my ipods twice, both ipods never worked again. But if they tell you at the apple store that they can't fix it, they will offer you a discount on a new one if you trade yours in. That's what I did the 1st time, and I'm going to go back with my latest loss (I dropped it!). Good luck and let us know if they fixed it for you. (also to answer your question, the only way to replace the battery on an ipod is to contact apple and they will have you mail it in, and they charge $50-$80 depending on which ipod you have)

Try a blow dryer for a while. Try to turn it on every few minutes. But don't let it get too hot or it might melt the insides.

Hot cars work well - too bad it's not summer!!

LOL, with 2 boys, yep, been there done that. From my 18 yrs. experience, this works with cell phones too! Remove battery, seal ipod or cell phone in a plastic bag filled with rice for a few hours. Takes moisture out. Replace with new batteries. Has worked a few times, one ipod had to be replaced cell phones usually survive.

My husband left his ipod nano in his pocket and it got washed and dried. Unfortunately it also got warped in the drier such that it's hard to lock and unlock it and the piece on the top doesn't stay on anymore. But, if we hold the pieces together with a cover it still works. I would say give it some time to dry out and it's possible it will still work. Good luck.