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Kyle S asked in Consumer ElectronicsTVs · 1 decade ago

i dropped my tv remote down the toilet !!!!!!?

my little cousin dropped my tv remote down the toilet and i put it on the radiator for like 3 hours but it still isnt working i tryed lots of different batteries and stuff but it still isnt working and i dont want to have to go buyy another one coz my remote has a button called source which i havent seen on any other controls i use it alot so its needed .

HELP ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    FAIL

    lol

    Put it into as many pieces as you can(without breaking it) then put it on top of your boiler/heater/etc

    give it a good few hours and it should work

  • Ben
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I'm assuming by source you mean a button which changes the video input/source? In which case all universal remotes should have an equivalent button (although it may be called something else such as 'input' or 'A/V'). A new (basic) universal remote costs about $20-30.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Take it apart and clean it they only have 3 parts so it won't be hard to put back together , it is very simple electronics so i imagine a little corrosion caused by the water is connecting 2 terminals preventing it from working . Just make sure none of the silver dots are connected by anything they shouldn't be and it should work again .

  • ...
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Its like a phone. When you drop it in water it'll stop working because the water has gone into the circuits that allow to work. So yeah you need a new one.

    The source button might be on the side of the tv. Check there.

    Source(s): I have a remote with source on it.
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  • 1 decade ago

    Get it apart fast. Do it now. The quicker the better. Dry the parts and reassemble tomorrow. Good Luck. Others say you can stuff it in a box of dried rice for a couple of days. The rice supposedly sucks the water right out of it.

  • 1 decade ago

    Leave the batteries out and let it dry out for at least a couple of days with its cover off. It will probably come back to life. In the meantime, read or go out to the movies.

  • 1 decade ago

    Put it in the freezer a few days. If that don't fix it, you need another. Buy a Universal remote. I've heard that doing the freezer treatment for cell phones sometimes works also.

  • 1 decade ago

    You need to let it dry out for at least 3 days plus, first take out the batteries, after 3 days try it with new batteried

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well you will have to buy abother cause the electronics inside your remote are ruined.click here for a universal remote,it is 200 dollars

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Logitech+-+Harmony+One...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Be more careful u butter fingers!

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