cleaning keyboard

**Blitz Ap0C 552** · December 27th, 2011, 06:01 PM

I am wondering something.....lets take bets.

DO you think I can take my keyboard and completely submerge it in soapy water, then thoroughly dry it out and it will work.

Like I have been surprised with what you can submerge in water long as the power is not on.

Like I dropped my cellphone in syrup and then removed battery and just drenched it under hot water then dried it and it worked for a few more years.

Think this will work with the keyboard?

**MoeB** · December 27th, 2011, 06:13 PM

Put it in a dishwasher.

**ugly** · December 27th, 2011, 06:15 PM

I kind of did that to my keyboard.

I pulled off all the keys, and scrubbed it down removing all the grime, mold, dried semen, and dust. I was careful not to get any water in holes where the keys pulls out, but I didn't notice that a bunch of water leaked in through the tiny openings where the top and bottom half of the keyboard snap together. So the inside got totally soaked and the keyboard wouldn't work.

After it dried out it works fine again, but it took a few days. I had to pull apart the keyboard completely, which was a huge pain in the ass since all the plastic covers that cause the bottom to make contact with the keyboard circuitry fall out. My keyboard was very frustrating to put back together. At least with my keyboard, which is just a generic cheap Windows keyboard, the circuitry inside is just two thin sheets of plastic (sort of looks like the paper you'd put on an overhead projector). So a small amount of water got trapped between those two sheets and that was causing the problem. I had to pull those apart and try to dry it as best I could. Even after I couldn't see any more water, I had to leave it open to let it air dry for about a day.

tl;dr - you can but you may have to pull the thing apart to get all the water out. And it will probably be a huge pain in the ass. I wouldn't do it unless I had a spare keyboard so at least you have something to use while it dries.

**Kraven** · December 27th, 2011, 08:15 PM

no joke

still works best if you remove the keys but can get a fair bit out without it. it also cleans the dust in between keys really well.

**Blitz Ap0C 552** · December 27th, 2011, 09:06 PM

I never thought to remove allthekeys. That is what I did. Clean all the keys in the sink and wiped out underneath, then just popped themall back on/.

**Derfel** · December 27th, 2011, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by MoeB

Put it in a dishwasher.

I still blame you for when I fell for that...

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**MoeB** · December 27th, 2011, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Derfel

I still blame you for when I fell for that...

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**Mr Fax Sender** · December 27th, 2011, 10:33 PM

Fell for that? I've heard countless people doing the dishwasher trick and it works fine. You just need about 4 days afterward to let it dry properly.

**Xzinum** · December 28th, 2011, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Fax Sender

You just need about 4 days afterward to let it dry properly.

That's the key part.

**Passport** · December 28th, 2011, 10:45 AM

Um, don't use regular water. Tap water is replete with minerals and impurities you don't want on your electronics.

Get a few liters of demineralized (AKA deionized) water from a pharmacy or something. It costs next to nothing and is perfectly safe.