Slight water damage to keyboard.. Will it survive?

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Slight water damage to keyboard.. Will it survive?

I was eating an ice pop and don't know how but I felt liquid on the bottom right portion of my macbook and saw some of the melted ice pop liquid in that area. I was using the macbook when the liquid got on the keyboard. Nothing happened, it continued wokring fine. I turned it off right away and cleaned it with a paper towel, blew on it to get some liquid it, turned upside down but nothing came out when it turned upside down. I turned it back on and it is still working perfectly fine.

It hasn't broke yet but I'm just wondering if this can cause future problems? Should I worry? The keys aren't even sticky. The effected parts are the lower right portion of keyboard (arrow keys, shift, and enter). I dont see any liquid. Anything to worry about or is my macbook safe? Thank you

MacBook Air, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 21, 2014 6:50 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 21, 2014 6:52 PM in response to robbyz

nobody can give you a correct answer without direct diagnosis.

Liquid spills, why your MacBook chassis is a one-way valve for spills

After a substantial spill many people will turn their notebook upside down and shake it, not only does this not work, but it spreads liquid havoc throughout your machine and makes things often as bad as possible.

The keyboard itself acts like a one way valve in the case of a substantial liquid spill. While liquid pours into the bottom chassis easy, it does not come out easily at all, and in the case of any spill, most of it will not come out by turning it upside down. Disconnect all power and contact Apple for diagnostics and repair.

Do not attempt to, after a spill, ‘dry out your MacBook’ and test it

After a spill most people invariably try to “dry out” their notebook by various methods, including hair dryers and otherwise. This both does not work, and after a substantial spill of any magnitude, even if the liquid was water, residue is left behind.

There are additionally many very tight places inside your notebook where liquids will linger for a very long time, and cause corrosion or worse.

Immediately unplug your notebook and contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and parts replacement.

In the case of very minor spills people will “dry out” their notebook and feel success that their notebook is working ok, however invariably in nearly all instances after 4-14 days an error / fault pops up and is usually followed by more.

In case of a spill, damage estimates are impossible,.....anything can be fixed, without question.......the question is cost.

contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement. 😊

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Answer 2

Jan 21, 2014 6:54 PM in response to robbyz

It is possible nothing got inside, but also possible liquid did get in. If liquid got in it can cause shorts and major electrical problems. It would not be a bad idea to take it to an Apple store genius bar and have the techs clean it and check for damage. Using in the meantime is not a great idea.

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