Can electrical equipment work normally after flooding?

Question

Electronics

Hello! Recently there was a trouble - he flooded the stand from the electric kettle. Did not work. He shook out the water, put it on the windowsill. After a day and a half I try - the kettle works properly. Actually, the question is for connoisseurs - can this flooding make itself felt later (oxidation seems to be a slow process) and should it be referred for diagnostics, or is everything basically normal and you can not worry? The kettle is damn expensive, sorry.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You understand that pouring a kettle stand, where there are 3 contacts (if you don’t have a WI-FI module installed there, of course) is one thing, and filling a PC motherboard is completely different.

and should be taken for diagnosis.

If the stand is crammed with electronics - controllers, WI-FI modules are there, RAM - then carry it of course. If there are no electronics there, then there is nothing to be afraid of. You should at least indicate the model of the teapot - otherwise it’s expensive - maybe there’s just a gold stand ...

Answer 2

If the water is clean and completely dry before being plugged into the network, then nothing terrible will happen, although there is always the possibility of a unique set of circumstances.
If you poured tea, soda, beer, etc. - it is better to disassemble and wipe all traces of flooding inside, but in general, boards in devices potentially in contact with liquids are usually protected from water.

Answer 3

There was an accident at work - the technical floor was flooded, because of which water gushed onto the electronics. It flooded with water, including my work laptop. I had to urgently open it, disassemble it into components, rinse everything with medical alcohol and dry it with a hairdryer.
It happened 6 years ago.
I still use this laptop every day.
And I am writing these lines.

Answer 4

If you filled it with plain clean boiled water, then nothing special, just dry it on the battery for a couple of days.
If it was soup, compote or something like that, then complications such as burning are possible and it is better to ask someone to disassemble and rinse.