[kaisa]

last night during a water change a small amount of water spilt on my router and maybe on the modem as well...everything is working fine now but would it be considered a fire hazard now???

i put prime, plant fertilizer and inject the tank with c02. so it's probably really bad to have that sitting on the chip board or mechinisms??

 

[taureandragon76]

If only a small amount I wouldn't worry about it. If your concerned what you need to do is unplug and let dry out. Should be fine though.

 

[davefrombc]

If it didn't fry immediately, and you are still using it (them) they're fine .
If you spill liquids on electronics , they should be shut down and thouroughly cleaned and dried before turning back on .... But it they were splashed while running , and not shut down, they should still be fine now . They would have dried out long before now. If it was going to short out , it should have done so as soon as it got wet .

 

[kaisa]

it happened around 6pm last night and they were both running at the time and are still running fine this morning. You guys eased my worries a little lol Thanks

 

[eternity302]

I wouldn't worry at all~ I always splash water over my power bar i think I should be more concerned than you! LOL~

 

[kaisa]

im not really worried about the water, more so the residue from the conditioner/c02/fertz that willl be left on the inside.

 

[rescuepenguin]

It would be the contaminants in the water that cause the fire hazard. While water does conduct electricity, it is a poor conductor. If I can't keep a piece of electronic out the way when I do a water change, I cover it with a big thick fluffy bath towel. Just in case.

 

[kaisa]

well lets hope that if it does eventually catch fire that it happens when im home Im going to start covering everything up as well during WC. Good idea I would just buy a new router but I dont know how to set wireless up and would rather not pay futureshop another $100 to do it as well as the money for a new router.

 

[rescuepenguin]

I'm an expert at setting them up, no need to pay them $100. It really isn't tough, just the thought of it is intimidating. Man you are having a really bad day. I hope things work out in your favor.


Steve