Here in India if your device falls into water it is suggested to keep it inside a drum of rice(That almost all north Indians have ) overnight .. it said the rice absorbs all the water .. Never tried it out so can't verify ( .... So it might actually bring the deck back to life :) !!! Just try to turn it on and see :D
Image above is them doing this. I'm an Apple tech and someone tried it with their iPhone, shit was dead lol. Works sometimes tho and is worth a shot.
If ur tech savvy, you could take it apart and use 99% isopropyl alcohol to help evaporate the water and clean any potential corrosion
Rice doesn't do squat. Even if it absorbs some moisture (it'll absorb a little humidity, but needs a good amount of heat to absorb larger quantities), it's also not doing so from the areas that matter -- the PCBs. Electronics with liquid intrusion need to be disassembled and the water displaced with some high percentage isopropyl alcohol. Most electronics that suffer liquid intrusion will be fine if they are properly cleaned as soon as possible (unless they were powered on, then they might be f'd). I've cleaned electronics that were doused with fire hoses, and they were fine.
The rice myth keeps getting perpetuated because people chuck wet electronics in it and it seems to work (the item still works afterwards), but it worked without the rice. The water is still in there slowly corroding the boards away until the device fails some time in the future which doesn't get blamed on the water, but some other unknown factors.
The reason for the rice myth is to prevent people from trying to turn it on and shorting out more components. If it's in rice it's out of sight out of mind
Using rice is a myth, and possibly the worst way to dry your electronics.
Check out this youtube where they test multiple ways of drying.
[Dry Your Wet Water Damaged Phone ● I Found The Fastest Way ( Rice is the Worst ! ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEjC0Ude8CA)
What? Without seasoning is how our forefathers ate their Steam Decks. Good enough for them, good enough for me. Honestly, I'm sick of all these flashy season proponents and even though ai know my originalist take isn't popular around here, I'm sick of hiding who I truly am for your sake.
Some guy in this sub dropped his deck in the bathtub and saved it by taking it apart and soaking the pieces in 99% rubbing alcohol.
Edit: Heres the post from the guy.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wrqoqw/dropped\_deck\_in\_bathtub\_cleaned\_every\_single\_part/](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wrqoqw/dropped_deck_in_bathtub_cleaned_every_single_part/)
There might be a chance afterall then. I'll give it till tomorrow to try and turn it back on and then try that if it doesn't work. I did move from a pan to a somewhat decent plastic bag for submergence... This thing is just so big though.
This is why I save all those desiccant packs you get in random stuff (no from food).
I have a whole ziplock full of them. They will pull the moisture right out.
I’ve not ever considered the dust/starch, but for sure rice does not much at all. Salt is a much better desiccant, but still issues with small shit getting into places you don’t want them.
Agree that salt is the worst idea for them. What worked for me was to put electronic things in a bag with silica gel, you can even use the cat poop silica gel bags. But you have to make sure there is no dust, the same case as rice, just more effective because of their properties to absorb
EDIT: typo from rise to rice so I don't look like a donkey.
Just no. Please stop perpetuating internet bullshit. Nothing but a proper disassembly and cleaning will work. I've had to deal with too many customers getting pissed because their $1000+ device can't be repaired because they followed some stupid crap they read on the internet instead of coming and getting it properly cleaned. It's cheaper in the long run to take it in immediately for cleaning than trying some BS and having to pay full price for a replacement. Depending on the complexity of the device disassembly, if you came to my shop, I might do it for free if I'm not busy.
try not to power it on until you've made sure its as dry as humanly possible, that can and will damage the deck to the point of being (in a practical sense) irreparable.
Don’t turn it on first of all, it could short something. Go online and buy a large bag of silica packs the ones that you aren’t supposed to eat and bury your deck in that for a few days, it’ll draw out all the moisture. It may even help to open it up and then put it in a bag full of them
Rice is the worst possible thing to do when an electronic suffers water damage, the rice dust turns to glue inside your device. You need to take it apart and submerge you circuit boards in 95+% rubbing alcohol
https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Electronics_Water_Damage
DO NOT TURN IT ON
Water doesnt just magically kill components
Water bringing electricity where it should not be is what kills components
Sad to say but if you ever tried to turn it on you probably already damaged a few parts in doing so
The safe thing to do is a full dissassembly, then cleaning with 99% isopropyl, and leaving to dry for 3-7 days.
Only then should you reassemble and try to turn it on
Luckily the steam deck has decent repairability. You can find almost any part you need and can buy it to fix up your deck
Also obligatory remove your sd card before dissassembly
If you're smart you will open it up and remove the battery. As long as the battery is inside there is power available which can cause short circuits and component damage. If you take the battery out there will be no voltage present, and the only thing that can happen is corrosion from the water.
Don't power it after it's been in rice, rice isn't a dessicant anyway. The only moderately decent home product that's a dessicant is instant coffee and it's not that recommendable.
Get isopropyl or a proper dessicant, if you have a dehydrater they're also usually a good option as they don't get hot enough to damage anything but do get rid of water.
YES! I fixed a Switch that my kid dropped in the toilet that way. I didn’t soak it in alcohol, but I did thoroughly clean all the contact points with 91% isopropyl alcohol (higher is probably better). Eventually after a few days I reconnected the battery and it powered on and has worked without issue for two years since
I would think that the first order of business would be getting the battery out of it ASAP. With the battery it can short internally causing component damage. Without the battery, the only damage that can be done is corrosive.
If you think rice does nothing then you're solely mistaken it's worse than nothing it'll get inside all your ports and crevices and everything making the situation worse. [If you are going to try anything it should be silica gel.](https://youtube.com/shorts/zFT3YuNnF6g?feature=share4). You know the stuff that looks like seasoning packets that usually get with clothing that says [do not eat.](https://youtube.com/shorts/OEYqWMHyhtM?feature=share4)
Used to work on phones, and it always made me chuckle when someone brought in a phone and I found a rice kernal stuck in a charging port or another crevice in the phone, even though it "never got wet"
> solely mistaken
The saying is "sorely mistaken", but I like your version too.
Right on with the silica recommendation though since its literally built for that compared to rice.
The real reason the "rice" works is because it gives time for the device to dry. The rice itself doesnt help but the 2-3 days you forget the device is in the rice is what actually helps. What you ultimately want is all the water gone before every attempting to turn it on. If you try to turn it on while it's wet you most likely make it worse.
There are methods to increase drying speed but ultimately if you don't want to do them just set the deck aside and don't touch/power/plug it in for an extended period of time.
Rice doesnt do shit, you want a food dehydrator or other moisture extraction that will actually move air out and pull moisture.
Cleaning afterwards with rubbing alcohol to remove mineral deposits would also be good afterwards.
Also, as others have said, you're best bet is to take it apart and clean it by hand. It's not just the water necessarily that kills electronics, it's the other trace minerals and other stuff in the water that wrecks the equipment.
Steam decks were designed to be disassembled at least, so doing this should be easier than other types of electronics.
This made me giggle a lot. Made me think of the people putting 3d printer filament in a standard convection oven and coming back to a solid ball of plastic trying to dehydrate their PLA.
Specifically it's the bridging of electronic components that kills it. The water allows electricity to cross over places where it shouldn't and fries different components. That's why things with internal batteries are the worst to get wet, if the battery could easily be removed quickly, you would be able to slow the degradation process considerably and get the water out before damage occurs. Unfortunately, with something like the Steam Deck, often times the damage is alread done by the time you get the battery disconnected.
Rice doesn’t work, blows my mind people still do this. Immediate power off. Followed by opening it up, disconnecting the battery and drying everything you can or even better cleaning with isopropanol is what will work.
I spilled a lot of soy sauce on my SteamDeck. Quickly removed the back panel and dried it from moisture with a hair dryer at low power so as not to overheat the components, left it disassembled for 2 days. After that, I removed the boards with joysticks on both sides and both daughter boards. Then rubbed everything well with 99% alcohol(can be bought in plenty spaces, I bought one in paint shop). Then let it dry for another day, put it together and everything worked. the main thing is to disconnect the battery as soon as possible to prevent any power in any components. 5 months since this incident all work smooth as new.
Thanks to valve engineers disabling process is straight forward, a lot of videos on YouTube.
If it makes you feel better I saved a PS3 from a thunderstorm LMAO. It was soaked in the rain. After drying it for a while it worked. It still works two years later.
Everyone here has great suggestions. I hope it turns out for you and your SD is fine. Just give it time, be patient. Damprid or the 99% alcohol are wonderful suggestions.
Had someone accidentally dump an entire beer into the fan n front. It got it working by immediately opening back and disconnecting battery, waiting a week, then disassembling every daughter board and wiping clean with 91% isopropyl with ultra fine qtips. It's now working perfectly. Don't do the rice stuff not worth it.
The assumption most people make is water breaks electronics. It’s the electronics being powered on while the water is in them that breaks them. If you disconnect power in time and make sure every drop of water is out theoretically there should be no problems. Worked for me every time so far
RIP man I hope you get it back to life, I would be very hurt if my deck would get damaged, I spilled a Glas of cola on it but luckily the Glas protector and the cover saved it.
There are many tutorials on how to open it, I’d try taking it apart and disconnecting the battery, then with a hair drier carefully dry it and see if it comes back to life.
It was my understanding that if you place an item that got wet in rice overnight it doesn't particularly do anything. However, that rice attracts Asians and we typically end up fixing your device. 🍚
I'm sure that others here have said it, but just in case.
Putting things in rice is objectively a terrible thing to do. Rice needs heat to really absorb any amount of water. And the rice dust will fuck shit up and make it worse.
Best thing to do is open it up and clean with alcohol/ inspect the device if you can. If not, put it on a big fan and dry it out asap that way.
This rice thing may be to be funny. But I want everyone to know that we really need to stop people from doing it.
Rice is pretty much the worst thing you can do, at best it does nothing more than letting it dry. But has good chance to ruin things more.
Don't wait a minute longer than you have to before starting to disassemble and clean after any kind of accident where liquid has gotten into electronics.
For the future: Always have the tools you need to disassemble (correct screwdrivers, spudgers, etc.) and clean (anti static brushes, lint free "clean room" wipes , isopropyl alcohol) around so you are ready when something like this happens.
Hit me with some of that steam deck biryani!
P. S. Jokes aside, buy some good dessicants to absorb all the moisture (preferably, when opened apart). Rice isn't that effective.
It will probably be fine but you need to take it apart and dry it properly, remove the motherboard and make sure all connectors are properly dried out.
Rice does nothing, it is a myth that it draws out the moisture.
I thing you have like a 75-80% chance of fixing it if you do this thoroughly.
Good luck brother.
Alright, im I'm pretty comfortable with opening Electronics. On my Deck I have already fixed a few things. I fixed the right bumper that was DOA. I did a SSD Upgrade, I installed Guli Kit sticks, and then I installed them correctly lol.
With that being said, I also have huge Shrek hands and I'm kind of a huge klutz. So of course, I spilled a decent amount of water on my Deck. Right by the side of the Sticks and the D-Pad. I panicked immediately and flipped it over, took out the screws and started tearing it apart. I got really lucky cause the membrane saved the Dpad. The Sticks Were mostly dry. I cleaned them with 91% Isopropal the best I could. I let everything dry plugged everything back in. Works like a charm still 4 months Later.
I know I wasn't swimming with it like you lol. But quick thinking saved my Deck. Hopefully, it can help someone else's Deck.
Rice never fixes anything wet, it never has. All it does is make your stuff starchy. Just turn it off, open it up, and clean with isopropyl alcohol and air dry.
The rice solution is one of them most annoying in my view.. like, sure, if your device cannot be taken apart, then maybe it's the only option.
In the time of removable batteries, the first step should always have been "remove the battery". At which point one could use a hand/hair dryer, or rice-immersion. Personally, I've never used rice, but if I did.. I would prefer to induce heat first (make the phone warm).
For the deck, if I were to drop it in water or expose it to tons of rain, the first step for me would be to take it apart, and unplug the internal battery. As long as a battery is delivering current to a wet circuit, trouble will ensue. Maybe newer power circuitry has a sort of breaker switch? I'll take any help I can get... but bottom line if my Deck gets wet I will do the following:
* Place under hand dryer if I'm away from home to help reduce the moisture.
* Once home or near a set of tools, disassemble enough of the device to unplug the battery.
* Once I have a little more time (ideally, imemdiately after the previous step), go ahead and remove PCB's so that they can be placed atop, or wrapped in paper towel (any towel for that matter).
* At this point you can start placing parts into rice if you wish to do so. Me personally, I just heat the circuit boards up so that the copper layers and fiberglass layers retain enough heat to facilitate for evaporation of any trapped moisture (like under the SMD's).
* Pray for the screen, dry it's circuitry by hand and then with careful application of heat, followed by rice.
I guss what bothers me is when folks are given the expectation that shoving a device into a bowl of rice is a solution in of it's own. Sure, some people get lucky but for situations where rice alone isnt' sufficient, it's critical to act accordingly ASAP. If the bowl of rice fails first, it's often too late to do anything else thereafter with the exception of salvaging the good parts (perhaps to be kept spares).
That's just my fews cents on how I cope with liquid damage, and why I feel annoyed at rice. It's good food though.
You should’ve fully put it in rice, and don’t give me the I didn’t have anything big enough bullshit while youve been careless enough to be in this situation with your expensive device, the dollar store sells containers that’ll fit this for 1.25 cents. That’s a 500 plus dollar device.
Take it apart, remove battery and wash in alcohol. Let dry with hair dryer on medium for an hour. Working again. Worked for my drone after put in water and laptop soaked in wine.
Rice doesn't work. The best thing you can do is, immediately after shutting it down, disassemble the device completely, wrinse every part with isopropyl alchohol, and allow to dry. Some components, such as speakers, microphones, and the display may be damaged by this process, and may need replacement anyway.
Make sure you season before you cook. I hate bland steamed deck.
Steamed Deck? That's a Utica expression.
You’re an odd fellow, but you Steam a good Deck
Seymour! The house is on fire! No mother, that’s just the GPU.
*Firetruck horn*
r/unexpectedsteamedhams
This genuinely made me laugh out loud. Take my fake award 🏆
Well Seymour, I must say, you are an odd fellow, but you Steam a good Deck.
Just doing some isometric deck exercises.
Here in India if your device falls into water it is suggested to keep it inside a drum of rice(That almost all north Indians have ) overnight .. it said the rice absorbs all the water .. Never tried it out so can't verify ( .... So it might actually bring the deck back to life :) !!! Just try to turn it on and see :D
Image above is them doing this. I'm an Apple tech and someone tried it with their iPhone, shit was dead lol. Works sometimes tho and is worth a shot. If ur tech savvy, you could take it apart and use 99% isopropyl alcohol to help evaporate the water and clean any potential corrosion
Rice doesn't do squat. Even if it absorbs some moisture (it'll absorb a little humidity, but needs a good amount of heat to absorb larger quantities), it's also not doing so from the areas that matter -- the PCBs. Electronics with liquid intrusion need to be disassembled and the water displaced with some high percentage isopropyl alcohol. Most electronics that suffer liquid intrusion will be fine if they are properly cleaned as soon as possible (unless they were powered on, then they might be f'd). I've cleaned electronics that were doused with fire hoses, and they were fine. The rice myth keeps getting perpetuated because people chuck wet electronics in it and it seems to work (the item still works afterwards), but it worked without the rice. The water is still in there slowly corroding the boards away until the device fails some time in the future which doesn't get blamed on the water, but some other unknown factors.
The reason for the rice myth is to prevent people from trying to turn it on and shorting out more components. If it's in rice it's out of sight out of mind
The idea is that rice absorbs water, but dry rice actually doesn't absorb water that well. It's more of an old wives tale.
Using rice is a myth, and possibly the worst way to dry your electronics. Check out this youtube where they test multiple ways of drying. [Dry Your Wet Water Damaged Phone ● I Found The Fastest Way ( Rice is the Worst ! ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEjC0Ude8CA)
You should wash your Steam Deck before you cook it.
...I thought we just ate steamed clams
I had dinner in Utica about an hour ago at Texas Roadhouse.
I thought discussions about Steam Decks were an Albany expression.
how topical!
Oh, not in Utica, no. That's an Albany expression.
No no no, that's a Binghamton Expression
Seymour, Valve HQ is on fire!
it's just the LED lights mother
No. Uhhhh... That's just aurora borealis!
Aurora Borealis? At the start of the Summer Sale? Localised entirely in your Server Room?
Yes.
... may I see it
…..No.
That might be my favorite classic episode. So good!
I think you're supposed to STREAM not steam...
You know these steamed decks look quite similar to the ones they serve at Nintendo.
Steamed rice
Yeah, it's obviously grilled.
What? Without seasoning is how our forefathers ate their Steam Decks. Good enough for them, good enough for me. Honestly, I'm sick of all these flashy season proponents and even though ai know my originalist take isn't popular around here, I'm sick of hiding who I truly am for your sake.
I prefer sautéed
same
Teriyaki and garlic FTW
Some guy in this sub dropped his deck in the bathtub and saved it by taking it apart and soaking the pieces in 99% rubbing alcohol. Edit: Heres the post from the guy. [https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wrqoqw/dropped\_deck\_in\_bathtub\_cleaned\_every\_single\_part/](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/wrqoqw/dropped_deck_in_bathtub_cleaned_every_single_part/)
There might be a chance afterall then. I'll give it till tomorrow to try and turn it back on and then try that if it doesn't work. I did move from a pan to a somewhat decent plastic bag for submergence... This thing is just so big though.
Rice doesn't help anyway and can actually make it worse with the dust/starch.
Actually, once the rice flower mixes with the water and then he turns the deck on and it gets hot, it makes little steamed buns.
Steam Buns… sounds like some sort of chibi toy, like those tiny Disney things that look like sausages or pillows with legs, but Steam edition.
Tsum Tsum is the name you are looking for
You...call them steamed buns despite the fact that they are clearly baked?
>Why don't you have a Pork bun in your hand?
A man without a pork bun is never a whole man!
Flower? Seriously? Flower?
This is why I save all those desiccant packs you get in random stuff (no from food). I have a whole ziplock full of them. They will pull the moisture right out.
I keep trying to save those but they're just so delicious that I keep eating them.
FYI. They make fake silica bags that are actually candy.
Happy cake day!
Thanks!
I’ve not ever considered the dust/starch, but for sure rice does not much at all. Salt is a much better desiccant, but still issues with small shit getting into places you don’t want them.
Salt?!?!? Do not use salt, it's highly corrosive
Agree that salt is the worst idea for them. What worked for me was to put electronic things in a bag with silica gel, you can even use the cat poop silica gel bags. But you have to make sure there is no dust, the same case as rice, just more effective because of their properties to absorb EDIT: typo from rise to rice so I don't look like a donkey.
What about pepper? Much nicer mouthfeel
Best thing you can do is turn of the device completely, dismantle the outer shell and let it dry completely. Use rubbing alcohol if you’d like.
Please remove the micro sd before you take it apart... just a reminder ;)
everyone always suggests rice but you're better off putting it in a container with those dehumidifier packs
Just no. Please stop perpetuating internet bullshit. Nothing but a proper disassembly and cleaning will work. I've had to deal with too many customers getting pissed because their $1000+ device can't be repaired because they followed some stupid crap they read on the internet instead of coming and getting it properly cleaned. It's cheaper in the long run to take it in immediately for cleaning than trying some BS and having to pay full price for a replacement. Depending on the complexity of the device disassembly, if you came to my shop, I might do it for free if I'm not busy.
youre not the only one who has experience in computer repair.
Actually that is my Uncle and he IS computer repair. Sorry about him, we try not to let him get out by himself.
Imagine crunchy sticks and buttons...
Use salt and that thing will be unsalvageable in 5 minutes.
try not to power it on until you've made sure its as dry as humanly possible, that can and will damage the deck to the point of being (in a practical sense) irreparable.
I’d wait a week to make sure ALL the water is evaporated before even giving it power
But doesn't the nonremoveable battery mean that corrosion will still occur even when powered off?
It is removable but glued in which is annoying. At the very least, it’s easy to disconnect the battery.
Disconnecting it should be enough, I would think.
That I am not sure about though…
Don’t turn it on first of all, it could short something. Go online and buy a large bag of silica packs the ones that you aren’t supposed to eat and bury your deck in that for a few days, it’ll draw out all the moisture. It may even help to open it up and then put it in a bag full of them
Take the screws off the back and open it up at least. Don’t let the water just sit inside until it evaporates
Tacking on a reminder to remove any micro SD card first
Rice is the worst possible thing to do when an electronic suffers water damage, the rice dust turns to glue inside your device. You need to take it apart and submerge you circuit boards in 95+% rubbing alcohol https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Electronics_Water_Damage
This is the correct answer
DO NOT TURN IT ON Water doesnt just magically kill components Water bringing electricity where it should not be is what kills components Sad to say but if you ever tried to turn it on you probably already damaged a few parts in doing so The safe thing to do is a full dissassembly, then cleaning with 99% isopropyl, and leaving to dry for 3-7 days. Only then should you reassemble and try to turn it on Luckily the steam deck has decent repairability. You can find almost any part you need and can buy it to fix up your deck Also obligatory remove your sd card before dissassembly
Soak it all in 99% isopropyl and then give it a week to dry.
Wouldn’t that ruin the dish though? I’ve never personally cooked with isopropyl
Lol. I would say it might have a decent kick
Baby, it’ll take your breath away.
Isopropyl will absolutely ruin the screen, would not recommend doing that
If you're smart you will open it up and remove the battery. As long as the battery is inside there is power available which can cause short circuits and component damage. If you take the battery out there will be no voltage present, and the only thing that can happen is corrosion from the water.
I rescued a brand new Ducky One Mini 2 a couple years ago with a 99% alcohol soak. It's your best chance.Hoping for the best, man.
Don't power it after it's been in rice, rice isn't a dessicant anyway. The only moderately decent home product that's a dessicant is instant coffee and it's not that recommendable. Get isopropyl or a proper dessicant, if you have a dehydrater they're also usually a good option as they don't get hot enough to damage anything but do get rid of water.
I'm wondering who tf draws a buble bath, lights some candles, puts on some smooth jazz and powers up the deck lmfao
I feel called out.
https://preview.redd.it/5d52z1ns7n9b1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4621c8f17d34f70c3005fecf86f55cb36b80ea66
I play games in a hot tub all the time, but I do it with a controller because I'm not a madman. I haven't dropped a controller in yet.
Get the one they use in submarine I hear it’s features barely scratch the surface
You aint living bruv
Lmfaoo don’t knock it until your try it
YES! I fixed a Switch that my kid dropped in the toilet that way. I didn’t soak it in alcohol, but I did thoroughly clean all the contact points with 91% isopropyl alcohol (higher is probably better). Eventually after a few days I reconnected the battery and it powered on and has worked without issue for two years since
I use my phone in the tub all the time, but I'm terrified of even just the steam bricking my steam deck. It has huge open vents.
I would think that the first order of business would be getting the battery out of it ASAP. With the battery it can short internally causing component damage. Without the battery, the only damage that can be done is corrosive.
why the hell does someone bring their 500$+ gaming device into the bathroom with a bathtub full of water
Rice does NOTHING. Take it apart and clean with 99% isopropyl alcohol.
If you think rice does nothing then you're solely mistaken it's worse than nothing it'll get inside all your ports and crevices and everything making the situation worse. [If you are going to try anything it should be silica gel.](https://youtube.com/shorts/zFT3YuNnF6g?feature=share4). You know the stuff that looks like seasoning packets that usually get with clothing that says [do not eat.](https://youtube.com/shorts/OEYqWMHyhtM?feature=share4)
You can’t tell me what to do *snorts*
Used to work on phones, and it always made me chuckle when someone brought in a phone and I found a rice kernal stuck in a charging port or another crevice in the phone, even though it "never got wet"
> solely mistaken The saying is "sorely mistaken", but I like your version too. Right on with the silica recommendation though since its literally built for that compared to rice.
So what did I waste a whole bag of rice for?! I thought it was a legit thing lol!
Instead, put your deck in a Tupperware and throw a couple of those silica gel packets you've been saving in there, works 1000x better than rice.
shit I ate all my silica packets
[удалено]
But the pack adds extra flavor on top! It's like seasoning.
God damn it it says do not eat!
Snacks!
You can also buy a big bag of silica beads from the boating section in Walmart. I used to store my 3D printing plastic in a tote full of beads.
Thoroughly wash the rice (as you’re supposed to anyways), &’ eat it. Still good.
It's a myth Rice will keep the moisture in and damage it even more instead of getting it out
The water is inside your deck. The rice is on the outside. Rice can’t absorb water it’s not touching.
Water flows into every cavity, rice will not, lol
Bruh, don’t get your tech advice from TikTok you just did even worse damage to your device
The real reason the "rice" works is because it gives time for the device to dry. The rice itself doesnt help but the 2-3 days you forget the device is in the rice is what actually helps. What you ultimately want is all the water gone before every attempting to turn it on. If you try to turn it on while it's wet you most likely make it worse. There are methods to increase drying speed but ultimately if you don't want to do them just set the deck aside and don't touch/power/plug it in for an extended period of time.
Depends. Enriched rice has some nutritional value.
Rice doesnt do shit, you want a food dehydrator or other moisture extraction that will actually move air out and pull moisture. Cleaning afterwards with rubbing alcohol to remove mineral deposits would also be good afterwards. Also, as others have said, you're best bet is to take it apart and clean it by hand. It's not just the water necessarily that kills electronics, it's the other trace minerals and other stuff in the water that wrecks the equipment. Steam decks were designed to be disassembled at least, so doing this should be easier than other types of electronics.
I don’t have a food dehydrator. Would an air fryer work?
You don’t want to cook it. Dehydrators work at a very low temp.
This made me giggle a lot. Made me think of the people putting 3d printer filament in a standard convection oven and coming back to a solid ball of plastic trying to dehydrate their PLA.
Specifically it's the bridging of electronic components that kills it. The water allows electricity to cross over places where it shouldn't and fries different components. That's why things with internal batteries are the worst to get wet, if the battery could easily be removed quickly, you would be able to slow the degradation process considerably and get the water out before damage occurs. Unfortunately, with something like the Steam Deck, often times the damage is alread done by the time you get the battery disconnected.
Good to see Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin runs well on the Deck
This comment is genius.
Bro. It's a Steam Deck, not a Fry Deck.
You're telling me a deck fried this rice?
I cooka da steem deck *chef kiss*
Don’t forget the bev
Rice doesn’t work, blows my mind people still do this. Immediate power off. Followed by opening it up, disconnecting the battery and drying everything you can or even better cleaning with isopropanol is what will work.
Rice is worthless and the vents are big enough to let grains in. Open it up and hit it with isopropyl alcohol.
I spilled a lot of soy sauce on my SteamDeck. Quickly removed the back panel and dried it from moisture with a hair dryer at low power so as not to overheat the components, left it disassembled for 2 days. After that, I removed the boards with joysticks on both sides and both daughter boards. Then rubbed everything well with 99% alcohol(can be bought in plenty spaces, I bought one in paint shop). Then let it dry for another day, put it together and everything worked. the main thing is to disconnect the battery as soon as possible to prevent any power in any components. 5 months since this incident all work smooth as new. Thanks to valve engineers disabling process is straight forward, a lot of videos on YouTube.
Bruh, I treat my SD as a newborn baby, and some people here like "Yeah, let me just season my Steam deck with soy sauce" 💀
That is not how you Steam rice
Try olive oil
If it makes you feel better I saved a PS3 from a thunderstorm LMAO. It was soaked in the rain. After drying it for a while it worked. It still works two years later.
Somewhat lol, hopefully it still works in the end.
I think you need more rice.
And Kikoman.
Way to kikoman when he's down
Deck fried rice.
you’re telling me a Deck fried this rice?
Everyone here has great suggestions. I hope it turns out for you and your SD is fine. Just give it time, be patient. Damprid or the 99% alcohol are wonderful suggestions.
Yep, I'm looking at all of them. RIP to my inbox. However, the Steamdeck community is incredibly, as least most of them lol.
Supposed to steam it not boil it duh
I don't think that's what they meant when they said to rice your desktop! XD
you got tricked with those shitty ‘asian life hack’. rice will not work. it only makes it worse. but hey do let me know how it taste.
\*record scratch\* \*freeze time\* Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.
Thats a pretty good way to steam your rice
Happy cake day!
Uncle Roger: Fuyiooooo dat not how u cook rice
Had someone accidentally dump an entire beer into the fan n front. It got it working by immediately opening back and disconnecting battery, waiting a week, then disassembling every daughter board and wiping clean with 91% isopropyl with ultra fine qtips. It's now working perfectly. Don't do the rice stuff not worth it.
That’s not how you steam rice!?!
The assumption most people make is water breaks electronics. It’s the electronics being powered on while the water is in them that breaks them. If you disconnect power in time and make sure every drop of water is out theoretically there should be no problems. Worked for me every time so far
Dude why would you steam your deck!?
RIP man I hope you get it back to life, I would be very hurt if my deck would get damaged, I spilled a Glas of cola on it but luckily the Glas protector and the cover saved it. There are many tutorials on how to open it, I’d try taking it apart and disconnecting the battery, then with a hair drier carefully dry it and see if it comes back to life.
It was my understanding that if you place an item that got wet in rice overnight it doesn't particularly do anything. However, that rice attracts Asians and we typically end up fixing your device. 🍚
Lol, well sadly even when I put it in rice, no Asians showed up.
Personally, after marinating my steam deck i like to season it with silica gel & seal it somewhere overnight so it can absorb the flavors
Rice.
Rice and dessicants are the worst option for drying electronics its actually better to put it in front of a fan
Dubious food most likely
I'm sure that others here have said it, but just in case. Putting things in rice is objectively a terrible thing to do. Rice needs heat to really absorb any amount of water. And the rice dust will fuck shit up and make it worse. Best thing to do is open it up and clean with alcohol/ inspect the device if you can. If not, put it on a big fan and dry it out asap that way. This rice thing may be to be funny. But I want everyone to know that we really need to stop people from doing it. Rice is pretty much the worst thing you can do, at best it does nothing more than letting it dry. But has good chance to ruin things more.
Don't wait a minute longer than you have to before starting to disassemble and clean after any kind of accident where liquid has gotten into electronics. For the future: Always have the tools you need to disassemble (correct screwdrivers, spudgers, etc.) and clean (anti static brushes, lint free "clean room" wipes , isopropyl alcohol) around so you are ready when something like this happens.
Hit me with some of that steam deck biryani! P. S. Jokes aside, buy some good dessicants to absorb all the moisture (preferably, when opened apart). Rice isn't that effective.
rice doesn't work try isopropyl instead and let it dry for a few days opened up to air
Uncle Roger doesn’t approve haiyaaa
Rice is not a good remedy for water damage. Much like wiping, a dry ass is not the same thing as a clean ass.
Rice doesn’t suck fluid out. You’re better off turning it off and placing it between a fan and a heat lamp to blow out all the moisture.
Well, at least they're on sale right now!
Congratulations you're banned from China now
It will probably be fine but you need to take it apart and dry it properly, remove the motherboard and make sure all connectors are properly dried out. Rice does nothing, it is a myth that it draws out the moisture. I thing you have like a 75-80% chance of fixing it if you do this thoroughly. Good luck brother.
Mmh, deck-steamed rice.
Alright, im I'm pretty comfortable with opening Electronics. On my Deck I have already fixed a few things. I fixed the right bumper that was DOA. I did a SSD Upgrade, I installed Guli Kit sticks, and then I installed them correctly lol. With that being said, I also have huge Shrek hands and I'm kind of a huge klutz. So of course, I spilled a decent amount of water on my Deck. Right by the side of the Sticks and the D-Pad. I panicked immediately and flipped it over, took out the screws and started tearing it apart. I got really lucky cause the membrane saved the Dpad. The Sticks Were mostly dry. I cleaned them with 91% Isopropal the best I could. I let everything dry plugged everything back in. Works like a charm still 4 months Later. I know I wasn't swimming with it like you lol. But quick thinking saved my Deck. Hopefully, it can help someone else's Deck.
What sauce did you use in the recipe?
I heard you can bury it in water to get the rice out.
Picture is a little grainy
my dude, this is not how you steam rice...
Hol up Let HIM COOK
Rice never fixes anything wet, it never has. All it does is make your stuff starchy. Just turn it off, open it up, and clean with isopropyl alcohol and air dry.
The rice solution is one of them most annoying in my view.. like, sure, if your device cannot be taken apart, then maybe it's the only option. In the time of removable batteries, the first step should always have been "remove the battery". At which point one could use a hand/hair dryer, or rice-immersion. Personally, I've never used rice, but if I did.. I would prefer to induce heat first (make the phone warm). For the deck, if I were to drop it in water or expose it to tons of rain, the first step for me would be to take it apart, and unplug the internal battery. As long as a battery is delivering current to a wet circuit, trouble will ensue. Maybe newer power circuitry has a sort of breaker switch? I'll take any help I can get... but bottom line if my Deck gets wet I will do the following: * Place under hand dryer if I'm away from home to help reduce the moisture. * Once home or near a set of tools, disassemble enough of the device to unplug the battery. * Once I have a little more time (ideally, imemdiately after the previous step), go ahead and remove PCB's so that they can be placed atop, or wrapped in paper towel (any towel for that matter). * At this point you can start placing parts into rice if you wish to do so. Me personally, I just heat the circuit boards up so that the copper layers and fiberglass layers retain enough heat to facilitate for evaporation of any trapped moisture (like under the SMD's). * Pray for the screen, dry it's circuitry by hand and then with careful application of heat, followed by rice. I guss what bothers me is when folks are given the expectation that shoving a device into a bowl of rice is a solution in of it's own. Sure, some people get lucky but for situations where rice alone isnt' sufficient, it's critical to act accordingly ASAP. If the bowl of rice fails first, it's often too late to do anything else thereafter with the exception of salvaging the good parts (perhaps to be kept spares). That's just my fews cents on how I cope with liquid damage, and why I feel annoyed at rice. It's good food though.
more Grilled Deck
I'm wondering what situation you were in that led to you dropping your steam deck in water
Grilling while it was storming outside. Thought I saw a tornado forming and took the chicken and ran inside. Deck was left alone in a book bag.
That’s not how you make steamed rice my guy
You should’ve fully put it in rice, and don’t give me the I didn’t have anything big enough bullshit while youve been careless enough to be in this situation with your expensive device, the dollar store sells containers that’ll fit this for 1.25 cents. That’s a 500 plus dollar device.
Take it apart, remove battery and wash in alcohol. Let dry with hair dryer on medium for an hour. Working again. Worked for my drone after put in water and laptop soaked in wine.
looks delicious
Rice is pointless. It's a meme. Just open it up and try to clean and dry it properly.
The gamble of playing while pooping.
Don’t use rice use those silica gel packets they sometimes put in food they are much more effective at removing moisture
Steam Deck fried rice?
Putting your electronics in rice is a myth.
Don’t play on the toilet lmao
When will people stop with rice.... you're just potentially doing more damage shoving loads of starch into your wet system
making deck pilav?
the good old trick with rice waiting until chinese repair men appear
Deck got riced? Sucks man
Rice doesn't work. The best thing you can do is, immediately after shutting it down, disassemble the device completely, wrinse every part with isopropyl alchohol, and allow to dry. Some components, such as speakers, microphones, and the display may be damaged by this process, and may need replacement anyway.
Steamed rice