I wet my MacBook keyboard – is it toasted?



Today, I cleaned my MacBook keyboard just as I usually do, with a wet towel and a little amount of soap. It was turned on (my bad I guess!) and it seems that my towel was actually more soaked than I thought...

So I was cleaning my keyboard and somehow, I realized it had stopped working. My mousepad was still fine at this point though. So I thought I could have touched some wrong key that kind of "locked" my keypad, and proceeded to turn the computer off.

First problem : even if I was clearly clicking on the "Stop" button in the Apple menu, my computer kept restarting. So before going any further, I took a USB key and saved my important work, which took about 5 minutes during which my computer was working perfectly (except the keyboard - I had an external keyboard plugged at this point).

Afterwards, I tried to shut it off again, and guess what ? It kept restarting again. At this point I started to suspect something was wrong with the top case, so I just took the battery off and got the charger disconnected.

Then I went back home and opened the top case very delicately as I have learned to do in a video tutorial. Everything went smoothly and, with a flashlight, I started to examine the internal components to spot any water. Saw none.

Then I reinstalled my top case properly and now, there is no light on the charger when it's plugged and of course, my computer won't start.

I must say that when the top case was removed (I didn't disconnect the cable that links it to the logic board as a matter of fact, so I moved it very carefully), I took the opportunity to blow the inside of the computer with a hairdryer (set on cold and low force).

Also, I didn't notice if the charger light was working before I removed the top case since I didn't attempt to plug it before.

How does that look ? Have I toasted my Mac ??

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  1. Nightmare!

    Unfortunately, turning it on would have only done more damage. Unhelpful I know, but I think we’ve all been there.

    When I dropped a full pint glass of water on mine… Glass and all… I managed to fix mine by turning it upside down and leaving it above a radiator (on a low heat, and on a towel) for about 24 hours.

    Give it a go and see what happens. If not, look into getting a repair quote?

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