mike597 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Managed to put my car keys in the washing machine. Realised after about twenty minutes. What's the chance of survival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Poor would be my guess. Should be sparkling though, a valeted key.😋 Hope you get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Nightmare. What have you done with the keys? I'd shake as much water out as possible then get the Porsche key packed into a bag of rice and/or silica gel and place in a warm place for a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepork03 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 I had a new key head supplied and coded at CPS a few months ago. Within a week of getting it my OH had put it through a full 40 degree wash. It's still working. If the rubber gasket between the two parts is in fact you might be lucky! Fingers are crossed for you 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Split it open and put it somewhere warm for a couple of days - not the tumble drier though! You could get lucky.... ...Fingers crossed for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 If water has got inside the key casing when you open it, what I would add to the above is to remove the battery while drying out the key (and fit a new one when you test it again). I don't know if that might introduce any re-coding or resynchronisation issues, but I think the circuitry is less likely to be damaged if it doesn't have a voltage applied while it's wet, and it would be worth any sync complications to maximise your chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I've dismantled it and pulled out the battery. Dried as best I could and placed on the boiler overnight. Thankfully its a very inefficient model so pumps out loads of secondary heat. Sadly my garage door opener was also on the keyring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Will your home content insurance cover it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 10/6/2019 at 8:49 PM, rowbos said: Nightmare. What have you done with the keys? I'd shake as much water out as possible then get the Porsche key packed into a bag of rice and/or silica gel and place in a warm place for a couple of days. This ^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Good news - seems to have survived the experience. Quality German engineering. The garage door opener seems to have lost its programming but I suspect that is due to the battery being removed. I need to figure out how to re-program it or I might just buy a replacement it's pretty knackered anyway having lived on my key-ring for over 10 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXY Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/6/2019 at 8:44 PM, mike597 said: Managed to put my car keys in the washing machine. Realised after about twenty minutes. What's the chance of survival? Pretty good, washing machines are quite tough 💪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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