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PaulieWaulie · 09-23-2017, 09:23 AM

Sorry no pic haha,

other than these.

Had my Bluelabs combo meter sitting on top of an inverted lid on the garbage can. well before I left the room for the night i actually turned the lid a bit to the side so there was some air exchange to the reservoir. not even sure if it makes any difference but just felt like it could help. Anyways the lid somehow slid into it, and the ph meter fell into the water and was submerged for a good solid 8 hours.

Sofa king brutal.

Well it was off when it fell in, and when I found it I immediately:

A) took out batteries without turning it on
AA) undid the screws in the back and opened it up
B) rinsed with tap water
C) put in a jar with 10 packets of silica and a hygrometer
D) it went down to 20% humidity
C) its been 24 hours. going to wait another 24 hours and then maybe test it out

Im thinking since nothing could absorb water since its all plastic and metal, and since nothing shorted since i never turned it on. it should be ok ?
Also the water it was submerged in was put blend pro grow 600 ppm total inc 200 ppm outta the tap
anyone have any experience with something like this

and secondly anyone have any experience with blue labs warranty. the manual said nothing about water damage voiding the warranty,
and it said nothing about "do not submerge in water" LOL. hoping it won't need to get to that....

starke · 09-23-2017, 02:25 PM

I don't have a clue if it will work or not...but you can bet I'll be checking back to see your outcome since weird shit like this seems to happen in my grows all the time.

MJPassion · 09-23-2017, 03:53 PM

I'm thinking it'll be just fine.

I was playing around with a mini drone last winter & accidentally landed (crashed) it into a pot of boiling water on my wood stove. The lights continued blinking as I attempted to grab it & failed so I grabbed the remote & it jumped right back out of the pot!

Todays electronic devices are pretty resilient.

Greenthumber · 09-23-2017, 06:19 PM

Ouch!! Hoping it still works for you brother!

Limeygreen · 09-23-2017, 09:57 PM

I have dropped in water or stock tanks and did not dry them out still worked fine. Only issues I have had with blue lab is that the probes muck up or crack when someone dropped them.

Lazyman · 09-25-2017, 09:46 AM

Bluelab does void the warranty if they are water damaged, it's the first thing they check. If it looks like it's ever been near water they'll void it, I imagine it has an indicator sticker on the inside as well (which you also can't get to without breaking the seal and voiding the warranty.)

PaulieWaulie · 09-25-2017, 10:49 PM

OMFG! It works. So happy when I saw the display light up after i put the batteries in. Humidity Reading was 10% in the jar after 3 days so I decided to finally face the music this morning.

This thing is a beast, submerged for 8 hours! When I first took it out of the Res and removed the battery lid, a tonne of water gushed out onto the floor. I laughed and for sure thought its gonna be toast, no amount of optimism will do a damn thing.

Can't believe it. Il treat her real good from now on. That was close.

cheers and thanks for the emotional support as i went through this!

starke · 09-26-2017, 12:18 AM

Glad to hear it.

repuk · 10-08-2017, 07:34 PM

Phew!

these kind of things make one want to

Glad to hear it went back to life!

09-23-2017, 09:23 AM	#1
PaulieWaulie Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kanada Posts: 463	So this happened.... Sorry no pic haha, other than these. Had my Bluelabs combo meter sitting on top of an inverted lid on the garbage can. well before I left the room for the night i actually turned the lid a bit to the side so there was some air exchange to the reservoir. not even sure if it makes any difference but just felt like it could help. Anyways the lid somehow slid into it, and the ph meter fell into the water and was submerged for a good solid 8 hours. Sofa king brutal. Well it was off when it fell in, and when I found it I immediately: A) took out batteries without turning it on AA) undid the screws in the back and opened it up B) rinsed with tap water C) put in a jar with 10 packets of silica and a hygrometer D) it went down to 20% humidity C) its been 24 hours. going to wait another 24 hours and then maybe test it out Im thinking since nothing could absorb water since its all plastic and metal, and since nothing shorted since i never turned it on. it should be ok ? Also the water it was submerged in was put blend pro grow 600 ppm total inc 200 ppm outta the tap anyone have any experience with something like this and secondly anyone have any experience with blue labs warranty. the manual said nothing about water damage voiding the warranty, and it said nothing about "do not submerge in water" LOL. hoping it won't need to get to that....
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09-23-2017, 02:25 PM	#2
starke Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Between Key West and Perdido Key Posts: 669	I don't have a clue if it will work or not...but you can bet I'll be checking back to see your outcome since weird shit like this seems to happen in my grows all the time. __________________ “We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.” ~Robert Wilensky "Spread the knowledge, be humble if you don't know, be helpful if you do, if you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically, and overgrow the world." (SuperWeed 2017) "Always keep in mind that when the hearse pulls up to pick you up, there is no trunk or luggage rack on that bitch." (Author unknown) Current Grow: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....343153&page=20 Page 20 forward
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09-23-2017, 03:53 PM	#3
MJPassion Observer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: uni-verse Posts: 5,584	I'm thinking it'll be just fine. I was playing around with a mini drone last winter & accidentally landed (crashed) it into a pot of boiling water on my wood stove. The lights continued blinking as I attempted to grab it & failed so I grabbed the remote & it jumped right back out of the pot! Todays electronic devices are pretty resilient.
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09-23-2017, 06:19 PM	#4
Greenthumber Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: In a house in a city in a state of mine Posts: 213	Ouch!! Hoping it still works for you brother!
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09-23-2017, 09:57 PM	#5
Limeygreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,750	I have dropped in water or stock tanks and did not dry them out still worked fine. Only issues I have had with blue lab is that the probes muck up or crack when someone dropped them. __________________ Your best you try, to harm I and I, Aiming to kill. But I love you still Cause you are here to make prophecy fulfill.
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09-25-2017, 09:46 AM	#6
Lazyman Overkill is under-rated. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,186	Bluelab does void the warranty if they are water damaged, it's the first thing they check. If it looks like it's ever been near water they'll void it, I imagine it has an indicator sticker on the inside as well (which you also can't get to without breaking the seal and voiding the warranty.) __________________ I'm fairly busy so please excuse my absence or slow responses to PM's! All about Growroom cooling:* Keepin' it cool man (my 1st published article) How to automate reservoir top offs or most anything water-related The only UV-B lighting thread worth a damn CO2 for dummies Big grow: The 36KW medical/perpetual basement
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09-25-2017, 10:49 PM	#7
PaulieWaulie Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kanada Posts: 463	OMFG! It works. So happy when I saw the display light up after i put the batteries in. Humidity Reading was 10% in the jar after 3 days so I decided to finally face the music this morning. This thing is a beast, submerged for 8 hours! When I first took it out of the Res and removed the battery lid, a tonne of water gushed out onto the floor. I laughed and for sure thought its gonna be toast, no amount of optimism will do a damn thing. Can't believe it. Il treat her real good from now on. That was close. cheers and thanks for the emotional support as i went through this!
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09-26-2017, 12:18 AM	#8
starke Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Between Key West and Perdido Key Posts: 669	Glad to hear it. __________________ “We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.” ~Robert Wilensky "Spread the knowledge, be humble if you don't know, be helpful if you do, if you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically, and overgrow the world." (SuperWeed 2017) "Always keep in mind that when the hearse pulls up to pick you up, there is no trunk or luggage rack on that bitch." (Author unknown) Current Grow: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....343153&page=20 Page 20 forward
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10-08-2017, 07:34 PM	#9
repuk Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern Spain Posts: 638	Phew! these kind of things make one want to Glad to hear it went back to life! __________________ Sativas are medicine for the mind. - ThaiBliss Tangwena's Malawi Cobbing Method Step by Step Diagram Repuk 3d take hybrid HML+HPS Stealth Garden Shed Repuk HMLED/Coco/BLumat stealth understairs micro grow Coco in an Ikea cab + thermo controlled CPU Fan
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