Circuit SavagesPower it off
Turn it off right away. If it’s still on, current through the wet film can short a power rail or burn a chip. Pull the case, SIM and SD card if you can do it without forcing anything.
Palmdale water damage repair
Water Damage Phone Repair in Palmdale, CA
Wet iPhone or Samsung? Dropped in the pool, the toilet or a drink? We open it, clean it and check the board under the microscope — on the bench in Palmdale, serving the whole Antelope Valley. Written estimate before any heat. No fix, no charge.
What to do right now
Don’t charge it
Do not plug it in, even to “check if it works.” A wet connector plus voltage is how charge-port pins and charging chips get cooked.
Skip the rice
Rice does not clean the board and wastes the time you have before corrosion sets in. Apple’s own wet-iPhone guidance says rice particles can damage the phone.
No heat or air
No hair dryer, no oven, and no compressed air into the ports. Leave the drying and cleaning to the bench.
Still turns on? Still bring it
The water dries, the minerals stay. Corrosion keeps eating the board for days or weeks — that’s why a “working” wet phone often dies a week later.
Bring it in fast
Liquid is a clock: the first hours are the best window to open and clean the board. Walk in, or text the model and what happened to (661) 770-1589.
What happens to your wet phone
Honest odds first: we tell you if the board is savable before you pay for the repair. No fix, no charge: if your device can’t be recovered, you pay nothing — no diagnosis fee, no repair charge.
1. Bring it in
Walk in during business hours, or mail it in with a prepaid label. Tell us what was spilled and when — salt and chlorine are nastier than clean water.
2. Open and inspect
We open it and look at the board under the microscope. Photos first, so you see what we see.
3. Find the fault
Thermal camera to find shorts, multimeter on the rails. Board-level, not guesswork.
4. Written estimate
You get a written estimate before any heat or work. Phone liquid treatment is $99; dead ICs extra. Honest odds on whether the board is savable before you pay for the repair.
5. The repair
Only after your yes. Extra labor needs a second yes. Typical turnaround is 2–5 business days after we have the device.
6. Back to you
Pick it up at the shop or we ship it back. 1-year warranty on liquid-damage repairs when the device is successfully recovered.
Water damage pricing
Phone liquid treatment — $99
Opened, cleaned and inspected under the microscope. Dead ICs are extra and quoted after we see the board.
$40 diagnosis
Credited to the repair if you approve within 7 days. On liquid damage, it’s free if we can’t recover the device.
No fix, no charge
If your device can’t be recovered, you pay nothing — no $40 diagnosis, no repair charge.
1-year warranty
On liquid-damage repairs when the device is successfully recovered.
Prices from our Pricing page. Dead ICs and other board work are quoted for your exact device before any work. Typical turnaround is 2–5 business days.
Wet devices we fix
iPhone
Dropped in the pool, sink or toilet, coffee or soda spills, rain. Every iPhone gets the same open, clean, inspect process and a written estimate.
Samsung Galaxy
Galaxy S, Note, A and Z models. Same liquid process: open, clean, inspect under the microscope, written estimate before any heat.
Tablets
Wet iPads and Android tablets. $40 diagnosis, and the repair is quoted for your model before any work.
Older laptops
Spilled drinks on older laptops: $149 liquid treatment, further board work quoted.
Why Circuit Savages
Eugene on the bench
Eugene has been repairing phones, liquid damage, consoles and boards for 10 years. The person you talk to is the person fixing it.
Microscope board-level repair
We go past “dry it and hope” — corrosion, shorts, connectors and dead ICs found and repaired under the microscope.
Honest odds first
We tell you if the board is savable before you pay for the repair. A liquid clean is not a promise every board lives, and we won’t pretend it is.
Written estimate first
No heat until you say yes. Extra labor needs a second yes. Rice in a bag is never a completed repair here.
How we handle your device → · Bench photos · Phone repair · Console repair
Visit the shop
Address
41843 10th St W, Unit E
Palmdale, CA 93551
Inside Budget Self Storage
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Hours
8:30 AM–6:30 PM, every day.
Walk-ins welcome
We’re behind a security gate. Call or text (661) 770-1589 when you arrive and Eugene will let you in.
Payment
Cash, Zelle, or Cash App. No credit cards.
Not in the Antelope Valley? Mail it in with a prepaid label — see Drop / ship.
Serving the Antelope Valley
Palmdale, Lancaster, Quartz Hill, Littlerock, Rosamond and the rest of the Antelope Valley. Tap your city to call.
Water damage repair FAQ
Should I put my wet phone in rice?
No. Power it off, don’t charge it, and get it to us. Apple’s own wet-iPhone guidance says rice particles can damage the phone, and rice does not stop corrosion inside.
How much does water damage repair cost?
$40 diagnosis, credited to the repair if you approve within 7 days. Phone liquid treatment is $99; dead ICs are extra and quoted after we see the board. Older laptop liquid is $149. No fix, no charge: if we can’t recover the device, you pay nothing — no diagnosis fee, no repair charge.
How long does water damage repair take?
Typical turnaround is 2–5 business days after we have the device, unless the estimate says otherwise.
Will my photos and data be saved?
We can’t promise that, and we won’t. Your data lives on the phone’s board, so if we get the board working again, it’s normally still there. But some spills have already killed a chip or a power rail before the phone reaches us, and we don’t promise data recovery. If your phone backs up to iCloud or Google, check there too.
My phone works again after drying. Do I still need it checked?
Often, yes. Corrosion can keep working under chips for days or weeks — intermittent boot and no-charge show up later. Cleaning early is the best window.
Is there a warranty?
Yes — a 1-year warranty on liquid-damage repairs when the device is successfully recovered.
Do you take walk-ins, and how can I pay?
Yes, 8:30 AM–6:30 PM every day. We’re in Unit E at 41843 10th St W, Palmdale (Budget Self Storage), behind a security gate — call or text (661) 770-1589 when you arrive and Eugene will come out and let you in. We take cash, Zelle, or Cash App; no credit cards.
Get your wet phone looked at
Power it off, don’t charge it, and call or text now. The sooner it’s on the bench, the better the odds.