Water damage is time-sensitive. What you do in the first 10 minutes often matters more than anything a repair shop can do afterward, and corrosion on the internal board can begin within hours of exposure. Here's how our water damage mobile repair service in Chennai works, and what to do right now if your phone just went in.

Common Signs of Water Damage

  • Phone won't power on after contact with water, rain or a spill
  • Screen flickering, showing lines, or touch behaving erratically
  • Muffled speaker or microphone sound
  • Charging port not registering the cable
  • Visible moisture under the screen or camera lens

What to Do in the First 10 Minutes

  • Power it off immediately — don't check if it's "still working," that's the most damaging thing you can do.
  • Don't charge it — charging a wet device risks a short circuit.
  • Avoid rice and hair dryers — rice doesn't draw out moisture effectively, and heat can warp internal components.
  • Remove the SIM tray if you can do so safely, to protect your SIM data.
  • Bring it in fast — the sooner our technicians open it up and clean the board, the higher the chance of full recovery.
"The phones we save fastest are the ones that come to us powered off, within a few hours — not the ones people tried to dry out at home for two days first."

Our Water Damage Repair Process

  • Full diagnostic teardown — the device is opened and every component inspected for moisture and corrosion.
  • Ultrasonic board cleaning — the motherboard is cleaned to remove corrosive residue before it spreads further.
  • Component-level repair — corroded connectors, ICs or damaged parts are repaired or replaced as needed.
  • Reassembly & testing — display, charging, audio, camera and sensors are all tested before handover.
  • Data safety check — we prioritise getting your data accessible again wherever the board condition allows.

Genuine Replacement Parts

Where components are damaged beyond cleaning — a corroded charging port, speaker or battery — we only fit genuine manufacturer-grade tested parts, never uncertified duplicates.

Repair Time

Straightforward cases with early intervention can often be turned around within 24 hours. More advanced board-level corrosion may take 24–48 hours for full diagnostics and chip-level repair.

Warranty on Water Damage Repair

Water damage repairs come with a 90-day service warranty on the workmanship and any parts replaced during the process.

Why Choose Chennai TechFix for Water Damage Repair

Water damage repair starts from ₹1,299, with the final cost depending on how far corrosion has spread — always confirmed after a free diagnostic inspection. Our technicians handle water-damaged boards daily, which means the difference between a phone we save and one we can't often comes down to how quickly it reaches us.

Water damage is urgent. Get it to us as soon as possible for the best chance of recovery.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Power it off immediately, don't charge it or try to turn it on, and bring it to us as soon as possible. Corrosion starts within hours of exposure.

Water damage repair starts from ₹1,299, depending on how far the corrosion has spread. The exact cost is confirmed after a free diagnostic board inspection.

In most cases, yes — especially if the phone reaches us powered off and within a few hours of exposure. We prioritise data safety during the cleaning process.

No. Rice doesn't draw out moisture effectively and can leave dust in the ports, while a hair dryer's heat can warp components and push moisture further in.

Most water-damaged phones we see are fully recoverable when they reach us quickly and powered off. Panic and DIY drying tricks tend to do more harm than the water itself — let our technicians take it from here.