Today we will talk about the different certifications and why they are 100% approved. Since the salty water from the beach is not the same, the one from the pool with chlorine, or the one that comes out of your faucet at home.
Salt water and IP67
If you have a device with a certification of this style, let’s first see what it means.
The first number would be the protection against solids, with 6 being the highest value. On the right side we would see the level of liquids as the maximum is 8, which guarantees protection before permanent immersion. However, it does not specify which type, since these certifications are only contemplated in pure water. Neither in other types of liquids nor with other components.
In other words, salty sea water is not guaranteed, and what’s more, its exposure would be worse than doing it with a bottle of wine, since Salt is a very powerful corrosive that can damage an electronic device very quickly. In addition, its components make the water itself an even better conductor of electricity, being able to produce a short circuit and leaving our gadget or equipment useless in a few seconds.
Therefore, its use on the beach would not be recommended. Of having done it and not remembering that we had it on, the best thing will be to rinse it later in normal water, thus trying to clean the salt that can be hidden and stuck to our device, because even if you dry it and you think it has nothing, this sodium component is not liquid and therefore it can be hidden inside. We’d better make sure it’s well washed.
On the other hand though chlorine from a swimming pool It can also be harmful, studies show that in general, due to the temperature and conditions of use, it would not affect our equipment at all. It would have to be used above 110 degrees for the chlorine itself to act corrosively like salt. Something impossible, since both he and us would burn before. In any case, a rinse with normal water after a swim in a pool would not hurt either. Better prevent.
In other words, in summary we can make it clear that we have to be careful when wetting a mobile phone, watch, or even a computer, since the main idea is that if it rains or if it accidentally falls into the sea, it does not get damaged, but you are not planning to swim with dolphins and take pictures of them. In any case, they are increasingly protected and sealed, so if you do it in a timely manner (as everyone has done), it is likely that nothing will happen to it.
Even so, a small bump or crack can void our protectionTherefore, if it is not essential, it would be better to always take it off before entering the water.
