Just because nobody has stirred up any heated debates on here recently, and I happened to have had this topic on the conversation in the last week or so, I figured I would post several links to pages that give advice on washing your keyboard in the dishwasher. First though, I will say that I have done this many times (5+ is a guess), and I have never had a problem with it. I have mostly done it with my IBM Model M keyboard, which is from 1987, but I would be confident in using just about any wired keyboard. The Bluetooth/RF keyboards might work, but, I haven’t tried. In my practice, I have always made sure to use the top shelf, no soap, and nothing else in the dishwasher. In addition, I have never used the heated drying, prefering to let it air-dry for several days. Two days is probably the minimum, however, I have personally always left them to dry for somewhere in the 4-5 days range. (Who doesn’t have at least one extra keyboard lying around?)
And, well, here are the links. Feel free to search more yourself. And, when I get the courage up, I might think about dishwashing the MBP, its keyboard is a little gross….

http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=263
http://www.rabidhardware.net/index.php?id=9
http://computerhelp.mwsi.net/Hardware/31CleanKeyboard1.htm
http://birdhouse.org/blog/2006/10/23/keyboard-in-the-dishwasher/
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/34709834/m/96300096063
http://jamesholden.net/2005/06/11/howto-dishwasher-your-keyboard/
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/31/your-keyboard-might-be-dishwasher-safe/

4 Responses to “Wash your keyboard in the dishwasher”
  1. So as much as this is a good idea on getting a keyboard clean in theory, I worry about the workings of your keyboard there after. This has been an ongoing debabte amongst a few of us for years. sooooo here is my only defense if Mr. Tex was sure it would work would he have said “(Who doesn’t have at least one extra keyboard lying around?)”. That being said I leave it to the readers to throw whatever electronics they want in their dishwashers johnnyvonline is not liable for lost stolen or damaged computer parts.

  2. Two days is probably the minimum, however, I have personally always left them to dry for somewhere in the 4-5 days range. (Who doesn’t have at least one extra keyboard lying around?)

    As in “Who doesn’t have at least one extra keyboard lying around to use while the just washed one is drying?”

    I stand behind my assertion that it has been non-damaging to every keyboard I have washed.

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