More keyboard & dishwasher fun

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Dale

Was my first attempt at successfully cleaning a keyboard in a dishwasher a fluke? Well no, as it turns out.

Today’s candidate? A 2 year old HP branded keyboard. As the photo below shows, it was one grotty keyboard. This time around, I used the “FAST” dishwasher setting. When I took the keyboard out of the dishwasher, about a cupful (250ml) of water drained out. 3 days later, the keyboard was ready to use.

Before aka Furry Keys

After aka Clean Keys.

A note about the “FAST” mode
1 wash cycle (at 122ºF / 50ºC)
1 post rinse
1 final rinse (at 122ºF / 50ºC)

And I used 75% less dishwasher powder than I did with the first attempt.

Cleaning a keyboard in the dishwasher.

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Dale

Keyboards get very dirty. Everything seems to drop into them, such as hair, skin flakes, and food. When I learnt how to clean keyboards, cigarette ash was common enough as well.