Showering with watch

[Jason Hensley]

I get it and if you’re comfortable wearing it in the shower then all the power to you. After a workout or if I sweat a lot due to heat or physical exertion I take the watch off and gently rinse it with cold water. Once every couple of weeks I remove the band and wash it with gentle soap and water. I personally feel more comfortable doing it that way.

That’s basically what I do too though. I’m not sure what kind of shower heads you guys are using (lol, reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets the industrial shower head) but mine is almost as gentle as rinsing it off in the sink. I also only take cold-Luke warm showers, so I’m not worried about the seals decaying from extreme heat. I do agree with those of you who mention not taking the watch in hot tubs, saunas, extra hot showers, etc.

 

[deeddawg]

That’s basically what I do too though. I’m not sure what kind of shower heads you guys are using (lol, reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets the industrial shower head) but mine is almost as gentle as rinsing it off in the sink.

Yep. After a run or workout I keep the watch on as I jump into the shower.

Since I've never encountered pressure-washers used as shower heads, and any soap contact is brief before being rinsed, I have zero concerns. Did this for a year with my S2 before selling it. Did it for a year with my S3 before selling it. Also did this for years with a Polar running watch, then for years with a Garmin running watch, then for years with another Garmin running watch. Never had a single hiccup with any of them. Will do so with my S4.

Saves the effort of unlocking my locker to stow the watch too (gym bag with towel is usually atop the lockers).

To each their own.

 

[Lennyvalentin]

Apparently it does matter. Good luck with that.

I don't know what shampoo might affect seals and adhesives, unless it's some heavy duty car shampoo perhaps. But no person hopefully lathers and rinses themselves with that stuff...

What might possibly happen is the fatty substances present in many shampoos (and especially conditioners, to prevent skin drying out) sticking to the mesh of the speaker or maybe clogging inside the microphone hole and so on. I personally wouldn't shampoo my watch for this reason. YMMV as usual of course.

 

[44267547]

I see this a lot whenever this topic comes up. Nobody is showering in water hot enough to have steam present. What you see in a shower is water vapor (you can't see steam). Water vapor has the same characteristics as regular liquid water as far as the seals are concerned. The seals won't have any problem with it.

Fair post. However, its Worth noting, under Apples ‘Do not’ guidelines with the Apple Watch, one of them is _not_ to use the Apple Watch in a sauna or hot tub for those exact reasons. I mentioned if the watch would be used in a steam room or sauna/hot tub, those are different characteristics of a much higher temperature they can penetrate past the water seals. There have been multiple threads were other Apple Watches have failed when someone has used it in a steam room or hot tub. Of Course every case is variable , but I’m willing to believe when you reach those temperatures, it’s not a healthy state for the watch in general. Especially with OLED being sensitive.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205000
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I don't know what shampoo might affect seals and adhesives.

I don’t believe Apple would list something verbatim on their website if it wasn’t going to be something that _could be_problematic with soaps and conditioners, which they directly state that soaps, shampoos can affect the acoustic membranes and water seals under their guidelines.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205000

 

[Cameront9]

When you start a swimming workout, your Apple Watch automatically locks the screen with WaterLock to avoid accidental taps. When you're Apple watch is out of the water, you turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear any water from your Apple Watch.

Bear in mind: The series 0 does not have this feature. It was introduced with the series 2 model.

 

[44267547]

Bear in mind: The series 0 does not have this feature. It was introduced with the series 2 model.

If you re-read the post that I quoted from that member on the first page of this thread, they were asking specifically ‘what does the digital crown do when you turn it to eject the water’, I answered that question regarding that specific feature, it wasn’t in relation to being a first GEN watch at all.