How can moisture penetrate into a PC although nothing ever went wrong or over it?

My MEDION laptop is broken. Although he is still a warranty case, but unfortunately the manufacturer says that it is caused by moisture penetrated. That's why I have to pay for the repair. This annoys me, of course, because I do not have endless money available now…

So my question: How can moisture get into the PC? There was never something wrong or overflowed. Can it be that the manufacturer just pretends that it was my fault to not have to buy the parts?

I'm happy about a helpful answer.

Did you accidentally run the laptop in the fridge because it got too hot?

That's exactly what I have. Can someone help me get out of it?

For the humidity there are own stickers in the device that discolour.

Unfortunately, these stickers can also have a change in color even at high humidity, whereby the manufacturer immediately diagnoses a moisture defect although probably none is present.

Is unfortunately common practice among many manufacturers. As soon as the stickers are discolored, it is a moisture damage no matter what the problem is.

Unfortunately not, but at least you do not starve so fast.

Help! 😂😂

The note:

, At this time of year, the heaters which dry the home air as e.g. Do it in the summer. But that alone makes me doubt the statement (not YOUR statement) that the PC was exposed to high humidity.

, Own stickers in the device:

It may be that these stickers may be designed so that they possibly - by itself - WITHOUT that actually high air humidity is present - accordingly color so that the manufacturer thus escapes any warranty obligation - say that the manufacturer's customers on this Way trick? Which is unfortunately difficult to prove.

That has never penetrated moisture. The manufacturers attach so small stickers that discolour on contact with water. The problem with the things is that they also discolor over time due to humidity. Manufacturer or dealer then say that it is a water damage and the customer has to pay himself. And the problem with the thing:
You can't do anything about it. You can try to explain to the person who said that why the things have changed color and ask them to show you the water damage. If you type in Google https://www.google.com/...Pd-sQT-X4M, then you'll see what that looks like. This is how a white cobwebs like stuff. If this is nowhere to be seen, which is certainly the case, it should actually not be assumed that the water damage.
But there you have to hope she cares. Most are convinced of these stupid stickers and cross. And that's why I'm not in the mood to go to court. Therefore ALWAYS as long as it is possible to buy a PC. If the laptop is only at home in one place, that's a waste.

It may be that these stickers may be designed so that they possibly - by itself - WITHOUT that actually high air humidity is present - accordingly color so that the manufacturer thus escapes any warranty obligation - say that the manufacturer's customers on this Way trick? Which is unfortunately difficult to prove.

For some manufacturers, I have the feeling synonymous. I think some do that for sure. Or at least they take stickers that are not very high quality and really only turn over in water but cheap stickers that turn over with breath…

The TE has the laptop but not only since yesterday in operation, also no one says that he does not use a humidifier or water vapor from a bathroom on the laptop ran. Are sufficient sources of water vapor and high humidity even in this season.

In addition, I know such stickers also from the packaging for electronic components. They hit in the winter and summer just like that, in the winter a bit slower. The beat but for example, if you have the things next to a kettle when it runs.

So the things are extremely sensitive and absorb moisture and do not give it off again. I have not seen a laptop in which these stickers were not corrupted after 3 years of normal use.

Unfortunately, all these stickers do that otherwise you could put the laptop on the heater and discolor the stickers.

They absorb moisture and do not release it, which leads to a slow unavoidable color change over time with each of these stickers. You can buy the things only with a high enough limit that they do not strike within the warranty period at normal humidity. But if you travel to the sea with your laptop in the summer, they'll beat you soon.

The laptop has not been in operation since yesterday:

That may be so first, but probably not yet 2 years, where the usual guarantee periods i.d.R. Leak.

These stickers are - as you say yourself - quite sensitive and discolour noticeably at the latest after 3 years… Whereby they DO NOT give up once again absorbed moisture

My pers. Impression: Mitterweile these stickers are probably only RANDOMALLY they are "almost through the back door" apparently designed SO that they NOW even discolored WITHIN the warranty period and thus the manufacturer "elegant" around a warranty obligation around costs to save,

He subjects the buyer / user to wrong behavior and turns the subject in his favor. Possibly. Also in view of these apparently redesigned stickers a case for consumer advocates?

That's how you compare "TechnikTim" to write accordingly, stickers with appropriate Höhrerem limit be used would be nice for the customer / user, but probably not exactly in the manufacturer sense.

It comes hald on the exact climate in my experience, the colors but already during the warranty if the laptop is not always in an absolutely dry room.

But it comes as I said on the exact climate, in a dry room to hold the already 3 years, but in a slightly dampened room which is always given with every standard user are the things discolored after 1-2 years and the manufacturer takes over no more guarantee.

Unfortunately, it is difficult here with consumer protection, because theoretically errors can occur in such a climate, therefore, printed circuit boards in the industry are usually wetted with a coating what the moisture absorption of the components and the PCB should minimize. The likelihood that such an error occurs is very small, but unfortunately not 0 whereby the manufacturer can already have a kind of justification, which makes the whole legally just difficult.

The sole statement from the consumer side is that there's a moisture defect because the indicators are discolored but completely incomprehensible. Are enough laptops where a component in the guarantee is easy on it and that has nothing to do with moisture, but the manufacturer calls this as a reason.

It is therefore in my opinion, the whole intentionally made sensitive so you can refuse more Grantiefälle, but it is just not so far that it is legally absolutely unjustifiable.