Swim killed my charge 5?

[Nachita]

I set my charge 5 in swim mode before I started my work out, and haven't been able to use it since. Shortly after I got out of the pool, my Fitbit began vibrating and never stopped until I guess it ran out of battery. The display wouldn't light up while it vibrated either. I saw some condensation in the sensors on the back of it, so I let it dry for a few days before trying anything else with it. When I felt sure it should be fine, I connected it to the charger, it buzzed for a second, and now it just flashes the Fitbit logo and doesn't do anything else. There isn't a tile for it in my menu, it doesn't appear to connect with Bluetooth, I tried deleting and reinstalling the app, cleaning the sensors and pins with alcohol, turning my phone off and on, the reset with the button on the charging cable... Nothing works.

[Guy_]

Hi @Nachita - it looks like it suffered irreparable water damage and needs replacing under warranty, if still applicable.

[Nachita]

Unfortunately my warranty ran out a couple days before this happened. I did try it again yesterday just out of curiosity, and it works now. Just seems that the battery life suffered. It lasted a day and a half rather than a week. I will never bring it in the water again.