HI, Any time you think of rinsing off an electrical item with water, try and use "distilled" water only. Tap water will have impurities in it that can cause worse problems than the initial one. Distilled water is pure, as all impurities are left behind in the distillers vat and only pure water is collected in the jug. Thanks and have a Great Day! Joe Lore Would be interested in the learning the dishwasher method as I just replaced a keyboard also that got something spilled on it. Thanks. The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com