Emergency repair
Emergency & rush repair
When a device has to work today — a liquid-damaged phone with photos you can't lose, a board your business runs on, files you need by morning — we move it to the front. Same-day priority where the repair allows it, a 24/7 line for genuine emergencies, and a straight answer about what can and can't be rushed. Walk in at our Arlington, VA lab, or mail in from any state with tracking both ways.
Yes, many emergencies can be handled today. WeFixed in Arlington, VA prioritizes urgent jobs to the front of the queue, with a 24/7 line for true emergencies like liquid-damaged boards and data you need now. Screens, batteries, and ports often turn same-day; corroded boards take the time they take. Data comes first. Mail-in works nationwide.
An emergency repair isn't a different repair — it's the same board-level work done first, with your deadline driving the queue. Some jobs genuinely move fast: a screen, a battery, a charging port, a clean diagnostic. Others can't be honestly rushed — heavy liquid corrosion has to be cleaned and dried properly, and a complex board fault takes the time it takes. The thing that's almost always time-sensitive is your data. A water-damaged phone corrodes by the hour, so don't keep powering it on and don't put it in rice — get it to us fast, and we'll go for the photos and files first. We'll tell you upfront what's realistic for your specific device, not just what you want to hear.
What can be rushed vs what cannot
| Job | Same-day? | Data first? |
|---|---|---|
| Screen / battery | Often while you wait | N/A |
| Charging port | Usually same day | N/A |
| Liquid-damaged board | After diagnostic | Yes |
| Data off dead board | Prioritized | Yes |
| Deep board fault | Firm timeline quoted | When at risk |
Heavy corrosion needs proper cleaning and drying, so we will not promise a rush we cannot stand behind.
Signs of a board-level fault
- Water-damaged phone with irreplaceable photos you need recovered now
- A board your business runs on, down and needed today
- Files or messages you need off a dead device by a hard deadline
- Phone died right before travel, a closing, or a flight
- Screen, battery, or charging port that has to be working today
- A true emergency outside hours — every hour is making it worse
Honest by default
Every board starts with a $65 diagnostic and a written report — exact cost and timeline before we touch it. The fee applies toward your repair.
Can you really fix my device the same day?
Often, yes — for the right repairs. Screens, batteries, charging ports and a clean diagnostic can frequently be turned around same-day when we have the parts on hand. We'll prioritize your job the moment you tell us the deadline. What we won't do is promise same-day on a repair that can't be rushed safely — a heavily corroded board or a deep board-level fault — because rushing those just creates a second problem.
What counts as a real emergency, and how does the 24/7 line work?
The 24/7 line is for genuine emergencies — a liquid-damaged board where every hour matters, or data you need off a dead device right now. For those cases, reach us any time and we'll tell you the single most useful thing to do in the moment (usually: stop powering it on, don't charge it, and get it to us fast). Routine same-day repairs are handled during our Arlington walk-in hours, Mon-Sat 10-7.
My phone took water and the photos aren't backed up — what do I do right now?
Stop trying to turn it on, don't charge it, and skip the rice — every one of those makes corrosion worse. Water rarely erases your data; it corrodes the board around an intact memory chip, and the sooner we clean and stabilize it, the better your odds. Get it to us or call the 24/7 line. We recover the data first, then deal with the device.
What can't be rushed, honestly?
Anything where speed would hurt the outcome. Liquid damage needs proper cleaning and drying before it's safe to power up. A complex board fault has to be diagnosed correctly the first time. Parts we don't stock have to arrive. We'd rather tell you a realistic timeline than quote you a same-day fix we can't stand behind — and if your deadline is impossible, we'll say so and focus on saving what matters most, usually your data.
How much does a rush repair cost?
It starts with the same $65 written diagnostic as any repair — you get the exact price and timeline before work begins, and that $65 applies toward the repair. Priority handling moves your job to the front of the queue; we'll be clear about any added cost for that before we start, so there are no surprises. No invented fees for urgency you didn't ask for.
I'm not in Arlington — can you still help in an emergency?
Yes. We take tracked mail-in repairs from all 50 states, and the 24/7 line means you can reach us before your device even ships to tell us what's happening. Power it off, don't charge it, and get it moving to us quickly. We log and photograph every device on arrival, prioritize urgent cases, and keep you updated the whole way.
A lab that can actually move fast
Most shops 'rushing' a hard repair are really just mailing it to a lab like ours and hoping. We are that lab — board-level microsoldering, in-house, for 11 years. That means when something is truly urgent, there's no middleman and no shipping delay between you and the people who fix it. We honor your warranty terms the same on a rush job — 1 year on OEM and OLED parts, 1 month on aftermarket — and we hold the same honest line: we'll move heaven and earth on what can be rushed, tell you plainly what can't, and put your data first when the clock is the real problem.