Exposure to excessive water increases the risk of water damage, so you shouldn’t make this a habit. If your Element key fob survived a wash cycle, or a deep bath in the ocean or pool water, it doesn’t make the key fob waterproof, it means you got lucky. Submerging the key in ocean water at the beach can be much more damaging to key fob electronics due to highly conductive nature of salt water. A splash of water or brief exposure to light rain should be fine, but exposure to excessive amount of water like submerging the key in the pool can cause the water to penetrate the seals and damage the chip. Your Element key has rubber seals which prevents the water from getting to the electronic chip inside.
If your Honda Element key fob has taken a bath in the soapy water of the washing machine after you forgot to take it out of your pants pocket, water damage is very likely. Also make sure all the battery contacts are corrosion and dust free. Make sure the battery is firmly placed and does not move around when you shake the remote. If the clips don’t have any tension, it can cause contact issues and the remote may not receive any power. The battery inside the key fob of Element has metal retaining clips that hold the battery in position and completes the circuit. This is assuming the new battery you installed is healthy and its use by date is many years away. Depending on how often you use the key fob or remote control of your Element, the battery should last between two and four years.
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