PLease help! I just dropped my earring down the drain. The water wasn't running, it just dropped. Can I assume it's possibly still sitting in the pipe? My husband isn't answering his office phone and I am frantic. Please help me!

speedball1

DO NOT RUN ANY WATER DOWN THE DRAIN!! Not to worry, if you haven't run any water and flushed it further down in your drainage system your diamond earring is lodged in the bend of the trap. Remove the "J" bend of the trap and dump the water,(and your earring) out. Good luck, Tom

cbrooke

Thanks so much. My grandpa called me back and walked me through that drill. Thank goodness for the "J" trap. I appreciate your help!

gsimd

This will get it back without a plumber or a wrench.
Something Down The Drain? Retrieve it Without a Wrench. | Family Hack

kamerzel

Don't panic its probably sitting in the trap under the sink as long as the water wasnt running. Remove the trap and fish out your earring. Just dont run the water!

MOWERMAN2468

same thing over and over again i see, speedball, you had it right from the start. why the repeats, i do not know. maybe to help emphasize your point?

GRATEFUL2day

You DON'T have to remove the J trap. Put an old pair of panty hose over the end of the vacuum cleaner hose
put the hose up against the sink drain for about 15 seconds and VOILA! just saved me an earring. YAY.

speedball1

Greatful, Good solution but you're piggybacking onto a post over two years old. Had you read the other posts you would have seen that she retrieved her diamond in the third post, Cheers, Tom