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    Feb 19, 2006, 02:41 PM
    Dropped diamond earring down the drain!
    Help! My diamond earring fell down the drain while I was in the shower. The water was obviously running. Wasn't in the shower long, so I'm hoping it hasn't been washed past the trap. Is there any way to get it back?
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    Feb 19, 2006, 02:53 PM
    My first impression is that you may get lucky using a wet/dry vac, if you can get ahold of one.

    Now, on a more thought-out note, let's go through this methodically: first of all, don't use that particular shower (if possible) until we figure this one out.

    Now, start by shining a light down the drain. Can you see the earring in the trap?

    Awaiting your reply,
    Moishe
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    Feb 19, 2006, 02:54 PM
    I can't see anything but hair, which I pulled out, to no avail. Nothing caught in the hair and can't see anything.
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    Feb 19, 2006, 03:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by mangobtl487
    Help! My diamond earring fell down the drain while i was in the shower. The water was obviously running. Wasn't in the shower long, so i'm hoping it hasn't been washed past the trap. is there any way to get it back?
    It's fishing time! Remove the strainer. Take a small stiff wire and put a hook on it and attempt to "fish" it back up out of the drain. The inside of the trap bell is smooth. If you feel anything down there it will be your earring. Hook it and pull it back. Good luck, Tom
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    Feb 19, 2006, 03:59 PM
    The strainer is glued down, how do I get it up?
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    Feb 19, 2006, 04:41 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by mangobtl487
    The strainer is glued down, how do I get it up?
    The drain is glued down. The strainer should be secured by two screws. I have never seen a strainer that was glued in place. If the strainer were made unremoveable then the plumber would have no way to snake out the shower drain if it clogged up. Look again and let me know. Tom
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    Feb 19, 2006, 04:56 PM
    The drain is glued. The strainer has no screws. I can't seem to figure out how it's held in place. It looks like a concrete cross bar with a coppery metal cylindrical piece in the middle, presumably to hold the plug in place.
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    Feb 19, 2006, 05:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by mangobtl487
    The drain is glued. The strainer has no screws. I can't seem to figure out how it's held in place. It looks like a concrete cross bar with a coppery metal cylindrical piece in the middle, presumably to hold the plug in place.
    Can you take a picture and send it to me? Tom
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