Amazing Trick - Retrieve Items Dropped Down A Drain
Today’s feature is from Family Hack with their video tip:
Something Down The Drain? Retrieve it Without a Wrench
An amazing trick!
Our 1-minute video shows you how to easily retrieve anything that went down the drain…without a pipe wrench or a plumber.
I’ve dropped a few things down the drain myself and this is one thing I’ve never thought to try to retrieve the object and clear the drain. I find toothpaste caps seem particularly interested in taking a trip down the drain pipe.
Watch how he uses a … oops, just for fun I’m not going to reveal the secret … watch the video and you’ll see ;).
Cool Tip!
Edit: If you can’t view the video, we’re talking about the technique in the comments below.
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16 Nov 2007 at 9:21 pm
I was unable to view the video. How can I get a hard copy?
16 Nov 2007 at 10:01 pm
Couldn’t see the video. I have a drain with several earrings in it and I would love to know how to get them back. I think I have the gist of it but would appreciate knowing the real thing.
16 Nov 2007 at 10:54 pm
I could not view video either. Each time it asked me to download a new plugin.
16 Nov 2007 at 11:57 pm
I am another one who could not view the video. I clicked then double clicked when that didn’t work and nothing happened either time.
17 Nov 2007 at 12:05 am
OK, so I was clicking on the wrong thing, Sorry. I got it to play and was surprised at how easy the vacuum made it. Although not everyone has a wet/dry vac handy. If the drain has an overflow I’d imagine that would also need to be plugged so the full suction could go down the pipe.
17 Nov 2007 at 5:12 am
Sorry guys, I should have realized some may not be able to access the video and would like to know the tip.
He uses a wet/dry vacuum, covers the hose with pantyhose and then sucks up the item that has fallen down the drain. The pantyhose catches the item and prevents it from being sucked up into the vacuum.
17 Nov 2007 at 7:16 pm
Sorry folks. The original video required Quicktime. I’ve switched it now to a format that should work for more people.
Best,
Michael
http://www.familyhack.com