Wife dropped earing into the Jabsco toilet. Arrrggghhhh!

[asteven221]

It's an electic toilet and she swears it had just stopped its empty cycle just when her earring driopped into the bowl.

It's a small earring and I am wondering if it would pass through the macerator, or destroy it if I tried to flush it. I did stick the nossle of the aquavac down the into the bowl and it didn't pick up the earring. I have not dared to try switching the toilet on since, for fear of mashing up the mechanism.

Should I risk it and put it through the empty cycle? Or will I need to take the whole lot to bits and search for the item?

 

[Sandyman]

If I recall it's only 4 quick thread screw.....................or are you afraid you might see or have to touch a little pooh-let ?

 

[VicS]

Give her the necessary tools and a copy of the exploded diagram from the Jabsco website. Go to pub while she sorts it out!

 

[pvb]

Should I risk it and put it through the empty cycle? Or will I need to take the whole lot to bits and search for the item?

Don't run the motor, it could damage the macerator (and certainly damage the earring).

If the toilet had just been flushed, there won't be anything nasty lurking in it. You just need to remove the macerator and get the earring out. It can't have gone far.

 

[Sandyman]

Give her the necessary tools and a copy of the exploded diagram from the Jabsco website. Go to pub while she sorts it out!

Excellent idea she wont do that again

 

[vyv_cox]

Is it a Jabsco LITE? There is no macerator on this design and with luck the earring will be in the joker valve housing.

 

[alant]

It's an electic toilet and she swears it had just stopped its empty cycle just when her earring driopped into the bowl.

It's a small earring and I am wondering if it would pass through the macerator, or destroy it if I tried to flush it. I did stick the nossle of the aquavac down the into the bowl and it didn't pick up the earring. I have not dared to try switching the toilet on since, for fear of mashing up the mechanism.

Should I risk it and put it through the empty cycle? Or will I need to take the whole lot to bits and search for the item?

Why was her head down the head?

 

[dslittle]

It's an electic toilet and she swears it had just stopped its empty cycle just when her earring driopped into the bowl.

It's a small earring and I am wondering if it would pass through the macerator, or destroy it if I tried to flush it. I did stick the nossle of the aquavac down the into the bowl and it didn't pick up the earring. I have not dared to try switching the toilet on since, for fear of mashing up the mechanism.

Should I risk it and put it through the empty cycle? Or will I need to take the whole lot to bits and search for the item?

I had a friend on board who dropped a small padlock key in. The next day (alcohol had been involved) I dismantled the macerator and retrieved the key in a very short time. Reassembly was equally simple and now I would be 'happy' knowing that I could do it again.

Take it to pieces!!!

 

[Thistle]

Excellent idea she wont do that again

... and you'll have an expert aboard if you have any problems in future. Nothing like a little on-the-job training

 

[Cymrogwyllt]

anyone mentioned buying a new pair?

 

[charles_reed]

Give her the necessary tools and a copy of the exploded diagram from the Jabsco website. Go to pub while she sorts it out!

An excellent and biblically just solution.

From experience get out of earshot and, if she hasn't completed the task, go away again - you may have to repeat this a few times until she realises it's not in jest.

 

[DanTribe]

But will she really want it back after that?
And if she does, I think you should refrain from any ear nibbling for a while.

 

[pampas]

Murphy!s law... spend 2 hour retrieving find missing Crown Jewel. sterilze complete assembly.. Proudly present. and wait for comment. "You dont think Im going to wear that after where it been"

Been there done that except it was the engagement ring, Had to by another at 4 times the cost/

 

[simonfraser]

Recon you should get it out for her, least you could after kinky sex in the head

 

[john_morris_uk]

Murphy!s law... spend 2 hour retrieving find missing Crown Jewel. sterilze complete assembly.. Proudly present. and wait for comment. "You dont think Im going to wear that after where it been"
/

Just say, "Don't worry, I've put it through the dishwasher so its perfectly clean now..."

 

[Norman_E]

... and you'll have an expert aboard if you have any problems in future. Nothing like a little on-the-job training

Did you mean on-the-jobbie training?

 

[duncan99210]

Wonder if the OPs SWMBO has seen this thread yet - and what her reaction has been? FWIW, my SWMBO has accepted that maintaining and servicing the heads is a 'pink' job and she cheerfully keeps the things working properly. Result.

 

[tokoloshe]

If she was talking to God down the big white telephone, you might as him.

 

[asteven221]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Good advice about the Jabsco diagram and let her get on with it! LOL.