I don't think it's possible to lose that magnet in the pan,what you could do in the meantime till ya get the magnet,is put a small[3-4 inch]speaker magnet on bottom of filter,but when ya get the magnet,you need to rechange the filter once again as it may have shaving in bottom of filter case,I would use new filter and magnet,jus so everything goes smooth,oh,don't wait too long to resolve the prob,the sooner ya get back in proper form the better off ya are..IMO
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