How do I retreive a lost hard contac lens from the sink drain?

Answer 1

Wow, this has happened to me before! Actually more than once!

First, don't run any water or anything down the drain. The contact might be already gone, but there's a possibility that it's still in the P-trap underneath the sink. If you put anything down the sink there's a possibility that it might wash out into the pipes and be lost..

The P-trap is the curved pipe you see underneath the sink. Disconnect the P-trap underneath the sink. First, put something under there to catch the water that will fall out when you disconnect it. The P-trap is usually held onto the pipes with some rings. All you have to do is unscrew the rings. You might need to use a pliers or vice grip to do this. After you unscrew the rings, just slide the P-trap off the pipe, and dump the water from the P-trap into your bucket or whatever. Examine this water for your contact lens.

Also, sometimes the contact can get stuck to the pipe inside the sink. There's gunk on there that the contact will sometimes stick to. So if you don't find it in the P-trap, check the pipe that goes from the sink to the P-trap. If the contact is in there, you can dislodge it with a long tool (a stick, pencil, whatever).

If it's not in that pipe or the P-trap, you probably won't get it back. Also, if you're not completely sure that it went into the sink, check the floor and other surfaces in the bathroom. Sometimes it can seem like they fell in there when they really fell somewhere else. If you shine a flashlight around it makes it easier to locate the contact because it will reflect the light from the flashlight. You can see the glint of the light off the contact and that's how you'll know where it is.

If you find your contact, of course, you will want to clean the contact lens thoroughly before putting it back into your eye.

I hope you find it!

Answer 2

You need to get a pipe wrench and take off the pipe that makes a "U" under the sink. If water was washed with the contact lens, the lens more than likely has been washed away.

Answer 3

First don't run the water. You will wash it away.

Get a bucket and put it under the goose neck part of the drain. Take the drain off and dump all the water from the goose neck into the bucket.

Your contact will be in there.

Answer 4

You probably have to get under the sink like a plumber and unscrew that pipe.

Answer 5

open your P trap, if its in there, you can get to it.

btw, the P trap is the U shaped part of the drain under your sink. Lotsa luck.

Answer 6

under the sink you will see what is called a u bend and their should be a plug in the bottom of it , undo it and hopefully you will find it

Answer 7

R u planning to use it again??????Ewwww....