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Default Removing a fan light.

On 28/05/2017 12:49, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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On Sunday, 28 May 2017 11:47:05 UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/05/17 10:54, DerbyBorn wrote:
But surely the putty needs to be removed in order to replace the
glass - so isn't it worth trying to remove it with the glass in situ
and then the glass might be left intact.


This is one of the cases where that is how you try the first time you
ever do it.

But never again.


There's no hope of it coming out in one piece - unless it's bedded in
silicone. Tape only delays removing the pieces. This thread seems to me
to only achieve delaying the job.


I'm not interested in removing it in one piece, as it will be scrap
anyway. Just want to minimise any damage caused by falling glass. Which is
why I asked this question.


Getting it out in one piece and carrying it down to the ground seems
like a reasonable way of minimising the damage though.


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Cheers,

John.

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