1) In the event that a window breaks on Shabbos, it is permitted to cover the opening by draping a blanket, sheet or a towel over it and doing so is not an issue of Boneh. (Mishna Berura Siman 313:3)
However, the blanket, sheet or towel may not be tacked into the wall or window frame, as that indeed would be a prohibition of Boneh.
2) If after the window breaks, some pieces of the glass remain in the frame, they may not be removed from the frame as doing so would be a transgression of Soser, destroying.
However, if by leaving those glass pieces in the frame they will pose a danger to people, a non-Jew may be asked to remove them.
If a non-Jew is not available, the dangerous glass may be removed from the frame by a Jew if done in a non-regular fashion (K'Lachar Yad), i.e. by removing them with his foot instead of with his hands. (See Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchaso Perek 23:35 quoting Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal)
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Reader's Question:
I toveled a coffee pot.
Before I dipped it I checked and made sure there were no stickers or anything on it.
When I came home and took it out of the bag I had it in, I realized there was a little strip of sticker on the bottom of the pot.
My question Is if it's okay to use, since most likely but not 100% that the sticker was from the bag it was in, and if it was not from the bag, and I just didn't notice it, is it okay since it was only on the bottom of the pot, which is not where the coffee would be touching anyways?
Answer:
If there is a Chatzitzah between the utensil and the water, the Tevilah is not valid and must be redone (and a new Bracha recited if there was a Hefsek)
That being said, if the Chatzitzah is insignificant and in a place that most people wouldn't care if it remains there, the utensil is Ok to use B'dieved.
Thus in your case , if it's not a big deal to remove and re-tovel, do so.
If it is a big bother, you can use it as is, especially given the fact that there is a possibility that it was indeed not there at the time of the Tevilah.
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