Child proof caps!

I do model making and woodwork.

Just about every liquid I use now - meths, white spirit, linseed oil - comes in bottles with child proof caps which are fiddly and annoying to use

Is there any way of fixing or jamming them so they can be used like ordinary - adult? - caps?

Or replacing them with something else?

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They drive me mad Geoff I understand you can buy products without them but I don't have the time to seek them out.

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I don't do well with child tops either.
My hands are going in strength.
I do save ordinary tops sometimes
I have in the past got one of my Grandkids to open
it for me. I do have the safety of high shelving so
out of reach of any young ones not old enough.

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You can just stop screwing them before they click closed so they open easily, I do that with some bottles. I do agree they are very annoying. They seem to be making tablets harder to access in bubble packs now too the struggle I have to get my painkillers out is ridiculous, I took a knife to it the other day, when I asked the pharmacy they said it's to stop people over dosing - well I can't see it stopping too many people if they are determined but it will stop people in pain getting relief.

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I did this and it works

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Interesting will show my husband as he is often heard muttering in the kitchen in the morning trying to get the cap off his tablets.

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They should really call them adult proof caps because most children can open them with no problem !

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I think I've sorted it.

A bit of asking around, and experimentation on my part reveals that manufacturers use the same size thread for most bottles. So I discard the child - proof bottle tops and replace them with ones from fizzy drinks bottles

Damn! Now I've got to drink all that cider!