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20th January 2022, 21:03 | #1 |
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I passed a car travelling on the main A149 at Potter Heigham yesterday with all the windows frosted up. The driver had his head out of the window to see where he was going! Madness! He wasn't hanging about either.
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HE COULD HAVE CLEARED IT ALL BEFORE STARTING BY POURING SOME WARM WATER ON THE WINDOWS.
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I appreciate that you say "warm" rather than "hot" but quickly increasing the temperature of glass at freezing point doesn't strike me as a good idea. But in any case what will happen is that the "warm" water will instantly freeze thereby making the situation worse! In the past I have tried the de-icing sprays which have the disadvantage of producing a smeary coating which hampers visibility. I now find that the simplest method is the best: a manual ice scraper followed by putting the engine under load by driving away with windscreen defrost activated. The rapid warming-up of the K series petrol engines is very helpful! Simon
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Back in the dim mists of time when I used to go to work, my solution to a frosted windscreen was to pour a jug of cold water over it. Sounds counterintuitive, but it worked
These days, if we have to go anywhere early enough to have a frozen windscreen, I put a small electric heater on in the car on a low temp while I have breakfast. All windows nice and clear, and the car nice and warm (ish!) inside as a bonus . Cliff
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Proceed to pour the remainder of the water over the rest of the windows - preferably wiping the excess clear using a soft squeegee. This will work to around minus 5 . Using cold water will mean it will freeze nearly on contact. Do not leave the car unattended whilst engine is running for obvious reasons. Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk
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As for being cold it gets much colder in winter here even though I'm about 400 miles further south than where you are. In Britain the top of a bucket of water outside would have a layer of ice on it. Over here all the water in the bucket freezes into a solid lump.-- Summer gets hotter and winter gets colder.--- Last edited by COLVERT; 21st January 2022 at 22:31.. |
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I too use tepid water but wipe off before it gets to freezing point, one it for years with no problem.
As to the moronic inaction of some people to attempt to clear it proves again the fact that the idiots are still out there. |
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I've used the electric heater method in the past. Getting into a lovely warm car with clear windows is the way to go.. As for the idiots, I'd just impound the car. Last edited by AndyN01; 22nd January 2022 at 08:38.. |
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