Windshield washer fluid in low temps?
If your camping in low temps in the teens or lower. What would you suggest for windshield washer fluid? I know windex will freeze. I was thinking to help keep the windshield free of Ice/frost &...
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rockhillmanor wrote:
2 months later during a blizzard in freezing temps I was on the interstate and hit the windshield washers to get the salt off.
In a split second my ENTIRE windshield froze over!! Blinded I could not see a thing I almost died that day.
Fortunately I found my way to the side of the road without hitting anybody and it took me awhile to figure out what just happened.
Yup they DO sell windshield washer fluid that does NOT have antifreeze in it. They sell it in Florida and that was the last bottle I put in. :S
That can happen if you use rubbing alcohol in your washer too. It will easily keep the reservoir from freezing. It will also work to help de-ice before you get going. But if you use it at highway speed the alcohol can evaporate leaving the water behind to quickly turn to ice.
Folks should get the real stuff, it's worth it.
