Water washer bottle.
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Water washer bottle.
Hello.
I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a few
cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any tips
for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do in
the colder areas of say Canada ?
SPG
I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a few
cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any tips
for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do in
the colder areas of say Canada ?
SPG
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Re: Water washer bottle.
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com>
wrote:
>journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any tips
>for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
>the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do in
>the colder areas of say Canada ?
Ok, not Canada, but Austria does get cold too at times )
Sorry, but adding additive is the thing I do. Mostly 50/50. Instead of
additive you can also use spirit. It smells a bit different but you
can get it in large quantities for a lower price. Basically it's the
alcohol which keeps the water from freezing.
And yes, mine too would not defrost just by itself while driving. The
additive has to be in there from the start. Btw. the nozzles are
heated on my 99 A6, so there I never have a problem.
>SPG
Regards
Wolfgang
--
* Audi A6 Avant TDI *
* reply to wolfgang dot pawlinetz at chello dot at *
wrote:
>journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any tips
>for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
>the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do in
>the colder areas of say Canada ?
Ok, not Canada, but Austria does get cold too at times )
Sorry, but adding additive is the thing I do. Mostly 50/50. Instead of
additive you can also use spirit. It smells a bit different but you
can get it in large quantities for a lower price. Basically it's the
alcohol which keeps the water from freezing.
And yes, mine too would not defrost just by itself while driving. The
additive has to be in there from the start. Btw. the nozzles are
heated on my 99 A6, so there I never have a problem.
>SPG
Regards
Wolfgang
--
* Audi A6 Avant TDI *
* reply to wolfgang dot pawlinetz at chello dot at *
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Re: Water washer bottle.
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com> wrote:
>Hello.
>
>I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a few
>cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
>hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
>strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
>journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any tips
>for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
>the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do in
>the colder areas of say Canada ?
Very expensive? Really?
In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer fluid
that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar (probably
two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
It should be noted that four liter bottles of drinking water would cost at
least twice as much as the gallon of washer fluid...
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
>Hello.
>
>I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a few
>cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
>hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
>strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
>journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any tips
>for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
>the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do in
>the colder areas of say Canada ?
Very expensive? Really?
In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer fluid
that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar (probably
two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
It should be noted that four liter bottles of drinking water would cost at
least twice as much as the gallon of washer fluid...
/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd
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Re: Water washer bottle.
"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com>
wrote:
>
> >Hello.
> >
> >I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a
few
> >cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
> >hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> >strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
> >journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive.
Something's wrong with this picture. Apparently, the additive you're using
is pure detergent and *no* antifreeze (Something I don't think I've ever
seen in the US; *all* commercial additives and mixtures I know of are
antifreeze compounds.). Under those circumstances, *of course* it will
freeze up! You need an additive or mixture that has a freezing point below
your lowest temperatures.
> > Anybody got any tips
> >for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
> >the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do
in
> >the colder areas of say Canada ?
>
> Very expensive? Really?
>
> In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer fluid
> that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar
(probably
> two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
>
> It should be noted that four liter bottles of drinking water would cost at
> least twice as much as the gallon of washer fluid...
Well, 'tripper is right. I flicked the rear washer on the Jeep last night
at 0F and it 'spewed' just fine. I thought about trying it this morning
at -11F, but I know from last night that the wiper blade is still frozen
stiff at the wrong curvature. >:^[
However, if you *had* some stuff in your system that froze up, you need to
*purge the lines* when you get the good stuff into the reservoir.
Otherwise, it *still* won't work. In the extreme case, I've pulled the
lines so I could take them into the house and get them warmed up and emptied
out.
FWIW, I'm using the RainX fluid that costs about *twice* as much (unless you
find Walmart closing it out at $.75/gal. like I did when I bought a 15
gallon, ~10-year supply!). I also use RainX on the glass, so three things
work in my favor. First, I don't need to use the wipers nearly as much
because most liquid, including salt mixtures, just rolls off (snow and ice
chips off much easier, too); second, the fluid remains liquid; and third, it
replenishes the RainX coating as I use it.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com>
wrote:
>
> >Hello.
> >
> >I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a
few
> >cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
> >hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> >strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
> >journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive.
Something's wrong with this picture. Apparently, the additive you're using
is pure detergent and *no* antifreeze (Something I don't think I've ever
seen in the US; *all* commercial additives and mixtures I know of are
antifreeze compounds.). Under those circumstances, *of course* it will
freeze up! You need an additive or mixture that has a freezing point below
your lowest temperatures.
> > Anybody got any tips
> >for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
> >the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do
in
> >the colder areas of say Canada ?
>
> Very expensive? Really?
>
> In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer fluid
> that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar
(probably
> two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
>
> It should be noted that four liter bottles of drinking water would cost at
> least twice as much as the gallon of washer fluid...
Well, 'tripper is right. I flicked the rear washer on the Jeep last night
at 0F and it 'spewed' just fine. I thought about trying it this morning
at -11F, but I know from last night that the wiper blade is still frozen
stiff at the wrong curvature. >:^[
However, if you *had* some stuff in your system that froze up, you need to
*purge the lines* when you get the good stuff into the reservoir.
Otherwise, it *still* won't work. In the extreme case, I've pulled the
lines so I could take them into the house and get them warmed up and emptied
out.
FWIW, I'm using the RainX fluid that costs about *twice* as much (unless you
find Walmart closing it out at $.75/gal. like I did when I bought a 15
gallon, ~10-year supply!). I also use RainX on the glass, so three things
work in my favor. First, I don't need to use the wipers nearly as much
because most liquid, including salt mixtures, just rolls off (snow and ice
chips off much easier, too); second, the fluid remains liquid; and third, it
replenishes the RainX coating as I use it.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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Re: Water washer bottle.
-11F? Geez, it's 68 degrees here at the Super Bowl!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
See my Audi in the Registry at www.audiworld.com!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
See my Audi in the Registry at www.audiworld.com!
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Re: Water washer bottle.
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:44:09 -0600, "Stephen Clark" <nospam@spamnot.not>
wrote:
>-11F? Geez, it's 68 degrees here at the Super Bowl!
But when you open your eyes you remember you're still stuck in Houston :-p
/daytripper - who spent a year in Houston one month. yuck...
'00 s4 6spd
wrote:
>-11F? Geez, it's 68 degrees here at the Super Bowl!
But when you open your eyes you remember you're still stuck in Houston :-p
/daytripper - who spent a year in Houston one month. yuck...
'00 s4 6spd
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Re: Water washer bottle.
Damn, daytripper, we're tryin' to change our image down here!
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
See my Audi in the Registry at www.audiworld.com!
"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:44:09 -0600, "Stephen Clark" <nospam@spamnot.not>
> wrote:
>
> >-11F? Geez, it's 68 degrees here at the Super Bowl!
>
> But when you open your eyes you remember you're still stuck in Houston
:-p
>
> /daytripper - who spent a year in Houston one month. yuck...
> '00 s4 6spd
--
Stephen Clark
89 Audi 100
Houston, Texas USA
See my Audi in the Registry at www.audiworld.com!
"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:44:09 -0600, "Stephen Clark" <nospam@spamnot.not>
> wrote:
>
> >-11F? Geez, it's 68 degrees here at the Super Bowl!
>
> But when you open your eyes you remember you're still stuck in Houston
:-p
>
> /daytripper - who spent a year in Houston one month. yuck...
> '00 s4 6spd
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"daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com>
wrote:
>
> >Hello.
> >
> >I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a
few
> >cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
> >hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> >strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
> >journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any
tips
> >for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
> >the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do
in
> >the colder areas of say Canada ?
>
> Very expensive? Really?
>
> In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer fluid
> that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar
(probably
> two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
>
--Snip--
Hmmmm, you do mean US$1 = CDN$1.32, right?
Romy
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Re: Water washer bottle.
I add a pint of alcohol to the gallon of the -20F fluid to avoid the problem
of the premix fluid freezing due to wind chill after being sprayed on a cold
windshield.
"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadowMAPS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1goh10ps4afbajrl88ah0dtjds2afr3238@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > >Hello.
> > >
> > >I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get
a
> few
> > >cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making
driving
> > >hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> > >strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on
my
> > >journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive.
>
> Something's wrong with this picture. Apparently, the additive you're
using
> is pure detergent and *no* antifreeze (Something I don't think I've ever
> seen in the US; *all* commercial additives and mixtures I know of are
> antifreeze compounds.). Under those circumstances, *of course* it will
> freeze up! You need an additive or mixture that has a freezing point
below
> your lowest temperatures.
>
> > > Anybody got any tips
> > >for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also
be
> > >the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people
do
> in
> > >the colder areas of say Canada ?
> >
> > Very expensive? Really?
> >
> > In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer
fluid
> > that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar
> (probably
> > two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
> >
> > It should be noted that four liter bottles of drinking water would cost
at
> > least twice as much as the gallon of washer fluid...
>
> Well, 'tripper is right. I flicked the rear washer on the Jeep last night
> at 0F and it 'spewed' just fine. I thought about trying it this morning
> at -11F, but I know from last night that the wiper blade is still frozen
> stiff at the wrong curvature. >:^[
>
> However, if you *had* some stuff in your system that froze up, you need to
> *purge the lines* when you get the good stuff into the reservoir.
> Otherwise, it *still* won't work. In the extreme case, I've pulled the
> lines so I could take them into the house and get them warmed up and
emptied
> out.
>
> FWIW, I'm using the RainX fluid that costs about *twice* as much (unless
you
> find Walmart closing it out at $.75/gal. like I did when I bought a 15
> gallon, ~10-year supply!). I also use RainX on the glass, so three things
> work in my favor. First, I don't need to use the wipers nearly as much
> because most liquid, including salt mixtures, just rolls off (snow and ice
> chips off much easier, too); second, the fluid remains liquid; and third,
it
> replenishes the RainX coating as I use it.
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that)
>
>
of the premix fluid freezing due to wind chill after being sprayed on a cold
windshield.
"C.R. Krieger" <warp2_shadowMAPS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "daytripper" <day_trippr@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1goh10ps4afbajrl88ah0dtjds2afr3238@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 08:38:01 -0000, "Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > >Hello.
> > >
> > >I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get
a
> few
> > >cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making
driving
> > >hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> > >strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on
my
> > >journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive.
>
> Something's wrong with this picture. Apparently, the additive you're
using
> is pure detergent and *no* antifreeze (Something I don't think I've ever
> seen in the US; *all* commercial additives and mixtures I know of are
> antifreeze compounds.). Under those circumstances, *of course* it will
> freeze up! You need an additive or mixture that has a freezing point
below
> your lowest temperatures.
>
> > > Anybody got any tips
> > >for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also
be
> > >the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people
do
> in
> > >the colder areas of say Canada ?
> >
> > Very expensive? Really?
> >
> > In the northern States you can buy a gallon jug of pre-mixed washer
fluid
> > that'll stay liquid down to at least -20°F for around one US dollar
> (probably
> > two Loonies for our monetarily-challenged neighbors to our north
> >
> > It should be noted that four liter bottles of drinking water would cost
at
> > least twice as much as the gallon of washer fluid...
>
> Well, 'tripper is right. I flicked the rear washer on the Jeep last night
> at 0F and it 'spewed' just fine. I thought about trying it this morning
> at -11F, but I know from last night that the wiper blade is still frozen
> stiff at the wrong curvature. >:^[
>
> However, if you *had* some stuff in your system that froze up, you need to
> *purge the lines* when you get the good stuff into the reservoir.
> Otherwise, it *still* won't work. In the extreme case, I've pulled the
> lines so I could take them into the house and get them warmed up and
emptied
> out.
>
> FWIW, I'm using the RainX fluid that costs about *twice* as much (unless
you
> find Walmart closing it out at $.75/gal. like I did when I bought a 15
> gallon, ~10-year supply!). I also use RainX on the glass, so three things
> work in my favor. First, I don't need to use the wipers nearly as much
> because most liquid, including salt mixtures, just rolls off (snow and ice
> chips off much easier, too); second, the fluid remains liquid; and third,
it
> replenishes the RainX coating as I use it.
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; done that)
>
>
#10
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Re: Water washer bottle.
Up here in the Big Bad North (Canada) we go to our local Canadian Tire store
an pick up a 4L jug of pre-mixed windscreen wash that's good down to -45C.
Haven't tried it at that temp but have down to -25C, only last week.
Tony
Ottawa
"Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a
few
> cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
> hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
> journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any
tips
> for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
> the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do
in
> the colder areas of say Canada ?
>
> SPG
>
>
an pick up a 4L jug of pre-mixed windscreen wash that's good down to -45C.
Haven't tried it at that temp but have down to -25C, only last week.
Tony
Ottawa
"Stephen Gray" <stephen@k-par.com> wrote in message
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> Hello.
>
> I do about 25000 miles a year in an 95 Audi A6. In the UK here we get a
few
> cold days where everything freezes i.e. the washer bottle making driving
> hazardous due to salt film on the windscreen. Now unless I pour 100%
> strength additive into it, it freezes up and never seems to defrost on my
> journey. Pouring 100% additive in is very expensive. Anybody got any
tips
> for stopping the water bottle from freezing ? It could of course also be
> the water jets so any tips there would be useful. What do you people do
in
> the colder areas of say Canada ?
>
> SPG
>
>