Icy Morning Morons

Mupette

If i can't see out of the windscreen or side windows or any windows i don't drive until i do, to some that might be anal but i'd rather be safe.

Not difficult when brewing that first morning cuppa is to add more water to the kettle for a hot water bottle for the car, so it can start the defrost whilst you stare into that morning cuppa.

pulliptears

Im really OCD about anything on my windscreen, slightest raindrop has to be cleared lol

Why dont these people put a cover on their screen? Whats wrong with an empty pop bottle filled with a bit of tepid water?

WestonDave

I've never really got on with the deicer sprays - you seem to need to use so much of it to actually clear all the ice. I tend to just start the engine to get the heater warmed up, use a good (Brabantia do a good ice scraper and squeegee) ice scraper to get off all the exterior ice, by which time the heater is getting a fair way to clearing the mist off the inside. The inside is just as important to clear!

mazza111

sarahg1969 wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/6984693/Woman-who-drove-with-snow-covered-windscreen-prompts-police-warning.html


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!!!!!!! I can't believe that people can be so moronic!!!

vman

blackfive wrote: »

For frost a good trick if the car is near to a house or garage with a power supply is to run an extension lead into the car and plug in a small fan heater a few minutes before you leave. This will not only de-ice the windows but warm the car and help prevent misting up. Obviously be careful as don't have any connections outside, ensure clear air to both inlet and outlet of heater, make sure lead enters through door so not so tight to crush and damage it (good idea just to have door on the safety catch if seal very tight), the lead goes up into car to prevent water tracking down it, plug it through a very sensitive RCD/earth leakage trip at source, etc. If you do put it in the car the night before don't switch it on until just a few minutes before the journey and keep a good watchful eye on it. Never be tempted to pour hot water onto frozen glass as it can crack or shatter. If you do use water make sure its very tepid but this can freeze again.

Sounds like a huge phaf, a large jug of warmish tap water does the trick in less than 20 secs (obviously wipers on so it doesn't freeze straight over again). The water only needs to be a bit above freezing, zero chance of the windscreen cracking (people who use kettles make laugh).

Even easier - just stick a big sheet over the windscreen the night before.

claretmatt

In frosty conditions I put electric fan heater on back seat for 5 mins. All windows defrosted and nice toasty car to get into.

Didn't see same suggestion above

Idiophreak

sarahg1969 wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/6984693/Woman-who-drove-with-snow-covered-windscreen-prompts-police-warning.html


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Hope they spoke to the idiot in the background too who'd managed to clear the windscreen, but not bothered with the roof. Let's hope the old lady didn't make him brake too suddenly...

blackfive

vman wrote: »

Sounds like a huge phaf, a large jug of warmish tap water does the trick in less than 20 secs (obviously wipers on so it doesn't freeze straight over again). The water only needs to be a bit above freezing, zero chance of the windscreen cracking (people who use kettles make laugh).

Even easier - just stick a big sheet over the windscreen the night before.

Much less of a phaf than finding pouring water on the screen forms into ice with the wipers juddering to a halt and ending up stuck to the screen when the temperature is below freezing! Remember the screen will also be below freezing so freeze the water. Admittedly it does work if the temperatures are slightly above freezing.
Takes as much time to set it up as getting a jug of water and, if done the night before, all you need to do is flick a switch and get on with other things. Then you have a warm car with clear screens.

Idiophreak

blackfive wrote: »

Much less of a phaf than finding pouring water on the screen forms into ice with the wipers juddering to a halt and ending up stuck to the screen when the temperature is below freezing! Remember the screen will also be below freezing so freeze the water. Admittedly it does work if the temperatures are slightly above freezing.
Takes as much time to set it up as getting a jug of water and, if done the night before, all you need to do is flick a switch and get on with other things. Then you have a warm car with clear screens.

Both seem a massive phaf compared to whipping your ice scraper out (I keep mine in my wallet all the time) and scraping the stuff off. Takes all of 30 seconds and....if you're really clever...you can wear gloves so you don't even get cold fingers.

DCFC79

I just cover the car with old sheets if i dont manage to get in the garage.