Screenwash

Free1234

I have never bother with screenwash and just use water, but I have just been given a £5 voucher to use online so I'm planning to get some screenwash for my car.

Should I empty the water tank ? If so what is the easiest way on doing so? 

I'm looking at ready mixed for simplicity, looking at the price it would appear the colder it is the best. 

Is the -1 be good enough?

comeandgo

Where are you in uk?  I would always put in -15 in winter and 0 in the summer months.  Are you likely to still get frost now?

MX5huggy

Compared with water yes. Crack on don’t bother emptying it, go a bit crazy with use for a few days and then just top up with the wash. 

AdrianC

Would you wash your dishes in plain water, without any washing up liquid?

Using screenwash is the same situation. Think about what gets thrown up from the road surface by the tyres of other vehicles...

No, you don't need to empty the washer bottle. If you use ready-mix, it'll be a bit weak to start with if you add it to a bottle of neat water.

As far as temp goes, at this time of year, there might be a frost or two ahead, but not much. The anti-freeze side kicks in come winter. Nothing worse than sitting on a motorway in dry weather, with filth being thrown up from a slightly damp road by other people's tyres, drying on your windscreen, and your washers don't work because they've frozen. How badly you need extreme low temperature depends on where your car's nozzles are for windchill, and whether engine heat thaws the pipework and bottle. I've had cars that have been TERRIBLE for freezing at the slightest provocation, and ones that I never had an issue at all.

Free1234

I have to say I don't use the windscreen washer that often. I only use the wiper when it's raining.

I only just the windscreen washer 1) when it is sunny and the dirt is really noticeable 2) when the car in front use his washer 3) the car behind is really close and !!!!!! me off and I spray him with my washer

AdrianC

You should use it when you need to. No more or less than that. When cleaning the windscreen will help improve your vision...

Alanp

Personally I tend not to buy ready mixed unless I have to, after all your paying for water, I just buy a concentrate and mix my own...

Flight3287462

Free1234 said:

I have to say I don't use the windscreen washer that often. I only use the wiper when it's raining.

I only just the windscreen washer 1) when it is sunny and the dirt is really noticeable 2) when the car in front use his washer 3) the car behind is really close and !!!!!! me off and I spray him with my washer

Then you don't drive very often especially in the winter or you can't see half time.

How come your response comes as no surprise.

roddydogs

Wum.?..........

molerat

Can you not spot an AE, change one letter of the name !

greyteam1959

Ahhhhh

Not Fre* is it ??