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Water Nidge, water mate, anyway, I don't think he's done anything 1000's of motorists do every day when it's freezing, just got unlucky, plus she was elderly as well, no one has considered if she had one of those forgetful moments that you do and simply walked out too wide, if the screen was 100% blocked out of vision then it becomes another story, but I think this is a mix of dare I say it old lady vs drive on cos if I don't I will lose money regardless.

These machines use hot water to melt the top layer of ice and smooth it before it refreezes.
Hot water does not freeze faster than cold water.

As for pipes and nozzles thawing out with engine heat, yes they do but with a diesel engine and an outside temperature of below -10C (very common up here in winter) they take ages to thaw. Also the bonnet insulation shields them from the heat of the engine

BTW the coldest night I've seen up here was -26C.

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Not just top models, my 1989 Scirroco has heated washer jets, so its not new!

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42 years now! and still going strong!

Ermmm it does http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/ ... ry-offers/

I use it neat...but that in itself tends to leave a smeary residue on the window, there just is no easy way to keep your windscreen crystal clear on a slushy,salty,shltty,zub zero winters day...only way to keep it clean is not to use your vehicle in sh*tty winter weather.

The Trouble is windchill brought about through driving...it might be minus 10c ambient temp but windchill could through the vehicles motion could cause a temp of minus 40c at the Nozzles or at the winscreen....and then everything freezes.

The word "sometimes" is missing. Hot water can sometimes freeze faster than cold water but it depends on the conditions. I do not think that the conditions that are present on a cold frosty morning would actually make hot water freeze quicker than cold water.

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Grandad,

What kind are you using? The £1.50 for 2 litres stuff from asda is the dogs bollocks.
Been using it for 3 winters now, no problems. Stinks of meths though

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Its odd you mention that...I once had an American lady on a run to the airport in sh*tty winter weather, she was convinced I was boozed up because of the reek of alcohol from the excessive use of washer fluid, She left the car still unconvinced

ffs your scottish....what the hell was she to think?

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
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We are not all a nation of Buckfast'ees ....I've never had anything stronger than a Becks Blue in all my 12 years as a PH driver...now, if you don't mind I'm off for a drink.

Of screenwash?

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Warm water freezes faster because it Oxygenates. (loses its Oxygen)

Simples ! have I won ?

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