How to choose a winter glass washer? The best car windshield washers are winter. How to make a winter glass washer yourself?

On the eve of the cold weather, the shelves of car shops begin to be filled with a variety of technical liquids with magical properties. To choose the best washers of car glasses (winter, all-weather, etc.) - business uneasy and demands some theoretical knowledge. Looking at all the variety that stores offer us, you can easily get confused both in brands that produce liquid, and in the composition itself.

Let's try to figure out how to choose a winter washer and what to look for first. After all, the quality of the washer (non-frost protection), and therefore the purity of your windshield, directly affects road safety.

Composition

One water for the winter months, of course, is not suitable. Using it in the washer in the cold season not only does not give the necessary review, but also ruins the nozzles in the system. Ordinary water can not withstand a strong temperature drop, so the washer reservoir can simply crack.

The main ingredients used in the preparation of non-frost-free are alcohol and water. And it is on their correct ratio and the temperature at which the composition begins to crystallize depends.

Rising prices and other market factors make manufacturers go to some tricks, use cheaper and not always quality raw materials in order to produce a winter glass washer at a low, and therefore competitive price. When choosing non-frost-free, first of all you need to look at the quality and type of alcohol that was used by the manufacturer, because this is the main ingredient of the washer.

In liquids intended for use in winter conditions, the following types of alcohol can be used:

• methyl;
• ethyl;
• Isopropyl.

From what kind of species was used in the production process, and will depend on how good the winter glass washer will get.

Methanol

The first thing you need to know about is that methanol and its derivatives are prohibited by current legislation. Among all the ingredients, the maximum allowable concentration in the air is minimal, which means that even a small amount of vapors of this element can poison your body, worsen your eyesight. In addition, the winter glass washer on methanol has a very negative effect on the rubber bands of wipers, very quickly removing them from the system.

Think about your safety and always read the composition of the unfreezing before you make a purchase. If the washer winter glasses without a smell, it is worthwhile to be alert, since methyl alcohol is just this.

Ethanol

Such alcohol is the safest and most relevant ingredient today for the production of non-frosting. The only negative - a high price, so the demand for this option, if it uses, it is extremely rare. In fact, it's a familiar vodka, only odorless and mixed with water.

The vapors that will be in the air during the use of the washer on ethanol will not affect the health of the driver and his crew. As in the case of methanol, pure ethyl practically has no smell. Its use does not cause any discomfort.

Isopropyl

Winter washer glass based on isopropyl alcohol - one of the most running. The concentration of vapors in today's similar liquids is simply not capable of harming the driver and his passengers.

The only minus of this alcohol and non-frost-free ones on its basis is a specific smell that resembles acetone, so in expensive and high-quality liquids (like the winter washer of Snegir 33 glass with organic additives) special "jammers" are used to get rid of it .

Together with the type of ingredient used, other criteria should be taken into account when choosing the appropriate non-frosting. It:

• Chemical formula of the main element;
• Carbon injector throughput - kinematic viscosity;
• The ability to penetrate into the mud and wash the surface;
• Maximum and minimum crystallization temperature;
• The presence of surfactants.

Let's try to designate the most distinguished products, which deserve the attention of motorists in view of the high quality. It is about them that they hear the best reviews.

Washer Hi-Gear

It is one of the most expensive, but at the same time extremely high-quality products of the considered spectrum of application. Production is established directly on the territory of the Russian Federation, and the quality of products is controlled by the same brand. The main ingredient is isopropyl alcohol.

Judging by the responses of the owners, the crystallization temperature (-25 degrees) indicated on the label is quite consistent with the real state of things, and the washer feels confident within these limits. Below is a list of the most attractive characteristics of ice-freezing:

• Low consumption of the product;
• Effectively copes with oil film and thick layers of dirt;
• After use no glare on the windshield;
• Protects rubber bands of wipers and glass from abrasive wear.

Be vigilant, buying the product in unfamiliar places, as it is often possible to stumble upon a fake, which is easy to recognize due to a sharp smell, even despite the abundant use of all sorts of flavors.

Windscreen washer Winter Willmelt 30 (5 l)

One of the main advantages of this non-frost protection is the price. It is at least two times lower than that of venerable competitors. The use of any innovative technologies on the label is not indicated, but the composition is not much different from expensive analogues. Here, too, water and isopropyl alcohol.

Non-freezing "Willmelt" is able to work perfectly at a temperature of not lower than -30 degrees, and does not exert any negative impact on the driver's health and on the windscreen wiper blades. The liquid, though it has a smell, but does not turn its tongue into an obsessive or unpleasant language. The only negative that the owners of this liquid note is impotence on the cold glass, so it is necessary to warm it well for a full-fledged operation of the washer.

How to make a winter glass washer yourself

If for some reason you do not have the desire to buy third-party products, then you can prepare ice-free with your own hands, and you can gain such experience if you suddenly froze, and there is no car dealer nearby.

To prepare the washer, you need an ordinary alcohol, which must be mixed with water approximately 1: 3 (alcohol and water, respectively). The liquid in this case will not freeze in the tank, and you can easily get to the car dealer or to the garage without any problems. Food stores selling alcoholic beverages in our territory are much larger than auto shops, so the option is more or less acceptable.

As another of the "recipes" of homemade washer - the use of liquid for washing windows or dishes with water. In the case of the window cleaner, you can dilute 1: 1, but with the dishwashing liquid you need to be careful, and the minimum ratio here is 1: 5, because the latter has a high viscosity coefficient and in its pure form is able to deliver a lot of problems to the windshield.

Summarizing

The fact that the roads are sprinkled in winter in large cities and on adjacent roads have an extremely negative effect not only on the condition of the body of the car, but also on the visibility, delivering a lot of inconvenience to the driver due to constantly flying reagents from under the wheels of the cars ahead. Therefore, in advance arm the janitors, which are designed for winter, and a normal washer fluid.

Be sure to look at the label, which should be on each container with non-frosting. Try not to buy products containing methanol - yes, it is cheaper and less odorless, but its fumes will slowly kill you, so do not risk your health and take a wasopropanol with your favorite perfume (lemon, strawberry, banana, etc.) ).