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Odd idea for winter

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11 Nov 2012 14:46 - 11 Nov 2012 14:53 #52874 by j999pre
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Ok. I need my car for winter at very short notice. (seconds)

Therefore an iced windscreen is a big problem.

Is there an option of a second battery, a solar panel and a small 12v heater?

I don't want to be tethered to the mains our have anything to unplug.

Any thoughts anyone?

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11 Nov 2012 14:50 #52875 by Smoggy
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Oh there's an idea :)

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11 Nov 2012 14:57 #52876 by facade
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Get one of those ice covers for the windscreen, just lift it off and drive away.

Solar panels don't work in the winter.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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11 Nov 2012 15:34 - 11 Nov 2012 15:35 #52878 by j999pre
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facade wrote: Get one of those ice covers for the windscreen, just lift it off and drive away.

Solar panels don't work in the winter.


Wind turbine it is then :cheer:

I have an insulated sheet I use but if it trains then freezes its a mare.

I have solar on the house and yes its not as good as in the summer it still works to some degree. The heater would only need to luck in at freezing temps then off again and the battery would get some charge on the way to work.

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11 Nov 2012 20:52 #52936 by reaper
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On the old mini you could fit a heat exchanger on to the manifold to heat the washer jet water .
Maybe not in seconds but certainly helped clear the windows fast

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11 Nov 2012 21:02 - 11 Nov 2012 21:04 #52944 by markyp2000
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you need some thing like this 271088836440 on ebay its to aid the engine warm up quicker and also gives you heat as it sits in the heater box

or get a garage to put it in if you have off road parking may be a car port
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12 Nov 2012 10:14 - 12 Nov 2012 10:18 #53006 by kirkynut
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There is a product that heats your screen wash as it passes through it but I can't remember what it's called and it won't do your side windows. Side windows are less likely to re freeze after a squirt with de icer.

I had this when I was on the local Lifeboat crew but garaged my car in the end solving the issue.

The Jimny does heat up quickly though, so it's not the end of the world, but then I never would've liked to have said that to someone in the Thames when it's cold enough to freeze my screen and they are waiting for me to save them, but when my windscreen has cleared!

I've never dared it, but how long does warm tap water stay too warm to re freeze. It's not too warm to crack a screen apparently. If it stays warm long enough for the engine warmth and heater to take over and stop it re freezing it might be a solution but I fancy it will cool and re freeze too soon. Anyone got experience at -14c as we have had here the last two winters?

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12 Nov 2012 18:54 #53037 by little jimny
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If you park close enough to your house you could run a mains cable to the car and use a portable fan heater in it

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12 Nov 2012 19:08 #53040 by markyp2000
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little jimny wrote: If you park close enough to your house you could run a mains cable to the car and use a portable fan heater in it


and if you read the first coment all the way through he dont want to be pluged in to the mains

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12 Nov 2012 19:15 #53042 by little jimny
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markyp2000 wrote:

little jimny wrote: If you park close enough to your house you could run a mains cable to the car and use a portable fan heater in it


and if you read the first coment all the way through he dont want to be pluged in to the mains


Ooooops :whistle:

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12 Nov 2012 19:18 #53044 by markyp2000
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12 Nov 2012 19:23 #53045 by little jimny
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In other news, don't use warm water to try to defrost your windows - bizarrely enough warm water freezes faster than cold water. Read all about it here

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