How to choose an antifreeze? - good quality glass washer fluid

Windshield icing for the driver is a serious problem, which can be dealt with with the help of “anti-freeze” - a liquid that cleans the windshield well from ice, snow and dirt and at the same time does not freeze itself at sub-zero temperatures.

How to choose a good antifreeze so that it cleans the glass and does not freeze itself in the washer reservoir?

The very first rule to follow is to buy anti-freeze only in certified stores or at gas stations. In no case should you buy it from roadside dealers, because they themselves do not know what its composition and crystallization temperature are, and the information on the labels is rarely true.

Essentially, anti-freeze is alcohol diluted with fragrances - components that hide a pungent odor. No matter how strange it may sound, but the sharper the smell of non-freezing, the lower temperatures it crystallizes. Previously, compositions based on ethyl and methyl alcohols were used.

• Ethyl alcohol is the main component of vodka, and many drivers simply drank it.
• Methyl alcohol is a terrible poison that can cause poisoning from just one inhalation of its vapors, so its use is prohibited in our country.

Today, compounds based on isopropyl alcohol are used, which just has the sharp smell of acetone. It has average qualities as a purifier, but it is impossible to get poisoned by its vapors. Its freezing point is minus 28 degrees, and if in your region the temperature rarely drops below this mark, then you can safely buy such a liquid.

Bioethanol smells much nicer, but can cost as much as $3-$4 per litre. With the same success, you can pour vodka diluted with detergents, its freezing point is 30 degrees below zero.

Under no circumstances should anti-freeze be diluted with tap water.

Remember that even a small percentage of the water that you add will cause the antifreeze to crystallize not at -30 or -15 degrees, as indicated on the label, but at -15 -7, respectively. Use only distilled water.

Pay attention to the crystallization temperature - the lower it is, the more pungent the washer will smell and the more expensive the cost will be. The label must contain full information about the composition and the quality mark of Rosstandart. There should be no advertising tricks, like women in swimsuits in front of cars, this is cheap advertising for simpletons.

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