topping up water for wipers etc....

redarmy1929

This might sound like a stupid question, but when are you topping up water for wipers etc.....
are you supposed to use normal water, particular fluid or what?

cheers

cuppa

ballygown for me ,,

I use tap water with a drop of fairy.

actuallylike

Isn't fairy washing up liquid meant to stink if left for too long? someone told me that before but not sure if true.

Inbox

i wouldn't use washing up liquid, it has salt in it which is an abrasive.

Normal water with some additive is best, the likes of Halfords etc sell premixed windscreen washer fluid, dunno how reasonable or otherwise it's priced. Any factors or car accessory shot will have additives, you can get single shot ones (one per fill) or bottles of the stuff that you only use some of every time so it lasts quite a while.

No such thing as a stupid question either

corktina

i use plain water as I find the additives build up and can cause blockages.

Nissan doctor

corktina wrote: »

i use plain water as I find the additives build up and can cause blockages.

There is a huge amount of elements in normal tap water that is much worse then the specialist additives, especially on modern cars with fine spray/fan spray washer jets.

Lime scale is the main thing that blocks them.

martyc5674

Nissan doctor wrote: »

corktina wrote: »

i use plain water as I find the additives build up and can cause blockages.

There is a huge amount of elements in normal tap water that is much worse then the specialist additives, especially on modern cars with fine spray/fan spray washer jets.

Lime scale is the main thing that blocks them.

I recently unblocked my pump.. It was clogged at the tank which had a fair amount of crud in it.
I'd like to descale the system...any ideas?

mawk

vinegar should be your only man for limescale

jupiler_beer

mawk wrote: »

vinegar should be your only man for limescale

Would the vinegar not leave streaks??

martyc5674

jupiler_beer wrote: »

mawk wrote: »

vinegar should be your only man for limescale

Would the vinegar not leave streaks??

That's fair enough... Plenty of descalers on the Market..

I just don't fancy spraying them up on my windscreen/paintwork.
I imagine the plumbing is quite choked up so any solutions to getting some descaler through the system without risking paintwork etc???

I have a few ideas that basically involve draining the descaled bottle and refilling and then emptying plumbing as per normal whilst lashing copious amounts of water to dilute/wash away the descaler but looking for the simple solution!!!

martyc5674

Ok loaded the wash bottle with descaler ...rinsed it through the lines just to displace the water that was in their(covered jets with up turned baby bottles to prevent car gettin sprayed..worked a treat wouldn't work on every car tho... Then chucked a few litres water over each area to flush away any stray spray )

So gonna leave it overnight and flush out in the morn see if it improved things

Must wash the baby bottles now actually fack!!!

Use water out of the tumble drier going forward if you have scale issues, lots less solids etc in that

delthedriver

RoverJames wrote: »

Use water out of the tumble drier going forward if you have scale issues, lots less solids etc in that

I use distilled water or bottle water eg. Ballygowan with Halford's premix solution. We have a limescale issue here .Hope this may help you:):):)

mawk

martyc5674 wrote: »

Ok loaded the wash bottle with descaler (citric acid aka vinegar)...rinsed it through the lines just to displace the water that was in their(covered jets with up turned baby bottles to prevent car gettin sprayed..worked a treat wouldn't work on every car tho... Then chucked s few litres water over each area to flush away any stray spray )

So gonna leave it overnight and flush out in the morn see if it improved things

Must wash the baby bottles now actually fack!!!

acetic acid I think you mean. citric acid is the one in lemons

Esel

RoverJames wrote: »

Use water out of the tumble drier going forward if you have scale issues, lots less solids etc in that

I use water from the condenser dryer for batteries, but find it does contain small particles of fluff. I filter it into a storage bottle with a coffee filter or a homemade filter made from kitchen towel. It's crystal clear then!

martyc5674

Rainwater???

Still havent emptied my wash bottle!!