have any of you actually seen this happen?
2006-11-30 07:24:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you pour very hot water it can crack.
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2006-11-30 07:31:37 · answer #1 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can, simply because of the temp change. If you must do this, only pour cold water on it. The best option is an ice scraper, or better yet, do what I do when it ices and snows. When the weather calls for ice over night, I always put a big piece of cardboard over my windshield and leave it. In the morning, I just pull off the cardboard and I have a clean windshield in no time. Granted, the board may take a little muscle to get off, depending on how much Ice is one the car, but this really works. It saves me a lot of time.
2006-11-30 07:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. SmartyPants 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ever noticed that most Windshields Crack in the Winter?? I have lived in Canada the last 5 years, had an Windshield crack most of each winter, can't prove it was from the Water dough. Glass is more Fragrile when it is cold too! Good luck!
2006-11-30 07:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see a windshield with a lateral crack on the bottom, it was usually caused by someone turning on the defroster after the car had fully warmed up, on a frozen windshield, to thwart that, cars defrost fans run at low speed any time the ignition is on.
take a thin champagne glass out of the freezer and put it in some some hot water, tell me what it does..
2006-11-30 07:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That would be true. If you were to Pour warm water or even water with a certain temperature range on the windshield, it will crack. Your best bet would be to turn the heat on the mid setting at a cold-warm temperature (if it's really cold out), and wait untill you see that it is melting a bit. Once that happens, you can pour whatever you would like on your car. It's the same thing as if you were to put a glass in the freezer, then pour hot water in it. I use to work in a restaurant, and would be so busy that I would have to use glasses to hot to even touch, pour cold water on it to cool it down, and would sometimes even chatter.
2006-11-30 07:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by Frank 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I used to live in Northern Virginia, and we had very cold winters. My windshield was iced-over every morning, and I poured water on it every morning before leaving for work, and I never had a problem. Same for my roommates, no trouble with the water method.
2006-11-30 07:27:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of this, but I've never seen it happen. You just don't want to poor extremely hot water on a frozen windshield. They make stuff you can spray on your windows that is supposed to de-ice without any risk.
2006-11-30 07:29:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If your windshield is already cracked, chipped or somehow flawed it will, it'll do the same thing if you have the heater on with a cracked windshield. A scraper is much cheaper and easier. In South Dakota we have 2 in each car.
2006-11-30 07:29:15 · answer #8 · answered by demozast 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Never seen it happen, although I live in Georgia. Extreme temperature change can cause this though. Windshield glass that is already weak from a crack or chip could possibly do this.
2006-11-30 07:28:00 · answer #9 · answered by SamIam82 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I used to pour water on my windshield when it was icy. I never had it crack, but then I never used hot water. It was always lukewarm.
2006-11-30 07:27:03 · answer #10 · answered by ktan_the_siren 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's true if the water is too warm. Happened to my mother in law. There are de-icers that you can put on your windshield to help avoid over-icing.
2006-11-30 07:28:08 · answer #11 · answered by koral2800 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋