the hot water kettle brigade are out early

Perhaps have a friendly word and give the benefit of your extensive knowledge?

Who knows, there might be a bottle of Baileys in it for you at Christmas.

I know that we (most of us!) know that but I wonder if today’s windscreens are more able to cope with warm water?

We used to do it.

Now I think, how could we have thought that.
Got away with it though.

I always do it and have never had a problem with multiple cars. Hot, not boiling water- if not hot enough it will freeze again! Very quick to do and ready to drive in a minute!

Why does it bother you?

Cover the windscreen the night before…….far safer than risking a cracked screen, dropping the kettle, spilling hot water down yourself…….I could go on 🤔

I fill a zip-lock plastic bag with warm (not hot) tap water and rub over the windscreen etc. Works a treat! Adding a folded microfibre cloth to the water in the bag is good too.

I’m about to try yiur method Shysal

I put the de-icing spray from the boot into the front seat to avoid such matters, its really good, but in fact this morning it isn't too bad and I set out on a longish drive fortunately later in the day anyway, another luxury of retirement.

shysal

I fill a zip-lock plastic bag with warm (not hot) tap water and rub over the windscreen etc. Works a treat! Adding a folded microfibre cloth to the water in the bag is good too.

That sounds excellent.

I normally start the engine and put on the heated rear windows and high inside heat on from windscreen or use a scraper

I expect they do it because they need to go to work.

How refreshing.

I stay indoors until the day is well aired. There are some advantages to old age - one is that you don't have to go out.

Elegran

I stay indoors until the day is well aired. There are some advantages to old age - one is that you don't have to go out.

😂am looking forward to that day

Hot water bottle on the dashboard while you have your breakfast works a treat.

I go to the app on my phone and set my electric car to be lovely and warm when I get in. (It only takes a couple of miles off the range).

I’ve never seen anybody do this, don’t most people put the engine, hot air blower and windscreen heaters on, then use an ice scraper? If I’m in a real hurry I might use the proprietary spray, but even that rarely.

I no longer drive but when I needed the car for an early work start. I frequently used the trusty kettle.

I hardly ever need to drive very early on frosty mornings any more, but when I did I had a wonderful gadget - a very warm glove thingy with the handle of a scraper inside, and the actual scraper on the end.

I think it’s now lurking in dh’s car somewhere….

Cold water just freezes straight away here.

infoman

why do early morning starters think its okay to pour
hot/warm/cold water over car windscreens to melt the frost.

cold water

Because it’s quicker than scraping it and safer NOT to try to drive with a sixpence sized hole in the ice on your windscreen.
Warm water is unlikely to crack the windscreen and cold water may refreeze depending on the temperature.
A lifetime’s driving should have taught most drivers that.

Elegran

I stay indoors until the day is well aired. There are some advantages to old age - one is that you don't have to go out.

There may be other reasons- social activities, U3A, doctors or dentists appointments, trains to meet or catch, hospital appointments- loads of reasons - not just work!

MawlovesRosie

infoman

why do early morning starters think its okay to pour
hot/warm/cold water over car windscreens to melt the frost.

cold water

Because it’s quicker than scraping it and safer NOT to try to drive with a sixpence sized hole in the ice on your windscreen.
Warm water is unlikely to crack the windscreen and cold water may refreeze depending on the temperature.
A lifetime’s driving should have taught most drivers that.

It takes all of two minutes to scrape your whole car though, and all the windows are then completely clear. One kettle of water is not enough to cover four windows and the mirrors, so that seems to be more effort than using a scraper in my opinion, for a less comprehensive result. Each to their own.