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Every week we offer free tips, tricks, product reviews, and more to our online community of RVers. Join our newsletter to learn about all things RV-related. But when we do head to cold climates, being out of practice can have a downside, as you’ll see in our video from one February we spent in Zion National Park! So intense cold isn’t something we experience all that often. We’ve spent most of our nearly 20 years full-timing as snowbirds, heading south most winters. Beyond Windshield De-Icing - Other Cold Considerations If you’re going to use heat of any kind, leave it to your RV’s defroster to do the job slowly. The sudden temperature change caused by the direct application of intense heat can cause the windshield to crack. Never use heat from a hair dryer, heat gun, space heater, etc. Salt can also cause etching on the windshield glass. Solutions that contain salt can damage your RV’s paint and/or glass. Hot or even warm water applied to ice on glass could cause the windshield to crack! DO NOT Use Salt Solutions The methods we’ve noted above for dealing with built-up ice and snow on your windshield are the safest and most effective ways to deal with the issue.įollowing are a few things we should never do in an attempt to de-ice a windshield: DO NOT Use Hot Water
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Methods You Should NEVER Use to De-Ice Your RV Windows $8.79 Buy on Amazon Price & availability info updated at 11:33. The first is a standard snow scraper/brush, and the second is great for larger windshields because it’s a brush and scraper with an extendable handle. One with a snow brush attached for use when the white stuff flies can serve double duty. It’s best to only use a high-quality plastic ice scraper to avoid scratching the glass. Use care as it’s possible to scratch your windshield, especially if there’s road grime and grit on it.
If the ice on your windshield is thicker than a light coating, you may need to use a little elbow grease to clear it. Start the engine, let it warm up, and turn on the defrosters to allow the glass to slowly warm, melting the ice. Although this of course takes time, as your engine needs to warm up for this to work. If all you’ve got is a light coating of frost or ice on your windshield, your rig’s defroster should be able to handle the task. Here are several methods for dealing with frozen windshields safely so that you can hit the road! Defrost
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In our post offering 15 tips for winter RV living, we talked about insulating our RV windows, but one thing we didn’t cover in that article is how to deal with icy windshields. Methods for Clearing Ice from an RV Windshield But if there’s a lot of snow and ice built up on the window, using your windshield washer fluid likely won’t be a good option. There are also some winter windshield washer fluids that contain de-icing ingredients. There are many commercial windshield de icers on the market, and there are some you can make from ingredients you’re likely to have on hand. Some work better than others, and some should be avoided entirely due to their potential to damage your windshield. There are a number of methods for deicing a windshield.
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