"T L via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in message news:5a3b0993e2dba@uwe...
> based on what I've seen of it, it looks like an in-line heater, so if you
> happened to leave bug wash in the tank, it would still freeze, as the tank
is
> way down in the bumper (in most cases on hondas) and quite far away from
the
> actual heater.
>
> My thoughts on the contraption are that it seems like an ok idea in
theory,
> but there are too many possible problems, leaks and heat differentials
> causing glass cracks etc etc. I think it says that it heats the fluid up
to
> 60C, too hot in my opinion.
>
> heres a link to the device mentioned.... $50 canadian, its cheaper than I
> thought it would be....
>
>
http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortmen...romSearch=true
>
>
> OR
>
> http://tinyurl.com/a3cfb
>
> Terry in Winterpeg
>
>
> TeGGeR® wrote:
> >> Anybody in here have this? Is it any good?
> >>
> >> Sounds like a good idea for the great white north.
> >
> >Waste of money.
> >
> >Although I suppose if you've accidentally left summer bug wash in there,
> >the heater will keep it from freezing on you.
> >
>
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I agree. Seems good in theory for getting ice off the windshield but I
wouldn't be comfortable spraying 60 C liquid on a windshield that is -20 C
or colder in the middle of a Canadian winter. Any chip or imperfection in
the glass and you're asking for cracks.