devonchilliman
Member Since: 03 Nov 2008
Location: Devon
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"great minds and all that" 
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 9th Jan 2011 5:59 pm |
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ronk
Member Since: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Durham
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So is it only the jets/nozzles that are heated - or is there trace heating along the water supply hose?
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| 20th Jan 2011 9:17 pm |
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devonchilliman
Member Since: 03 Nov 2008
Location: Devon
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No...it's just the jets/nozzles
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| 20th Jan 2011 9:40 pm |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
Location: there's no f in point
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Let the pipes freeze but defrost the nozzles. And the logic is...?
I guess you're supposed to make sure the washer mix is strong enough for winter temperatures, and heating the nozzles defrosts any surface ice thats on them, that would normally prevent the fluid from getting past.
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| 20th Jan 2011 10:03 pm |
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ronk
Member Since: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Durham
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Many years ago SAAB had a system that sent the washer fluid thro a water jacket on the heater supply- I wonder why it didn't catch on ?
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| 20th Jan 2011 10:43 pm |
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Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Warm enough today to tempt me outside to replace my nozzles. Only the driver's side had died but replaced them both with the revised D4 part. The surviving D3 one and the new D4 version showed as 29 to 30 Ohms so I guess the heat output would be about the same, albeit in a slightly different place.
Thanks to TLO for the parts; must get around to fitting the 'foam sock' soon to be completely ready for the next winter onslaught!
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| 23rd Jan 2011 10:11 pm |
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