Defroster Windshield Crack
The defroster uses the air conditioner compressor to condense moisture out of the air. On a cold winter day, if you blow warm moist air onto cold glass, the moisture.
ST. LOUIS, MO KTVI – If you plan on firing up that car defroster as soon as you hop in the car, you will want to hear a warning from an area auto glass technician. He says blasting heat on a frozen window can cause it to crack or shatter.
Adam Kaufman is an auto glass technician with the Glass Doctor. The replacement and repair business is located at 9400 Manchester Road in St. Louis County. Workers are busy as soon as weather winter hits.
Every morning we get blasted with calls, said Adam Kaufman, auto glass technician.
When it comes to the windshield, an existing crack or nick can lead to bigger problems if hot air from a defroster is fired on the frozen windshield.
The crack is immediately going to travel towards that heat, explained Kaufman. It s going to hit that crack, that chip, and start spreading it straight up your windshield.
Rear windows are made differently than windshields. They are more likely to shatter.
It s just like dropping an ice cube in a hot glass of water, said Kaufman. The cube explodes. It s the same thing with the back window on your car. It gets too hot too quick and it explodes.
Kaufman suggests warming your car for a few minutes with your vent before firing the defroster full blast on maximum heat.
Dec 05, 2013 Встроенное видео He says blasting heat on a frozen window can cause it to crack or Blasting heat on frozen windshield can break car defroster.
Don t blast your air conditioning or use your defroster on high. Extremes in temperature are never a good thing for a cracked or damaged windshield.
Nov 17, 2012 You may have meant to let your car idle for a few minutes before leaving which would have given your windshield plenty of time to defrost but now you re.
The recent drop in temperatures could cause your car windshield to crack. Glass expands and contracts due to temperature so it is important to avoid sudden.
How to Defrost a Windshield. On cold days in the winter months, you often find that frost has formed on your car s windshield. It is a normal occurrence and it only.
How to defrost windshield without breaking it. You might crack your windshield. especially newer cars where the defroster air heats up quickly.
