Everyone is well aware that even at zero degrees Celsius, water from a liquid state of aggregation becomes solid. And this carries a lot of problems both for motorists and for heating systems of private or country houses. In order to exclude freezing and, as a consequence, failure of important functional units, a special liquid is required, which is popularly called "non-freezing". It is quite simple to make it with your own hands. Moreover, the cost of the finished product will be low.
Do-it-yourself car anti-freeze
The old and proven method is the use of vodka, which is well-known and practically everywhere used in our country. The quality of alcohol does not play any role, so you can use the cheapest option. To prepare such a liquid, in addition to an alcohol-containing product, you will need ordinary water and any kitchen detergent for washing dishes. The latter is necessary to give the final product good detergent properties.
In a pre-prepared five-liter bottle, pour an alcoholic drink. Next, two to three drops of detergent are added there. It is no longer necessary, as this can lead to increased foaming, which will be inconvenient during glass cleaning. Next, fill the bottle with water, close the lid and shake thoroughly. This is how do-it-yourself non-freezing is made. The proportions may be slightly changed based on environmental conditions. A liquid made according to this recipe will be effective at temperatures up to -25 degrees. If more severe frosts are expected, then you can increase the proportion of vodka to two bottles.
If frost has come and ordinary water has been poured into the washer reservoir, which has already turned into ice, then you should not pick it out or try to extract it somehow. In this case, you can simply add the alcohol-containing product to the tank. Under the influence of vodka, the ice gradually melts. After that, you can add a little
detergent there. Thus, it turns out that an on-site freezer will be made on site. And then you can operate the vehicle in normal mode.
Do-it-yourself non-freezer for heating
Alcohol solution in this case is not suitable. This is due to the fact that when heated, the alcohol will simply evaporate. That is, as a result, in the heating circuit there will be plain water, which at zero degrees will turn into ice. And this can lead to other, more sad consequences. Someone recommends using antifreeze and antifreeze, but in this case, the manufacturer can remove the equipment from warranty service. And it will also require additional control over all the connections in the circuit that may be damaged by special fluids.
But there is a way to reduce the freezing point of water. To do this, pour ordinary edible salt into the heating circuit. Such an ice-freezer, made with your own hands, will not protect, of course, from
severe frosts, but it will protect the entire system from freezing into light frosts to -8 degrees.