De-icing a car windscreen using hot water in a bag method

[Hosoan]

Has anyone used this method to de-ice a car windscreen, where you use a plastic bag of hot or warm water and move it over the windscreen to melt the ice?
If so has anyone experienced cracking of the windscreen? I know it's a risk but am not sure how much of a risk.
I am aware not to just pour water over as it can freeze on the ground making it slippery, but using a bag avoids that.
Any experiences please

I’ve been driving for 30 plus years. I’ve been pouring very hot water on windscreens every winter with no ill effects.

It’s not just the hot water, it’s pouring it on frozen glass that causes the crack. A hot country wouldn’t have that problem.

I don't have a driveway. Obviously I never leave my car unattended but I can't drive off until the car demists and the car won't demist until it has warmed up, so I don't know what I would be meant to do?

I just deice with a scraper.

The hot water thing really annoys me if it's not in a bag, because I have commuted on foot before and it used to be so slippery where people had done that.

How is it powered?

Yep, warm water from the tap in a ziplock bag. Works a treat!

I don't have a choice. I have an old car that fogs up inside as well as outside - the only way to clear the windscreen and make it safe to drive is to run the engine for a few minutes.

Only fools use a scraper

large bottle of water - 2L or 3l milk carton filled with warm - NOT HOT - water

pour on glass, defrosted car in one splash

and no frostbite

I just place a towel on the windscreen of overnight & whip it off in the morning. Works perfectly. Fancier versions exist

I assume it is plugged into the cigarette lighter?
If you could get one of these operated by remote control so you could start from within the house, that would be amazing.

I’m a scraper! I like my windscreen to be dry, especially if it’s still freezing temperatures when I’m clearing it otherwise the melted ice (water) can refreeze - even the thin layer left by the wipers which is just a pita!

Pouring water just leaves a potentially icy puddle though. Some of my stupid neigbours do this on the car park.

I'm glad someone else said this - all the people pouring water, what happens the next day when it's frozen all over the roads?

I’d use one of those silver foil type windscreen covers. Just lift it off and drive away in seconds. No cold hands or faffing

Hot water bottle? Bonus you can then use it in the car while it warms up.

What about the rest of your windows? Or do you only look forwards when driving?!

It’s really not hard to put water in to a bag.

Get a car with a heated windscreen. Game
changer.

Always one
She doesn't want too , obviously

1. Plan ahead for winter. I always have de-icer in my car and also at home. 🙄
2. If you are that worried make or buy a natural one or make your own at home. There are multiple recipes online to put in a spray bottle. 🙄

HTH

This

I wouldnt risk hot water. at all.

Deicer and scraper in this house all the way

I had a horrible accident a couple of winters ago slipping over on the ice caused by someone de-icing their windscreen by pouring water over it, it had run off their drive onto the pavement and frozen over. Broke my coxyx. I wish people were more aware of the consequences! Warm water in a bag seems like a much safer solution (or de-icer and a scraper).

Don't they get stolen ?

A cover that you can fold inside the door and lock it then it won't get stolen. I've lived on a public road for years and always had my engine on for a few minutes whilst de icing and de misting the window. Never had a policeman walking down the road at 6am in the morning and never got fined. I park on a driveway now and fortunately don't need to set off early in the mornings so I rarely have to clear my windscreen now.

I have had success. Not hot water but warm in a bag and it also deices the inside

This is crazy. Bags of water?!?

I live in a land of snow and ice for winter. Just turn on the car and use the defrost setting. Let the windows warm up for a minute. Remove snow from horizontal surface. Start scraping with the more vertical windows that likely aren’t as bad. Do the angled windshield last once the car has done the work of getting it softened.