How to prevent ice from forming on cascadia windshield wipers?

Someone used to make a windshield washer fluid heater. They used to advertise in LandLine and Overdrive magazines. Haven't seen it in awhile, though.

 

Someone makes a kit for heated wiper blades. Don't remember who. Wonder if the ops heater door is putting "all" or most of the hot air onto windshield when on defrost? All heater systems are not created equal, thats what i have hear from freightliner drivers. Never had experience with them. Every IH and pete seem to work well in the one i drove.

 

In wet snow and especially if the wind is so so, it’s just going to be a problem. I’ve considered the wd-40 on wiper arm but not tried it. Heat on the windshield does not help. The [wet] snow accumulates on the arm itself then will no longer conform to windshield curvature.

I will use a simple ice scraper and hold out and let the blade “run over” or strike this to keep massive accumulations in check when it gets real bad.

 

The defroster will melt the ice off if you are going slow enough. If it starts getting really bad where you can't see and there is nowhere to pull off, slow down to 45 for a bit.

That's a good idea. I used to reach out and grab the blade and flick it to knock the ice off, used to. One time I flicked it and the blade came off...

 

You can heat the windshield to 150 degrees but that heat is not going to transfer enough out past the blades, to the metal arm/blade structure itself where the snow is sticking and freezing to. Snow on the rubber blade itself is rarely the problem in wet snow conditions.

 

It will if you slow down, try it sometime.

 

No thanks. If the going is good (wet or slushy), I’m going as fast as is prudent.

 

Antifreeze windshield washer fluid. Good to -20f°.

 

I carry DE-ICER. Pull over spray all iced up areas. Lasts quite a while before you have to pull over again. 10 times longer than simply pulling over and slapping the wipers.

 

That's what I do, roll down window wait for wiper to come up, slip fingers under it and flip it.. Been doing it for years. Never lost one but if I do I guess it was time for a new one.