Good deal if you need a large quantity. We use -20 washer fluid to fill the tires of our tractors and lawn equipment for traction/safety. Works great and when you can find it cheap it's good to stock up. Thanks OP
what's special about this vs the stuff at the 99 cent / dollar stores?
The gallon fluid at dollar stores has no alcohol, its water with some dye and maybe additive to fight bacteria.
The half-gallon is the same as this deal, -20 rating. So this is double the quantity for the same price.
With that said many of the cheap -20 fluid are really only good til maybe 0 to 10 degrees on average. The -20 is usually when it turns to a solid block, not when it starts to freeze.
My preference is the -25 at walmart for $2.17. But the washer fluid in this deal is good for summer in colder places and year round in warmer places.
The gallon fluid at dollar stores has no alcohol, its water with some dye and maybe additive to fight bacteria.
The half-gallon is the same as this deal, -20 rating. So this is double the quantity for the same price.
With that said many of the cheap -20 fluid are really only good til maybe 0 to 10 degrees on average. The -20 is usually when it turns to a solid block, not when it starts to freeze.
My preference is the -25 at walmart for $2.17. But the washer fluid in this deal is good for summer in colder places and year round in warmer places.
And if for whatever reason you have left over fluid as winter approaches, add some isopropyl alcohol into the reservoir, it prevents fluid from freeze.
Additionally, if you have bottles sitting around for long, the alcohol "evaporates/escapes" and becomes useless.
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This cleans better, de-ices better, and won't freeze in your reservoir.
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QUOTE=busteddeals;135221912]what's special about this vs the stuff at the 99 cent / dollar stores?[/QUOTE]
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The gallon fluid at dollar stores has no alcohol, its water with some dye and maybe additive to fight bacteria.
The half-gallon is the same as this deal, -20 rating. So this is double the quantity for the same price.
With that said many of the cheap -20 fluid are really only good til maybe 0 to 10 degrees on average. The -20 is usually when it turns to a solid block, not when it starts to freeze.
My preference is the -25 at walmart for $2.17. But the washer fluid in this deal is good for summer in colder places and year round in warmer places.
The half-gallon is the same as this deal, -20 rating. So this is double the quantity for the same price.
With that said many of the cheap -20 fluid are really only good til maybe 0 to 10 degrees on average. The -20 is usually when it turns to a solid block, not when it starts to freeze.
My preference is the -25 at walmart for $2.17. But the washer fluid in this deal is good for summer in colder places and year round in warmer places.
And if for whatever reason you have left over fluid as winter approaches, add some isopropyl alcohol into the reservoir, it prevents fluid from freeze.
Additionally, if you have bottles sitting around for long, the alcohol "evaporates/escapes" and becomes useless.
Source: learned this the hard way!