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Originally Posted by Tobra
I seem to remember that if you put some rubbing alcohol in it, you can lower the freezing point quite a bit.
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When I lived in Iowa while going to grad school, we'd get -24 F with a 42 mph wind, making -73 F windchills.
Technically, windchill doesn't affect the temperature at which fluids freeze, only how quickly they freeze.
While your washer is still working, stop by any pharmacy, Target, etc. and pick up a bottle of 90% denatured alcohol. The goal is to have about 3% alcohol in your washer system. Eyeballing it is close enough. 3% is enough to keep the fluid from freezing, but not enough to damage the system or the paint.
It's a lot cheaper to add your own alcohol to washer solutions than buy the ones with it already added.
Cheap. Easy. Works.