Car & bikeTried-and-true tip
Thaw iced-up car doors with lukewarm water, never boiling
Free iced-up car doors with lukewarm water at around 50 °C, never boiling water.
- Time
- ⏱ 3 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Water at about 50 °C
- A container for pouring
How to do it
- Bring the water to about 50 °C; that is quite enough.
- Pour it carefully along the door frame.
- Wait a moment, then try the door again.
Variations
- Don't pull hard on the door beforehand.
Sources
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Sind alle Türen hoffnungslos zugefroren, kann der Einsatz von warmem Wasser helfen“; „Das Wasser sollte aber keinesfalls zu heiß sein
