# Why do my windshield washer sprayer things not work very well? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 21, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974 "2005-01-21T21:03:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974/21 "2005-01-22T18:09:28Z")
**Anaamika** , there’s nothing wrong with your sprayers. If you look at my location, I can vouch that it’s simply too cold in New York for the washer fluid to do anything more than flow sluggishly. You’ll have to wait until a thaw to get them working again. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974/22 "2005-01-22T21:10:45Z")
> [@Terminus Est](#): > > **Anaamika** , there’s nothing wrong with your sprayers. If you look at my location, I can vouch that it’s simply too cold in New York for the washer fluid to do anything more than flow sluggishly. You’ll have to wait until a thaw to get them working again. [Sigh](http://www.rainx.com/frame_auto_washfluid.htm) It must get pretty darn cold in Nuevo York. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974/23 "2005-01-22T21:47:54Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > [Sigh](http://www.rainx.com/frame_auto_washfluid.htm) > It must get pretty darn cold in Nuevo York. Well, it’s regularly droped below 0F all week, so yeah, anything that holds until 0 isn’t much good. I never even thought about it to be honest. I mean, we’re in NY, we should automatically have those other kinds. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974/24 "2005-01-22T23:22:05Z")
Sounds like you need to visit an auto parts store. [Prestone](http://www.prestone.com/) makes some low temp fluid and additive for existing fluid. Click Products on the left side of the link, and then Windshield, and you’ll see what I’m referencing. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974/25 "2005-01-23T00:19:30Z")
Don’t listen to **danceswithcats**. That Prestone stuff’ll only get you down to -34F. The Rain-X I linked to works _all the way_ down to -35F. A condiderable advantage. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974/26 "2005-01-23T01:15:13Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Don’t listen to **danceswithcats**. That Prestone stuff’ll only get you down to -34F. The Rain-X I linked to works _all the way_ down to -35F. A condiderable advantage. Many thanks for informing this infidel of his ignorance, Sahib. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-windshield-washer-sprayer-things-not-work-very-well/285974.md?page=1)