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Hi, anyone come across a problem with smelly windscreen washers, smells like rotten eggs when operated even without screen wash. Any help appreciated. Cheers

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I had this issue years ago when I put washing up liquid in my screenwash. It appears it went off, and started to smell.

FIxed by flushing through with water, then using quality screenwash. Took a while to clear though.

 

 

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Just now, greysquirrel said:

I had this issue years ago when I put washing up liquid in my screenwash. It appears it went off, and started to smell.

FIxed by flushing through with water, then using quality screenwash. Took a while to clear though.

 

 

Also nice to see another Keith on here!

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Hello Keith, 

This is a very common issue, and unfortunately it occurs whether you add screenwash fluid or not - most people do of course. 
I never buy ‘ready to use’ screenwash since I’m too tight to pay for water! - so I mix mine from concentrate with a 25% mix, and usually have some mixed ready to add. This will smell of stagnant water in a short space of time, so I tend to keep my reservoir only half full, and top up more frequently. 
Yes, the smell is unpleasant, but the main follow-on issue here is, that the mix will next coagulate and clog your washer system. 
It’s worth flooding the reservoir with a running hose pipe, before syphoning to empty, then filling to half full with a fresh mix. 
Kind regards,

Gareth.m

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Hi Gareth, thanks for the info, much appreciated. Do you think it would be worthwhile filling the reservoir with a sterilising solution then draining after a while, then refilling with screenwash. Cheers Keith 

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11 hours ago, greysquirrel said:

I had this issue years ago when I put washing up liquid in my screenwash. It appears it went off, and started to smell.

FIxed by flushing through with water, then using quality screenwash. Took a while to clear though.

 

 

Thanks for the info

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Hello Keith,

Thorough flushing followed by filling with a sterilising solution and leaving overnight before emptying and half filling with the screenwash mix, is certainly worth a try. However, I fear anything is going to be a short term ‘solution’. 
Kind regards,

Gareth.

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