Hard water area.............. clogged-up screen washers

[Cantata]

Anyone else get this?
We live in a hard water area. If I don't use the car for a few days, and the weather's warm, I sometimes get one or some of the washer jets clogged up with chalk.
A devil to clear out, too.
I remember a similar problem on a Polo my wife owned a few years ago, so perhaps a VAG problem.
Yes I do use screenwash additive but just a supermarket one, nothing fancy.
Anyone else had this and know how to avoid it?

 

[Ruhel]

Anyone else get this?
We live in a hard water area. If I don't use the car for a few days, and the weather's warm, I sometimes get one or some of the washer jets clogged up with chalk.
A devil to clear out, too.
I remember a similar problem on a Polo my wife owned a few years ago, so perhaps a VAG problem.
Yes I do use screenwash additive but just a supermarket one, nothing fancy.
Anyone else had this and know how to avoid it?

Use distilled water instead? Mix that with screen wash?

 

[fingermouse]

I know screen wash with the fan jets , it had to be a certain type. One sort was renouned for clogging the jets.

 

[Scottk]

Stick to Audi VW screen wash. Dilutes a lot and no issues.

 

[DarkBunny]

I always buy ready mixed screenwash - maybe that would help

 

[Audimad]

Stick to Audi VW screen wash. Dilutes a lot and no issues.

+1

 

[BahnStormer77]

Anyone else get this?

I'll let you know if I ever put tap water in there.... my car's only 4yrs old, so I've never used anything other than pre-mixed - not always Audi as the only dealer I used to be able to get to during the week has closed though... hell, even Poundland has to be better than tap water...

 

[B5NUT]

I use the quantum (VW own make) and mix with normal tap water and never had a problem, you can get it from TPS and it's cheap enough.