{"id":3574,"date":"2017-12-22T18:04:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T18:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2017-12-22T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T18:10:08","slug":"santas-screen-wash-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/santas-screen-wash-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa\u2019s screen wash needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Christmas Eve, Santa travels 510 million kilometres, delivering presents to children across the world. This is more than 40,000 times more than the average driver travels in a year, meaning that maintenance is very important to Santa to ensure the safe delivery of children\u2019s presents.<\/p>\n

Around the Christmas period, Santa isn\u2019t the only one who\u2019s making long journeys. Many motorists travelling home for Christmas are often faced with treacherous weather conditions and an onset of snow and rain, so it\u2019s vital they equip their cars with an effective and fit-for-purpose screen wash.<\/p>\n

Now Global water, energy and maintenance solutions provider NCH Europe<\/a><\/span> has released an infographic detailing Santa\u2019s screen wash needs. It gives the statistics for Santa\u2019s journey on Christmas Eve across the globe, including his weight load and what he needs to consider when choosing a screen wash.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome motorists neglect the use of proper screen wash,\u201d explained Mark Burnett, VP of the Lubricants and Fuel Additives Innovation Platform at NCH Europe<\/a><\/span>. \u201cParticularly in the winter months, motorists need to be able to rely on their screen wash to ensure safety when driving. Health, as well as safety can be affected by ineffective screen wash.<\/p>\n

\u201cA report by the European Journal of Epidemiology showed that one in five cases of Legionnaire\u2019s Disease was caused by non-anti-bacterial screen wash. This could be that the motorist was either using just water or an ineffective screen wash.\u201d<\/p>\n

NCH Europe offers screen wash in the form of a tablet, to save motorists from being weighed down by several bottles of screen wash. Santa has 840,000 tonnes of toys to carry per year and the many motorists with cars laden with presents will feel like they aren\u2019t far from that figure, so any weight they can save is vital.<\/p>\n

A blister pack of Screen Clean, which produces five litres of screen wash, is typically three to four times lighter than a standard five litre plastic bottle, reducing the load on Santa\u2019s reindeer and the everyday motorist. It is also much smaller, making it easier to store, and is alcohol-free to prevent damaging the vehicle during use.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the tablet does not contain alcohol, it doesn\u2019t degrade a vehicle\u2019s rubber wipers or seals like alcohol-based screen washes do,\u201d continued Burnett. \u201cIt also doesn\u2019t have a pungent smell and instead has a fresh lemon scent, meaning it\u2019s much more pleasant for those long car journeys.\u201d
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