# Frozen water tanks in cars **URL:** \ **Category:** The Bunker\ **Created:** [April 25, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699 "2023-04-25T20:08:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gnubl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gnubl/32/12420_2.png) [@Gnubl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gnubl)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/1 "2023-04-25T20:08:49Z")
so, i have my autoclave in my car with a water tank installed. during summer i desinfected lots of dirty cbms … but now, its nearly winter ! the water in my tank, istalled in my car, is frozen… and i have no clue what to do. i ask here, cause i already tried to put a metal tank with frozen water on top of a big fire… its still frozen after lots of time… i had it in my hands while standing near fire … temperature said something above 50 C a few times … the frozen water just keeps on beeing frozen… i have no clue what i can do. i know that i can use a pot to unfreeze a bottle of water or some frozen meat near a fire… but i need to get a tank unfrozen. would be glad for all information even spoilers, cause i tried what makes sense to me but i could not find a way. thanx in advance and peace out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eren\_Rager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/eren_rager/32/11883_2.png) [@Eren\_Rager](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eren_Rager)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/2 "2023-04-25T22:31:32Z")
Is leaving the car on no longer prevent stuff from freezing or thawing them out? ---
**Author:** ![Wasserlaufer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Wasserlaufer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Wasserlaufer)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/3 "2023-04-26T00:47:36Z")
It’ll thaw when it’s underground where it is always 43F. Put the tank in a basement, a mine, a subway station, etc. My current character lives in a multi-level parking garage, where there’s an underground level that a whole car can drive in. It’s not winter yet though. ---
**Author:** ![AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AcidAntOnAMinefield)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/4 "2023-04-26T05:59:42Z")
OK so: which build of the game are you playing on? Stable, experimental? The only way I know that works (or used to) was to just have the tank on the same tile as a fire (a brazier for example). Although if it isn’t working now, something fishy must’ve happened or been changed that’s broken it. If you want to prevent it, craft a “heated tank (60L)”. That way you will never have issues with water freezing again, at the cost of some vehicle battery. ---
**Author:** ![Gnubl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gnubl/32/12420_2.png) [@Gnubl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gnubl)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/5 "2023-04-26T10:17:54Z")
i do play experimental. i put a tank on the field of a burning bush… without a brazier. i will try it on a brazier again. thank you very much for the tipp with the heated tank 😁 ---
**Author:** ![AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AcidAntOnAMinefield)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/6 "2023-04-26T11:00:53Z")
Nah a Bush burns out too quickly. Preferably you want to do it indoors too. Staying underground is often the best approach, given the temperatures on Z -1 are always stable. ---
**Author:** ![Gnubl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gnubl/32/12420_2.png) [@Gnubl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gnubl)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/7 "2023-05-01T16:00:09Z")
okay, what worked was putting the tank on a brazier with fire… thing is … i did install the heated tank into my car, filled with lots of water. but i have no clue how to turn it on Oo. i just realized a few minutes ago, that all my water in my tank is frozen again. and i have no clue how to turn the tank on ! and btw my headlights doesnt work anymore too ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Gnubl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gnubl/32/12420_2.png) [@Gnubl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Gnubl)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/8 "2023-05-02T17:14:31Z")
okay, i think i got it. i googled a lot because of the heated tank… but then ^^ i googled for no headlights! i just have to install some electric controllers into my car and it should work ^.- ---
**Author:** ![AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AcidAntOnAMinefield)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/frozen-water-tanks-in-cars/28699/9 "2023-05-03T20:22:56Z")
Yeah you either have a Dashboard (needed) or an Electronic Control Unit. (preferrably both, honestly).