Heated hose
What brand of heated hose you use.By the reviews none are very good leak or froze.
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TXiceman wrote:
We are north of Houston during this horrible weather. One of our idiot neighbors with a heated hose totally missed on the common sense. He has his heated hose on and plugged in. He carefully wrapped the faucet with an old towel and taped it in place. Problem is there is about 30" of exposed PVC pipe coming up from the ground that he totally ignored and did not insulate or heat trace. Guess what?....that pipe froze and he complains that the heated hose does not work.
Ken
Many don't understand how a frost proof hydrant works. The actual valve is below frost line. When water is shut off at that valve, it also drains the part above. When a hose is hooked up, vacuum will not let the water drain. The fact the hose is heated does not change anything.
If RVers had to dig in their pockets for damage, digging up that hydrant to replace, most would hook up hose, fill tank, then disconnect hose.
