Does foam pipe cover prevent hose freeze?
expecting temp to drop to 25 tonight. Have full hookups and usually I unhook freshwater hose and stow in heated compartment. But I see one or two using foam pipe insulation around their hoses, does ...
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When we sat where temps routinely were getting below freezing at night, we used heat tape (don't cross the wires across each other) with the foam pipe wrap over that. It kept our pipes from freezing all winter. We started at the top of the water faucet, wrapped down around that, up the length of our hose. It had an automatic thermostat on it to shut off or turn on at 38 degrees. But --- if it's only getting below freezing for a couple hours in the early am and then above freezing during the day you shouldn't have a problem even if you do nothing. It's the long cold periods that will make it freeze.
