Heated water hose

On my heated hose......if I wrap my hand around it close to the faucet....I can fell the warmth.

if you don't think the heating tape is working you can always wrap the hose in foil then put on the tape, do not wrap tape of itself, and them put on insulated foam pipe cover and either use electrical tape or zip ties to keep the foam on the hose. it will work wonders to keep your hose from freezing. if you wonder how it's done, go to You Tube and look up the RV Geeks and look for their video on how it's done. it works great

I would describe it as being "not as cold" as other outside objects. It just has to be a few degrees above freezing to keep the water inside the hose from freezing and excessive heat would waste energy, increase the draw on the electrical circuit, and degrade the materials in the hose faster. Our utilities are inside a heated bay on the fifth wheel so that end is protected. I made an "envelope" out of Reflectix/bubble foil that fits over most water standpipes at campgrounds. I attach the pressure regulator and water hose to the standpipe, wrap some extra foam around things, slide the envelope down over it, and secure everything with bungee cords - doing my best to use one as a purse string around the bottom of everything. The last few nights, this setup has done fine in temp in the teens at night.

Rob

Haven't felt it to be warm and the cold water out of the faucets is cold. The only trouble I've had is where the hose connects to the TT so I wrap a towel around it with a bungee cord, worked down to 15 degrees.

It should never feel warm.

Bob Vaughn wrote:
When the heated water hose is working can you feel the heat? How do you know it is working before it freezes?

Well, it might feel slightly warmer than say a block of ice? It's not going to be warm to the touch - for something to feel warm, it has to be higher than body temperature, roughly 37 C (98 F). Also the heating elements are inside the insulation jacket.

If it is warm/hot, it's drawing a lot of power, something might be wrong.

I never touched mine after hooked up & plugged in. Seems its got a thermostat set at 35D on.