Frost King Electric Cable Heater

tchil wrote:
I lived in my toyhauler for 3 years in Colorado at 8500ft. We just strung the heat tape along our garden hose and used black electrical tape every 4 inches to hold it to the hose. Then cover the entire thing with 4ft sticks of insulation and make sure each end of those were taped together. Did the same thing to the hydrant. Each year we would get around a week of -15 nights and less than 10 degree daytime highs. Always had water. Even at 5 am in the dark getting ready for work. The hardest spot to insulate for me was where the hose connected to the side of the trailer. For that get a cheap faucet insulator and put the hose through it. Link below. I also got a small roll of fiberglass insulation that is like 4 inches wide to wrap the hose to Hydrant area and handle.

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My heat tape was purchased at the local hardware store and had a thermostat built in. Just make sure the sensor that looks like a button is taped tightly against part of the hose so it knows when to turn on and off.

Hope that helps. We were actually quite comfortable in our trailer even in the cold weather.