[rohrmann]

We've had our Pirit hose for over five years now and the only time it froze was when it was plugged into the GFI outlet on the park pedestal with an extension cord and it had rained overnight, got the hose plug to the extension cord wet which tripped the GFI outlet. I rigged up a soda bottle with the top cut off it and a wire coat hanger stuck in the ground and put the plugs that got wet and tripped the GFI up inside the inverted soda bottle which kept water away from the connection. The hose has worked flawlessly since. You definitely must keep the thermostat that is cable tied to the hose outside the rig so it's exposed to the cold air, or the hose will not turn on when it gets cold.