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Originally Posted by Goose
I make my own heated hose. I use a 25 ft hose and I wrap the hose with heavy duty aluminum foil and then using electrical tape in a spiral motion tape the 30 ft 210 watt heat trace (from Lowe's) to the wrapped hose with the thermostat on the faucet end of the hose. The aluminum foil helps to conduct the heat all the way around the hose. I then attached 1-inch pipe insulation to the hose using wire ties. No issues through two winters with temps in the teens.
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Aluminum foil isn't thick enough to conduct heat around the hose, but it will reflect radiant heat.