Water supply freezing?

[Ozz]

I found these from $89 to $189.00 in a 50 foot hose, they also have 25' and 100'.
Might come in handy this winter.

[wingerphil]

This is my second season using the Pirit hose. I really like it, the first one I had quit working with in a few days so called the company and they overnighted a new one to me and no problems since. They did say the thermostat is at the male end and they have had some issues on some RV's that have the enclosed hook ups like ours.
To prevent any problems I made a couple of male/female connections using a very small piece of hose I had and some of those repair ends I bought at Home Depot so I can reverse the hose keeping the thermostat end on the outside.
We had a stretch of below zero weather last year and it has been down as low as 4 degrees so far this year and no problems.

[doofus]

Phil,

How does the water taste? I've read some reviews that there is rubber taste when these are used for drinking water.

[Ozz]

Paul, I read that the hoses are not made from recycled rubber, and are made for drinking water.

[doofus]

Thanks, Jim; I may have read a review of a different brand of heated hose.

[noggs]

I also have the pirit hose. Am on my 3rd replacement and it just quit working as well. I just bought some heat tape and wrapped it the other day. Too expensive to have to do this. I doubt I will recommend it again now.

[Wild Horse]

We are in a heck of a cold snap here right now...wind chills to single digits last nite. No problems yet tho'. Supposed to get even colder tonite. I've heat taped my waterhose, added a cpu fan into the steps sending more warm air into the basement too. If it gets too cold, I've added rv antifreeze to my water holding tank mixed with some water. If it gets too cold, I'll disconnect city water, switch the bypass on the hot water tank, then pump some of the antifreeze blend thru the lines..next morning, I'll turn back on the city water, flush the lines, then switch back the bypass on the hotwater tank. Sounds like a hassle, but it really isn't...during the nite, we can still use the toilet, and the coffeemaker is already setup with water the nite before.

[Alwims]

When we were in cold weather with our motorhome, we would do similar to what Wild Horse does, but for fresh water, we bought a Sunbeam water cooler that the 5gal water jug sets on top of. Right now, we're snug as a bug in a rug here in South Texas. Supposed to get down to 40 degrees tonight.

[wingerphil]

Paul, we have not noticed any difference in the taste between the heated hose and our regular white hose.

Noggs,

Sorry to hear you are having problems. Wouldn't blame you for throwing up your hands and giving up on them.

Phil