Heated water hose(s) question

[BayouVoodoo]

Does anyone else use heated hoses for their flock? If so, I have a question or two.

Mainly, all of the instructions say not to use extension cords, but there are no plugs available to avoid their use. Do I need a certain gauge wire to keep the hoses from losing power?

Also, everything I’ve read says not to hook two heated hoses together. But no one makes a hose long enough to reach the area I need. Does anyone know of a good solution?

The water is shared between chickens, ducks, and goats, so I need something that works for all three.

 

[cavemanrich]

The instructions they provide, not to use extension cords, may be safety related, so that un-knowledgeable users, don't get electric shock.
This is what I would do,, and think it is safe. And when needing a second length, you would need to run an extension cord out to it along alongside the first hose length.
So consider this.
First,, you would need a GFIC source of power. Inside your building, or outside.

Then when you have your hoses, and extension cord all together,, slip them into a 2 inch PVC pipe, for most of the length of your hose.
Example. 100 feet of hose. go with 90 feet of protective pipe.
So this is how to do most simple.
PVC pipes come in 10 foot lengths. You can just connect them with the couplings, fit tight, and not use glue. Just Duct tape at the joints to keep pipes from slipping apart.
In springtime, just take tape off, and store your protective pipes in 10 foot sections wherever.

I also checked on the power consumption of a particular random one on line.
Here is what it shows.
285 watts. so that translates to less than 3 amps.

So an extension cord as such can handle 15 amps.

Ask anything else I might have missed.


WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[BayouVoodoo]

The instructions they provide, not to use extension cords, may be safety related, so that un-knowledgeable users, don't get electric shock.
This is what I would do,, and think it is safe. And when needing a second length, you would need to run an extension cord out to it along alongside the first hose length.
So consider this.
First,, you would need a GFIC source of power. Inside your

Makes perfect sense to me and you are a lifesaver. We haven’t lived in this house for very long and so haven’t had a chance to completely redo the things we need to, to make winter better for the animals. We have their housing all sorted, and they all have somewhere warm and dry to get out of the weather, but the water was stumping me.

Thank you so very much!

Laura in Pa