Insulated Water Hoses?

[MamacatPatch]

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Hubby was raised here on this farm and they had a herd of cows and I asked him how THEY kept them watered in winter and he told me exactly what you just said. He had suggested that to ME a few days before but I said, "Sounds like a great idea. It'll be YOUR JOB!" Heh. I have enough hassle with those long hoses just watering the animals in the warm weather, I sure don't want to fight them in the winter!! LOL

 

[2DogsFarm]

As long as you unhook your hose from the pump & drain it, it won't freeze.
Do NOT leave hose attached to your frostfree hydrant (don't ask me how I learned this

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Yikes! That heated hose @ $250 for a 15' length is outrageous!
It makes these look reasonable:

http://www.doversaddlery.com/thermo-hose-heated-water-hose/p/X1-27276/cn/171/

http://www.doversaddlery.com/thermal-heated-hose-bag-with-metal-hanger/p/X1-27167/cn/4962/

You can also toss your hose over a rafter to let it drain then bring it into the house - a basement is warm enough to prevent water freezing in the hose.

 

[nuttyredhead]

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We have a pressure valve at the top of the spicket, i have it opened and walk the hose from spicket to end after every use. All the water goes out and so far (it was 16 degrees this morning) it hasnt froze!

 

[CatladyofTN]

Found your forum on search for insulated hose. I think I need to budget very tightly with Christmas being next weekend. It gets freezing here only once in a while, but, like most of you, it's still too much to haul water back and forth in buckets. I looked into something I can use for winter water AND for my large aquarium. Just need proper kitchen sink to hose adaptor (Lowes) for aquarium. This spring hose I am buying is just 5 pounds in weight. So I can run it through a carport and bring it back and forth from the house pretty easy. This should work: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QCJRLK/ref=oss_product Cost with shipping was $44.57 and the adapter should be cheap too. P.S. Is about half its pull-out length and I expect you can wrap leaks when they occur.

Mama to 9 spoiled and saved cats, 2 dogs and lots of chickens, 3 ducks, and 1 guinea fowl. (For now)

 

[Parrotchick]

I posted a similar query last week under the "Ducks" section since they're notorious for going through lots of water-what they don't drink, they splash around and generally muck up. I have to battle probably 75 feet of hose daily, past all kinds of snagging obstacles to get it to the bird area, so it's a real pain and of course since it's cold enough that I can't leave the hose out, it's too cold for me to want to mess around with it all. And with such short days...

Nobody had much experience, so I surfed around online and ordered from here: www.pondliner.com. Link on "winterization" on the menu. I got a 60 foot rubber hose for ~$130 before shipping. Another site said rubber is better for daily use than PVC, which is what most of the heated hoses are. I've had lots of plastic things cracking on me this winter, so I wasn't taking a chance. But I think a 60 foot PVC from there is around $100. I just ordered mine on Friday and don't have it yet, so I'm about to go start my lugging and getting splashed with cold water routine. I CAN'T WAIT! If you can, treat yourself to a present this year. This winter is the earliest cold snap like this in a long time. I know this because I don't usually have to stomp much ice from buckets in December, and I usually kayak in the wintertime, but a lot of rivers, even the massive Potomac, have dangerous ice shelves already, which my buds aren't usually grumbling about until January.

 

[workaholic90]

Do you have any updates on the heated hose?