Freezing

[Arch Hoagland]

Originally Posted by BFlinn181

It's only been an hour and 5 minutes since he posted.

LOL my fault... I looked at the post time and saw 'yesterday' didn't pay attention to the almost midnight time.

Kinda like "Are we there yet?" when you have the kids along.

[Magumba]

I recommend Wrap-On heat tape I've been using them for 10 years. Remember to leave enough extra at the ends of the hose to heat any fittings or the faucet.

The Wrap- On heat tape has a pilot light to tell you at a glance if it's operating. The tape turns on around 35 degrees.

I don't wrap the heat tape around the hose just run it along the length with duct tape every few feet then cover with 1 inch foam pipe insulation.

I insulate our water filter by wrapping several layers of bubble wrap over the heat tape and use bubble wrap and heat tape on the faucet or hydrant.