Thermwell Products HC18 Pipe Heat Cable 18 ft.

Easy to install - our outdoor faucet in our barn is about 3 feet above ground. By taping this heater to the pipe with black electrician's tape, then covering with aluminum-backed insulation (also taped), this unit was able to thaw our frozen faucet overnight. We applied it starting with the end of the cable near the top of the pipe, ran it down to about 2 inches above ground, then ran it back up the other side of the pipe to the top. The electric cord was long enough to plug into the nearby outlet. The thermostat is designed to energize the heating cord only when the air temperature falls below freezing.I like the materials used to make this heat kit and have full confidence it will keep our faucet thawed, even in below zero weather for years to come. 5 Stars!

Very happy with the performance of 2 of these heat cables so far; they've been installed and powered on for a couple of weeks, activating on cold days, turning themselves on and off using their built in thermostat as advertised. To confirm how well the heat cables perform, I placed Govee H5074 temperature recorder/Bluetooth transmitters near the heating cables. The temperature history gives me peace of mind by confirming the temperature rise and fall when the cable is cycling ON and OFF, as seen via the Govee smartphone app.

The Frost King HC6A Automatic Electric Heat Kit isn’t just for pipes—it’s a lifesaver for anyone trying to keep nesting box eggs from turning into little frozen rocks. I set it up in my chicken coop during one of those deep freezes, and it worked like a charm. The automatic feature kicks in when it’s cold and keeps the temperature just right without me having to babysit it.

This heat strip is very flexible and easy to wrap around a pipe. The indicator light in the plug ensures you have power to the strip. It doesn’t seem to get very warm to the touch so I’m waiting to see how well it performs when the outside temperature drops down below freezing. So far it, on the nights when it has dropped down cold outside, the pipe hasn’t frozen but, it hasn’t really been cold enough long enough to know for sure.If you use these strips, be sure to wrap some type of insulation around the pipe as well to hold in the heat from the strip. Otherwise it will not be nearly as effective in extremely cold windy conditions.

First class with excellent instructions. No doubt more than I need in Houston.

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This Frost King 6ft heat cable works exactly as it supposed to work!I have a pipe that has frozen and split two times in a 10 year period in a non-heated crawl space area. As you can see from the pictures that this last time I made the repair I located the pipe 2 inches away from the outside wall and used the thicker walled "Type L" copper pipe. The Frost King heat cable was very flexible (after I tested it and it had warmed up) to easily tie-wrap to the pipe every 3.5 - 4 inches. After it was tied to the pipe, I trimmed the tie-wrap "tails" and covered the pipe and heat cable with Frost King cotton pipe insulation. Then I covered the spiral seems of the cotton insulation with aluminum duct tape to keep away bugs and critters that may be attracted to the cotton. The Frost King cotton insulation is Class A fire rated, so I have no worries that this install is safe... especially with aluminum furnace tape over it.When I first tried to test the heat cable by using ice packs to chill the sensor for 10-15 mins, the cable appeared to be a dud... it didn't get warm and my "Kill-A-Watt" meter showed no power usage. Then I thought that the heat cable and sensor, that have been sitting in my 90+ degree garage for a day, may be too warm internally to activate even with ice packs surrounding the sensor. So, I put the heat cable in my refrigerator, for 45 mins, to chill the whole thing down to my average crawl space temps in winter time. Then I extended the chilled cable on my counter top and covered the sensor with ice packs and wrapped a hand towel around it (just the sensor section) to let the cold do its job. Within 10 mins the watt meter showed that the cable was drawing 42 watts. I left the cable warm up for another 20mins to see how hot it would get and I could still comfortably hold it in my hand. After I removed the ice packs the cable switched off in just under 8 mins in a 70 degree kitchen... so this cable is slower to react to sudden temp changes than I had thought it would, but it works exactly like it should, since it is only keeping water flowing and preventing ice damage.

This is a great product for your sump pump piping on those freezing cold days this letter heat wire. Keep the pipes warm for they wants freeze and keep the water flowing. I highly recommend this product for anyone who having that freezing problem from their sump pump.