I was wondering why he didn't just carry out some buckets. That's what seemed logical to me. I don't want to wrestle a freezing hose with gloves on trying to connect it to two different things just to fill up two buckets.
Gee, here I had been emptying my hoses by hand, letting gravity empty them. Of course that meant I had to lift the hose up about 5' off the ground and coil it after it had emptied. It got to be a regular ritual.
I just coil ot normally, gravity takes care of the water inside the hose when im lifting up the hose to coil them. but i don't have that much of a long pipe and below 0 temps ao that works for me.
I don't even know why you bother quailing your hose. You just lift one end and let the water come out the other. Throw it on the ground until you need it next. Lol. Coiling hoses I only do that when I'm not gonna use the hose for a very long time 😅
@@77Avadon77 A) I was taught at an early age to put things away when I was finished using them. B) I don't like tripping over a hose. C) It looks neater. D) In spring and summer it saves the hose from being run over and chopped up by a lawn mower.
I was a fireman for 10 years, we did something we called "walking the line" that meant after we were done fighting the fire we'd have to drain the hoses so they didn't freeze on the truck, so we'd stretch them out, and heel to toe on each hose from one end to the other, that would remove about 80% of the water making it much easier to drain as we roll them back up. As far as water hoses goes, if you don't want to spend money on a gadget, simply walk down the hose with it over your shoulder. If you do this on a spool you HAVE to go slowly or it won't all drain out, over the shoulder is faster and helps prevent it from freezing to the ground. FYI collapsible hoses do NOT drain, ever. Unless you hang them up for their full length there's too many folds in them. We've had 3 different brands, all 3 froze and broke open.
@@teesmyth5665 start at one end, lift it over your shoulder, and walk along with the hose passing over your shoulder. If the ground is sloped start at the more elevated end.
That’s a cool device I guess but, you can just pick up the hose at one end of the fully disconnected hose, lifting it in the air about 4-5 feet and walk the length of it until the water just runs out the other side. That works just fine!
For free, you disconnect the hose and walk the length of it, elevating it over your shoulder as you walk. Gravity does it's job and the hose drains. Has worked like a charm for over 50 years at my parents' house. Works at my house, and we do it with our camper hoses.
We installed those frost free hydrants all around our property. We were installing a lawn watering system and we did that at the same time. One of the best things we have done. I can get water anytime of the year anywhere on my property. They were all strategically placed.
I have a free one of those you can buy one anywhere on our planet the name of the company is gravity 😮 I’m just jealous and sick of running my entire hose to a hill to drain lol 😅
If you disconnect the hose from water source and take the nozzle off. You can throw 4-5 ft of hose over a fence and walk the length of the hose while holding it at least waist high it will clear the hose completely. I never use those plastic roller things. They are garbage
@@skurdibbles7913 I was just about to say something along the same line just move down the length of the hose at a pace that allows the water to flow out one side of the hose
@@Electedsphinx40 i use to pressure wash large parking structures and remodel swimming pools so i use to deal with several hundred feet of hose on a daily basis. I would drain and wrap up the hose in the same time it would take most people to unhook their set up. if you plan it out you can do it very efficiently.
I attach the hose end to end and coil and put in heated entryway to the house. This way it doesn’t leak and stays thawed. It is heavy to move but it works.
You don't need to bother with all that nonsense. All you do is just lift one end of the hose and let it drain out the other end. Throw it down in the yard and go get a hot Cocoa. All you people who talk about cooling up the hoses lol
I didn't know there was a device for that I always just blew it into the hose to get the air out altho that was when I was younger and freezing weather is not to common down here.
Not really dude lol. That air compressor was probably $50 or less and a garden hose is usually $50 or less. If you’re including the water hydrant, you should have one located on the side of your house
Or just roll it up, how long to roll 30m hose. You need to store it in shed anyway, if grandpa know this he absolutely will say "farmer now days are so spoil." 🤣
We just pull the hose off then drag it up the hill by the end so it all drains out the other end. Then we throw the hose over the shed so it can drain out both sides. And that is in Montana where it was -35° last week.... -60° with windchill
You're one of few people who actually know what the hell they're talking about. Read the comments here and you can tell these people don't live in cold climates
Lol I just delt with this - not a problem I usually have to deal with in the south. During this recent cold spell, my coop plumbing froze and cracked at the drain valve, and my hose (which was nicely wrapped around it's holder but still laden with water) froze and blew a bunch of holes in it. I learned the importance of emptying your hose during the winter the hard way. If only I'd seen this video about a week ago - may've saved me a day of work. :)
@@nephilimborn Wow, your a complete idiot. Just because he is from here does not mean we all support him. Maybe spend a minute educating yourself before speaking because making a random political reply to a comment about the weather makes you look pretty damn ignorant.
That works best. Blowing it out will residual water collect in the low spots that WILL freeze and create a plug. Or lots of plugs 😂. The newer Chinese frost free faucets will only work for about a year. The little rubber ball at the end cracks and let’s water up into the handle housing breaking the cast iron. Better to have an underground valve that you turn on with a long extension.
As someone who lived aboard a boat in Canada year round for multiple years, I suggest getting an expanding hose. When they're unhooked they contract and squeeze out the water. I haven't had a problem yet and if I did I'd just bring it inside for a few hours before using it
I agree with just rolling the hose or walking the hose to drain the water out or pulling it up a hillside to drain it out. Actually you wouldn't even have to disconnect the hose, just use a hose splitter on the hydrant that gives you 2 faucets. Connect the hose to one faucet and use the other faucet as a bleeder, and keep that closed while you're using the hose. When you go to drain the hose open both faucets and walk the hose out or roll the hose as you're doing it. By walking the hose I mean to just hold on to the hose and keep it elevated about 2 or 3 feet off the ground as you're walking the length of the hose to drain the water out of it. And by doing it this way you are also draining the water out of the hydrant. And when you want to use that hydrant again just turn it on and turn off the other unused faucet and use the hose as you normally would. Just always remember to shut off the hydrants in the winter time and leave the bleeders open.
You need to use the tools you already have. We always would store our yard lines for the stuff around the small side of the farm in the chicken coop. All of our chicken coops had infrared lights to help out chickens. Which meant a good built coop is always above 32. We built a hose roller on a swing door to allow easy use up high in the coop. We were gaining two things. Keeping it high in the warmest air and away from all the chickens so they wouldn’t get the hose dirty. Worked for years and pasture watering we always did with the tank on tractors
You could also put a splitter thingy at the pump that allows you close either side and put the pump on that so you don't constantly have to do and undo the hose
Born n raised in the country , just take the end off the spiket and hold the end up and walk with it while its arched in the air all the water will fall towards the other side and its a easy way to drain the house then bring it back inside so it doesnt freeze :)
Good work. Nice little gadget..My way is even easier if your yard has a slope. I stretch my hose down hill and Let it drain. Animals will get dehydrated in the cold weather sometimes worse than hot weather. Very important to keep their water thawed. 👍👍
That seems so much easier than hanging my hose up to let it drain out after each use. I usually have to walk down the length of the hose twice just to make sure I've let all of the water drain completely out of the hose.
You just disconnect the hose on both ends and go from one end to the other with it above your head, You do not roll it up - leave it in place. You roll it up you'll have to take it inside to get it to unroll if it's really cold, and sometimes the hose will break. I've done it this way for years. If there's a problem you bring some hot water to pour on the hose or you can just open the hydrant and run that water over the hose. Bend the hose as little as possible.
Good tip, We use a heated water hose, power come from 2 deep cycle battery charged by wind n solar. Another thing we use is in pipe water heater keeps water warm enough to keep from freezing.
Could just learn to walk out a hose. I use a lot of hose at work. Sometimes up to 2000 feet of it in total, most of such being 1.5" firehose. Some 5/8 and 3/4 garden hose. Disconnect both ends, lift one and and walk while lifting the hose.
45 years ago I just used the sprayer hold open toggle and put it on the fence. I then walked to the hose bib and unhooked the hose and let gravity pull the water out of the hose. Easy peasy.
One if you do not do it right it will not get all the water out of the hose water will Not fight the forces of gravity. two Why not just pick it up and walk it out,for sure you'll get all the water out that way.start at one end and walk it out,takes a sec,shur fire,and free.
I made a valve that hooks to my compressor and screws onto the hose. It take seconds to clear the hose. Just don't stand close to the far end. The hose whips around pretty good.
The expanding poly hoses shrink down to remove most of the water, and what's left makes ice that isn't much issue when you use it again and it expands. Just remember to remove hose from both sides.
We would just stretch the house up the hill next to the barn. The water drains its self and is close to the horses when needed again. No extra equipment needed. 🤠👍
That's the only thing I do too. I don't know why people make this so hard. It's not like you have to get every drop of water out. If a little water is still in the hose it immediately will melt when you plug it back to the hydrant
Not enough CFM but your on the right track. As long as the water from the frost free doesn’t have a ice block the warm well water will help clear the hose. If its neg 20f make sure you run the frost free for a while or it will freeze before it drains back. Warm well water needs to heat that cold pipe some.
Careful, the moisture in the air (from the compressor) will still have some moisture in it… shouldn’t cause you you to big of a problem. We used to drain the entire air system from multiple low points on my Service Rig every night during the winter. We would also pour some Safe-T-Brake into the system as well as the alcohol would further help prevent the lines from freezing
If your frost free hydrant is installed correctly it'll drain the hose for you if you leave it connected. I filled my horses large troth, and it was empty the next day because I left the hose in there after turning the hydrant off.
if you have chainlink you can put it into the holes, keeping the hose straight with one end lower along the fence so it drains, you can also just have a bucket in your house with a hose in it and take it out with you when you need it.
i got this little tiny blower for my ridgid tools and it comes with this neat attachment to which you can shove in the hose and pull the trigger and then it blows out all the water.
If want to drain and leave the hose extended as it is, I detach the hose from the hydrant and simple lift the hose and walk along side the hose, letting the hose slide along your hand to it's end. Gravity does the rest.
I use an insulated Colmen cooler with a lid. I have a hot water tap on the outside of my house. I put two 5 gal buckets of water in it each day. The hot water will thaw any ice.
This works for you southerners who are seeing an extended period of freezing whether for the first time ever. But this is more work that just bucketing water where it needs to be
I had to do this in the winters when I work at a barn. Hated it with a passion. I had to grab the attached end, unscrew it and begin to wrap it up. The other end is draining outside.
Cheaper and easier way 1. Have a slope, such as a hill, that can have the hose be stretched full length down hill. 2. Have one end at the bottom of the hill, the other at the top. 3. Go inside and warm up. 4. Go back and store the hose. 5. Don't spend money on something you don't need but a couple of minutes out of a year.
good tips, i have frost free faucet at side of house, but didnt know there was frost free hydrants... and i know you could blow out the lines with a compressor but a dedicated pump would be great.
The way to do this without buying an expensive gadget is to walk the length of your hose, raising it up as you go. Water flows downhill, the hose doesn't need to be empty, just empty enough that you wont risk an overpressure event. Might pick up and shake the spool's fitting though, water loves bursting those sorts of fittings.
Best trick I ever used was to get one of those expanding hoses that shrink after you turn off the water. Much of the water stays in the hose and freezes but so what when the water turns on it expands and the water rushes around the ice and within minutes the warmer water will melt the ice and the hose will run full blast, then shrink again once the water is turned off.
That's nifty We would nail an upside down horse shoe up high near the hose so after watering disconnect the hose and pull it over the horse shoe Gravity would do the draining As long as they don't freeze its a good thing
I've always rolled my hose up and let the water drain out as I rolled it up.
Not very reliable when even a thimble full could plug the hose
Yea I find this way easier
Yup
sure it is... if I can blow through it then water can flow through it
Doesnt work, water pools and freezes in the loops. Gotta blow em out
Nothing beat the lung exercise I got as a kid doing this this with my mouth. Took me far too long to realize I could take one end uphill too
Yes just roll it up on your shoulder and take it inside.
Then grab a bucket.
Ya I find it crazy that he’s a farmer but would waste money on something like this
@@kalebparman1374 waste? This is smart.
Living on a hill I thankfully never needed to use the lung technique xd, just run it down the yard and start wrapping from the top
I've used the lung technique for many years. makes your lung stronger. plus your not spending 75$ on a gadget.
-30 here last week...we just carry buckets when it's that cold.
Yup, -35 here as well.
Mostly just fill jugs to keep heated waterers filled, and the hose only to fill stock tanks if needed.
I was wondering why he didn't just carry out some buckets. That's what seemed logical to me. I don't want to wrestle a freezing hose with gloves on trying to connect it to two different things just to fill up two buckets.
@@10lizzard where do you live where it’s consistently in the negatives this early in winter?
@Michael Sheehy Montana. Usually this cold happens in February but this year we saw -12° in mid November.
Yeah at that point your just pushing out ice cubes. 😁😁😁
Gee, here I had been emptying my hoses by hand, letting gravity empty them. Of course that meant I had to lift the hose up about 5' off the ground and coil it after it had emptied. It got to be a regular ritual.
I just coil ot normally, gravity takes care of the water inside the hose when im lifting up the hose to coil them. but i don't have that much of a long pipe and below 0 temps ao that works for me.
I like to hang it over a branch of a tree or lay it out on a slop in the yard and like you said let gravity do its thing
You beat me to it!
I don't even know why you bother quailing your hose. You just lift one end and let the water come out the other. Throw it on the ground until you need it next. Lol. Coiling hoses I only do that when I'm not gonna use the hose for a very long time 😅
@@77Avadon77 A) I was taught at an early age to put things away when I was finished using them. B) I don't like tripping over a hose. C) It looks neater. D) In spring and summer it saves the hose from being run over and chopped up by a lawn mower.
I was a fireman for 10 years, we did something we called "walking the line" that meant after we were done fighting the fire we'd have to drain the hoses so they didn't freeze on the truck, so we'd stretch them out, and heel to toe on each hose from one end to the other, that would remove about 80% of the water making it much easier to drain as we roll them back up. As far as water hoses goes, if you don't want to spend money on a gadget, simply walk down the hose with it over your shoulder. If you do this on a spool you HAVE to go slowly or it won't all drain out, over the shoulder is faster and helps prevent it from freezing to the ground. FYI collapsible hoses do NOT drain, ever. Unless you hang them up for their full length there's too many folds in them. We've had 3 different brands, all 3 froze and broke open.
I just walk out my hoses, it's fast, it's 100% and it is free
Yes !!
Ditto
And works more reliably than a compressor.
what's that mean walk it out?
@@teesmyth5665 start at one end, lift it over your shoulder, and walk along with the hose passing over your shoulder.
If the ground is sloped start at the more elevated end.
That’s a cool device I guess but, you can just pick up the hose at one end of the fully disconnected hose, lifting it in the air about 4-5 feet and walk the length of it until the water just runs out the other side. That works just fine!
Too easy.
For free, you disconnect the hose and walk the length of it, elevating it over your shoulder as you walk. Gravity does it's job and the hose drains. Has worked like a charm for over 50 years at my parents' house. Works at my house, and we do it with our camper hoses.
I use an air compressor with 120PSI, make sure not a single drop is left. :D
Better make sure that hose doesn't have a knot in it XD
I did that one time and the hose beat the hell out of the house.
@@coreysellers4529 step on the end before you start
Bust out the ol' bead seater
I have a 3/4" hose nipple that fits standard shop air lines, but I regulate it down to 90 psi.
Works great for winterizing steel hose reels.
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Me checking the comments for the real tips:
I use "live in florida" to keep my hose from freezing.
I'm using the California method.
@@mjwbulich i heard there's also an Hawaii method but its expensive.
Usually use the south Texas method but that has failed in 21 and 22!!
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@@mjwbulich does California have the water DLC
The little bump on the end of the hydrant is for a 5 gallon bucket handle. Fill and carry is what I had to do
Just occasionally I needed to fill the cattle troughs by hose..
You think you're nearly done when a cow turns up a takes a 50 gallon swig.....
Merry Christmas Morgan and Allison. Thank you for your inspirational videos. Love your animals and the love you show them.
Sorry but i like my hose wet 😂.
I’ll see myself out.
The wetter the better!!
😂😂😂
LOL out loud
Hook got jokes 😂
@@chonkychonk you laughed out loud out loud😂?
We installed those frost free hydrants all around our property. We were installing a lawn watering system and we did that at the same time. One of the best things we have done. I can get water anytime of the year anywhere on my property. They were all strategically placed.
Just take the flexible hose and stuff it into a 5 gal bucket. Then take it inside. That's what we do in AK at 30 below.
You must not have a very long hose... I'll ignore the part about how tight your coils must be.
... note to self ... ask Alfred about buryed water lines ...
I have a free one of those you can buy one anywhere on our planet the name of the company is gravity 😮 I’m just jealous and sick of running my entire hose to a hill to drain lol 😅
I am familiar with the hill method 😄
@@deed5811 😂 I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂
If you disconnect the hose from water source and take the nozzle off. You can throw 4-5 ft of hose over a fence and walk the length of the hose while holding it at least waist high it will clear the hose completely. I never use those plastic roller things. They are garbage
@@skurdibbles7913 I was just about to say something along the same line just move down the length of the hose at a pace that allows the water to flow out one side of the hose
@@Electedsphinx40 i use to pressure wash large parking structures and remodel swimming pools so i use to deal with several hundred feet of hose on a daily basis. I would drain and wrap up the hose in the same time it would take most people to unhook their set up. if you plan it out you can do it very efficiently.
Man, I always appreciate shorts so much more when the creator gets the loop on point !
I attach the hose end to end and coil and put in heated entryway to the house. This way it doesn’t leak and stays thawed. It is heavy to move but it works.
Coil the hose *before* connecting the ends. You'll eliminate the water, the weight, and won't have a stiff frozen hose....
You don't need to bother with all that nonsense. All you do is just lift one end of the hose and let it drain out the other end. Throw it down in the yard and go get a hot Cocoa. All you people who talk about cooling up the hoses lol
@@77Avadon77 spoken like a dipshit that doesn't take care of his stuff.
Well done Cletus. You get a 🌟
I didn't know there was a device for that I always just blew it into the hose to get the air out altho that was when I was younger and freezing weather is not to common down here.
Got in that 'practice' for your college days huh? 😲😁
Same here
LoL, they're just using a portable air compressor before the battery freezes
Bought a plug in "heated" water bucket this year. It's fantastic.
I like the part where he forgets to tell you, you have to spend over 1k for everything he used.
Not really dude lol. That air compressor was probably $50 or less and a garden hose is usually $50 or less. If you’re including the water hydrant, you should have one located on the side of your house
thats like the cheapest battery powered tire inflator you can get. the water spigot setup cost 4x as much
Or you could start on one end lifting it up, and emptying it out faster than you can go get the pump!
Or just roll it up, how long to roll 30m hose. You need to store it in shed anyway, if grandpa know this he absolutely will say "farmer now days are so spoil." 🤣
We just pull the hose off then drag it up the hill by the end so it all drains out the other end. Then we throw the hose over the shed so it can drain out both sides.
And that is in Montana where it was -35° last week.... -60° with windchill
You're one of few people who actually know what the hell they're talking about. Read the comments here and you can tell these people don't live in cold climates
Lol I just delt with this - not a problem I usually have to deal with in the south. During this recent cold spell, my coop plumbing froze and cracked at the drain valve, and my hose (which was nicely wrapped around it's holder but still laden with water) froze and blew a bunch of holes in it. I learned the importance of emptying your hose during the winter the hard way. If only I'd seen this video about a week ago - may've saved me a day of work. :)
I've only seen it snow 3 times, but trust me I can tell I'm not missing anything....🥶
" Disconnect hose " ahh yess
The sound of stepping is snow is too satisfying
We FINALLY did the plug-in-so-the-water DOESN'T freeze water dish this year and it's WONDERFUL!
Merry Christmas to all at Goldshaw farm!
It's been really cold here in Eden as well. Good ol VT winters
Is that what causes people in Vermont to vote for someone like Bernie Sanders? Everyone's brains are frozen?
@@nephilimborn Wow, your a complete idiot. Just because he is from here does not mean we all support him. Maybe spend a minute educating yourself before speaking because making a random political reply to a comment about the weather makes you look pretty damn ignorant.
I usually swing that shit around like I'm Arthur wrangling a pedestrian.
Get quick connect host ends, that was brutal.
Mhm Gardena connectors are for warm use only though aren't they.
@@SianaGearz I've never had an issue as long as I wipe the ends off before they build ice.
Back when people weren't lazy. We'd disconnect the hose and roll it up emptying the hose as you rolled it.
Work smart not hard
Some people called farmers lazy for using tractors when they first came out don't be like those people who called farmers lazy for using tractors.
That works best. Blowing it out will residual water collect in the low spots that WILL freeze and create a plug. Or lots of plugs 😂. The newer Chinese frost free faucets will only work for about a year. The little rubber ball at the end cracks and let’s water up into the handle housing breaking the cast iron. Better to have an underground valve that you turn on with a long extension.
@@benjaminsorenson convenience will be the death of us
@@cavelvlan25 I disagree. Respectfully, of course.
I started a new job at a chemical plant that recycles chemical waste. They use air pressure to clear out their hoses too. Makes total sense.
I was thinking "I'd just use an air compressor" and then he busted it out 🤣
As someone who lived aboard a boat in Canada year round for multiple years, I suggest getting an expanding hose. When they're unhooked they contract and squeeze out the water. I haven't had a problem yet and if I did I'd just bring it inside for a few hours before using it
"Easiest way to give water to your animals"
1. Use a hose
Shocking
"How to make sure your hose dosent freeze"
1. Remove the water
Wow
I swear I heard the cursed frog laugh in the background multiple times
I agree with just rolling the hose or walking the hose to drain the water out or pulling it up a hillside to drain it out.
Actually you wouldn't even have to disconnect the hose, just use a hose splitter on the hydrant
that gives you 2 faucets.
Connect the hose to one faucet and use the other faucet as a bleeder, and keep that closed while you're using the hose.
When you go to drain the hose open both faucets and walk the hose out or roll the hose as you're doing it.
By walking the hose I mean to just hold on to the hose and keep it elevated about 2 or 3 feet off the ground as you're walking the length of the hose to drain the water out of it. And by doing it this way you are also draining the water out of the hydrant.
And when you want to use that hydrant again just turn it on and turn off the other unused faucet and use the hose as you normally would.
Just always remember to shut off the hydrants in the winter time and leave the bleeders open.
You need to use the tools you already have. We always would store our yard lines for the stuff around the small side of the farm in the chicken coop. All of our chicken coops had infrared lights to help out chickens. Which meant a good built coop is always above 32. We built a hose roller on a swing door to allow easy use up high in the coop. We were gaining two things. Keeping it high in the warmest air and away from all the chickens so they wouldn’t get the hose dirty. Worked for years and pasture watering we always did with the tank on tractors
“Frost free hydrant” I’m from the south, wasn’t even aware that existed
You could also put a splitter thingy at the pump that allows you close either side and put the pump on that so you don't constantly have to do and undo the hose
Born n raised in the country , just take the end off the spiket and hold the end up and walk with it while its arched in the air all the water will fall towards the other side and its a easy way to drain the house then bring it back inside so it doesnt freeze :)
“Use hose to move water, remove water from hose to keep water from freezing in hose”.
THERE I SAVED YOU ALL TIME.
I'm a plumber only problem I have with my hose is I accidentally shot it a few times, but duct tape worked great. Also I'm from Florida so idk.
You walk out the hose and the water comes out... LOL you kids crack me up.
That fitting he used is more interesting than the actual "device."
Vin Diesels colder lil brother 🤣 ❄️🥶
Good work. Nice little gadget..My way is even easier if your yard has a slope. I stretch my hose down hill and Let it drain. Animals will get dehydrated in the cold weather sometimes worse than hot weather. Very important to keep their water thawed. 👍👍
That seems so much easier than hanging my hose up to let it drain out after each use. I usually have to walk down the length of the hose twice just to make sure I've let all of the water drain completely out of the hose.
You should add quick connects to your hose ends. Much faster no leak
Me sitting here with headphones on blast mode:
That little machine: BrRrRrRrRrRrRrR
I pull mine over a tree branch. 34 years still works great.
Use a splitter right on the frost proof hydrant, then you won't have to disconnect the hoses, just swap the splitter to both open and blow it out
My mom has a downhill slope out the back of the barn. She always just disconnected the hose from the spigot and lay it out straight on the downhill
You just disconnect the hose on both ends and go from one end to the other with it above your head, You do not roll it up - leave it in place. You roll it up you'll have to take it inside to get it to unroll if it's really cold, and sometimes the hose will break. I've done it this way for years. If there's a problem you bring some hot water to pour on the hose or you can just open the hydrant and run that water over the hose. Bend the hose as little as possible.
Good tip, We use a heated water hose, power come from 2 deep cycle battery charged by wind n solar. Another thing we use is in pipe water heater keeps water warm enough to keep from freezing.
I used to just walk it out back in the day with the hose above my head . Real pain in the neck , I like this method much better .
Could just learn to walk out a hose. I use a lot of hose at work. Sometimes up to 2000 feet of it in total, most of such being 1.5" firehose. Some 5/8 and 3/4 garden hose. Disconnect both ends, lift one and and walk while lifting the hose.
😂 are we serious right now ? 😂🤣😂🤣🤣
This is the content the internet needs.
Wow genius using air to clear the hose never would of thought of that
Love your doggie
45 years ago I just used the sprayer hold open toggle and put it on the fence. I then walked to the hose bib and unhooked the hose and let gravity pull the water out of the hose. Easy peasy.
I new this guy was READY when I seen the Frost Free Hydrant 😂😂😂 Professional Home Owner 🏅
You can also use an air compressor if you have one. I built my own snow maker and when I’m done I use the compressor to blow out all the water hoses.
Lol I almost thought my phone glitched lol had to rewatch to make sure.
I’ve always just brought my horse inside he would just chill in the living room
Our grandpa would make us swirl the hoses above our heads like a lasso 😅
One if you do not do it right it will not get all the water out of the hose water will Not fight the forces of gravity. two Why not just pick it up and walk it out,for sure you'll get all the water out that way.start at one end and walk it out,takes a sec,shur fire,and free.
I made a valve that hooks to my compressor and screws onto the hose. It take seconds to clear the hose. Just don't stand close to the far end. The hose whips around pretty good.
The expanding poly hoses shrink down to remove most of the water, and what's left makes ice that isn't much issue when you use it again and it expands.
Just remember to remove hose from both sides.
That's a lot quicker and easier to just use the air nozzle on your air compressor blast 150 psi through that it'll clear it out really quick
We would just stretch the house up the hill next to the barn. The water drains its self and is close to the horses when needed again. No extra equipment needed. 🤠👍
I always just pick up the hose and walk from one end to the other and that always works pretty good
That's the only thing I do too. I don't know why people make this so hard. It's not like you have to get every drop of water out. If a little water is still in the hose it immediately will melt when you plug it back to the hydrant
Not enough CFM but your on the right track. As long as the water from the frost free doesn’t have a ice block the warm well water will help clear the hose. If its neg 20f make sure you run the frost free for a while or it will freeze before it drains back. Warm well water needs to heat that cold pipe some.
Man that water hydrant was like the one I grew up with! always remember go down my hill to fill up my chickens water bucket
Careful, the moisture in the air (from the compressor) will still have some moisture in it… shouldn’t cause you you to big of a problem.
We used to drain the entire air system from multiple low points on my Service Rig every night during the winter. We would also pour some Safe-T-Brake into the system as well as the alcohol would further help prevent the lines from freezing
If your frost free hydrant is installed correctly it'll drain the hose for you if you leave it connected. I filled my horses large troth, and it was empty the next day because I left the hose in there after turning the hydrant off.
Gravity works pretty good too
You should think of adding quick connects, just to make it a little easier
if you have chainlink you can put it into the holes, keeping the hose straight with one end lower along the fence so it drains, you can also just have a bucket in your house with a hose in it and take it out with you when you need it.
i got this little tiny blower for my ridgid tools and it comes with this neat attachment to which you can shove in the hose and pull the trigger and then it blows out all the water.
If want to drain and leave the hose extended as it is, I detach the hose from the hydrant and simple lift the hose and walk along side the hose, letting the hose slide along your hand to it's end. Gravity does the rest.
Some salesman sure saw you coming.
I use an insulated Colmen cooler with a lid. I have a hot water tap on the outside of my house. I put two 5 gal buckets of water in it each day. The hot water will thaw any ice.
This works for you southerners who are seeing an extended period of freezing whether for the first time ever. But this is more work that just bucketing water where it needs to be
Donna the deer lady says 'switch to Celcius and then 11 degrees will no longer be freezing.
This looks like something out of a cyberpunk movie
I had to do this in the winters when I work at a barn. Hated it with a passion. I had to grab the attached end, unscrew it and begin to wrap it up. The other end is draining outside.
Noone:
People up north:
Floridaians: swimming at the beach in December and January.
Cheaper and easier way
1. Have a slope, such as a hill, that can have the hose be stretched full length down hill.
2. Have one end at the bottom of the hill, the other at the top.
3. Go inside and warm up.
4. Go back and store the hose.
5. Don't spend money on something you don't need but a couple of minutes out of a year.
good tips, i have frost free faucet at side of house, but didnt know there was frost free hydrants... and i know you could blow out the lines with a compressor but a dedicated pump would be great.
Or disconnect both sides and drain the water all the way using gravity.
TY for sharing 👍
The way to do this without buying an expensive gadget is to walk the length of your hose, raising it up as you go. Water flows downhill, the hose doesn't need to be empty, just empty enough that you wont risk an overpressure event.
Might pick up and shake the spool's fitting though, water loves bursting those sorts of fittings.
Best trick I ever used was to get one of those expanding hoses that shrink after you turn off the water. Much of the water stays in the hose and freezes but so what when the water turns on it expands and the water rushes around the ice and within minutes the warmer water will melt the ice and the hose will run full blast, then shrink again once the water is turned off.
That's nifty
We would nail an upside down horse shoe up high near the hose so after watering disconnect the hose and pull it over the horse shoe
Gravity would do the draining
As long as they don't freeze its a good thing