Ok, maybe not strictly a "winterizing" topic (admins, feel free to move if necessary) but clearly a "winter" topic...
Anyone had experiences with heated hoses? I've been in situations twice now where our water line unexpectedly froze overnight while hooked up, and I'm thinking this might be a nice option to have in the future. Before I take apart out whole hose recoil assembly to install one of these, just wanted to put the question out the community here about the reliability of these things, practicality, etc... thoughts?