Spec comparison
Camco vs Pirit Heated Hose: Rating, Watts, Warranty and Lengths Side by Side
Camco and Pirit document opposite halves of the same product. Camco's listing names a drinking-water standard with its certifier and Camco's site states a 3-year warranty, but Camco publishes no wattage and no instruction sheet online. The PIRIT manual lists watts and amps for every length and the hook-up rules, but names no certifier and gives 18 months. In our selection the choice is mostly made by length: Camco in 12, 25 and 50 ft, Pirit in 100 ft.
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The short version
Up to 50 ft, take the Camco −20 °F hose: its listing names NSF/ANSI 61 and a CSA lead-free certification, and Camco's site states a 3-year warranty with receipt. For 100 ft, take the PIRIT hose: its manual lists 500 W and 4.5 A and the rules on cords, GFCI and coiling. Camco publishes no wattage; PIRIT names no certifier. Neither rating, −20 °F or −40 °F, comes with a test method.
Short verdict
The two brands rarely compete for the same purchase. If your run is 50 ft or less, the Camco −20 °F line is the one in our selection in 12, 25 and 50 ft. If you need 100 ft, the Pirit hose is the one with a manual behind it. The comparison is still worth reading, because each maker answers questions the other leaves open, and Pirit's manual is the best available stand-in for the instruction sheet Camco does not publish online.
Camco 25 ft (22911)
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The 25 ft hose whose listing names its certifications and its certifiers.
Why here: For the standard 25 ft run: the hose whose listing names its drinking-water certifications and their certifier, with a 3-year warranty on the maker's own site. Camco publishes no wattage.
Best for: RV sites where the spigot is within 25 ft and named drinking-water certifications matter more than the lowest price.
What speaks for it
- Listing names an NSF/ANSI 61 certified hose and CSA lead-free certification to NSF/ANSI 372
- Thermostat-controlled heating cable that only heats as needed (listing)
- 5/8 in inner diameter
- Camco's own site lists a 3-year warranty with receipt
What to know first
- Camco publishes no wattage on its product pages
- Instruction sheet not available online: cord and insulation rules could not be checked
- Warranty is given as 1 year in the Amazon listing data and 3 years on camcooutdoors.com
- Costs clearly more than marketplace hoses of the same length
- Length
- 25 ft
- Rating (maker's claim)
- −20 °F (Camco)
- Inner diameter
- 5/8 in
- Heat control
- thermostat-controlled cable (listing)
- Certification named
- NSF/ANSI 61 hose, CSA lead-free to NSF/ANSI 372 (listing)
- Warranty
- 3 years with receipt (camcooutdoors.com); 1 year in Amazon listing data
The two brands side by side
| Camco, −20 °F line | PIRIT Heated Hose | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Camco; country of origin USA (camcooutdoors.com) | Sykes Hollow Innovations, Manchester Center, Vermont; “Made and printed in China” (manual) |
| Lengths | 12, 25, 50 ft on Camco's site | 12, 25, 50, 100 ft in the manual |
| Lengths in our selection | 12, 25 and 50 ft | 100 ft |
| Rating | −20 °F (Camco's claim) | −40 °F (listing title; no figure in the manual) |
| Watts and amps | not published | 90 W / 0.75 A, 180 W / 1.5 A, 360 W / 3.0 A, 500 W / 4.5 A (manual) |
| Heat control | thermostat-controlled heating cable (listing) | thermostatically controlled; on as the air “approaches freezing temperatures” (manual) |
| Bore | 5/8 in (Camco) | 5/8 in (listing title) |
| Drinking water | “certified for drinking water and lead-free” (Camco); NSF/ANSI 61 hose, CSA lead-free to NSF/ANSI 372 (listing) | “Drinking water safe.” (manual), no certifier named |
| Pressure | 100 psi maximum (listing) | working pressure up to 200 psi (manual) |
| Warranty | 3 years with receipt (Camco's site); Limited 1 Year (listing data) | 18 months (manual) |
| Instructions online | no | yes, a full care and use manual |
| Stated use | campers, livestock, agriculture, kennels (Camco) | “normal farm and garden use and light commercial use only” (manual) |
This selection covers only products sold on Amazon. It is not a market overview. Products are compared by manufacturer and listing data, not by hands-on testing. How we compare
| Spec sheet | Our pickCamco 25 ft (22911) | 50 ft pickCamco 50 ft (22912) | 100 ft pickPIRIT 100 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 25 ft | 50 ft | 100 ft |
| Rating (maker's claim) | −20 °F (Camco) | −20 °F (Camco) | −40 °F (listing title) |
| Inner diameter | 5/8 in | 5/8 in | 5/8 in (listing title) |
| Heat control | thermostat-controlled cable (listing) | – | thermostat on the power cord (PIRIT manual) |
| Watts (maker) | not published by Camco | not published by Camco | 500 W, 4.5 A (PIRIT manual) |
| Certification named | NSF/ANSI 61 hose, CSA lead-free to NSF/ANSI 372 (listing) | – | none; “drinking water safe” per manual |
| Warranty | 3 years with receipt (camcooutdoors.com); 1 year in Amazon listing data | 3 years with receipt (camcooutdoors.com) | 18 months (PIRIT manual) |
| Price class | premium | premium | – |
| Best for | RV sites where the spigot is within 25 ft and named drinking-water certifications matter more than the lowest price. | Long hook-ups at seasonal sites when you want the same brand and line as the 25 ft Camco hose. | Farm and garden runs of up to 100 ft when you want the hook-up rules in writing before you buy. |
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- Our pickCamco 25 ft (22911)
- Length
- 25 ft
- Rating (maker's claim)
- −20 °F (Camco)
- Inner diameter
- 5/8 in
- Heat control
- thermostat-controlled cable (listing)
- Watts (maker)
- not published by Camco
- Certification named
- NSF/ANSI 61 hose, CSA lead-free to NSF/ANSI 372 (listing)
- Warranty
- 3 years with receipt (camcooutdoors.com); 1 year in Amazon listing data
- Price class
- premium
- Best for
- RV sites where the spigot is within 25 ft and named drinking-water certifications matter more than the lowest price.
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- Length
- 50 ft
- Rating (maker's claim)
- −20 °F (Camco)
- Inner diameter
- 5/8 in
- Heat control
- –
- Watts (maker)
- not published by Camco
- Certification named
- –
- Warranty
- 3 years with receipt (camcooutdoors.com)
- Price class
- premium
- Best for
- Long hook-ups at seasonal sites when you want the same brand and line as the 25 ft Camco hose.
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- Length
- 100 ft
- Rating (maker's claim)
- −40 °F (listing title)
- Inner diameter
- 5/8 in (listing title)
- Heat control
- thermostat on the power cord (PIRIT manual)
- Watts (maker)
- 500 W, 4.5 A (PIRIT manual)
- Certification named
- none; “drinking water safe” per manual
- Warranty
- 18 months (PIRIT manual)
- Price class
- –
- Best for
- Farm and garden runs of up to 100 ft when you want the hook-up rules in writing before you buy.
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A dash means that neither the maker nor the listing published a figure.
The differences, point by point
Rating: −20 °F against −40 °F
Camco's site says its hose prevents freezing down to −20 °F. The −40 °F of the PIRIT hose stands in the listing title; the manual contains no temperature rating. No document of either brand names a test method. The page on heated hose temperature ratings explains why such figures cannot be ranked. Camco also sells a line with −40 °F in its listing titles; that comparison is on Camco −20 vs −40.
Watts: published against not published
This is Pirit's clearest advantage. The manual gives an electrical rating for each length, from 90 W at 12 ft to 500 W at 100 ft, all at 120 V and 60 Hz. With that you can check a circuit before you buy. Camco gives no figure anywhere we could read, and we do not borrow Pirit's numbers for a Camco hose. What the published figures mean in amps and kilowatt-hours is worked out under heated hose power use.
Drinking water: named certifier against a bare statement
Here Camco leads. Its listing names an NSF/ANSI 61 certified hose and a CSA lead-free certification to NSF/ANSI 372, and Camco's own page says the hose is certified for drinking water and lead-free. The PIRIT manual says “Drinking water safe.” and stops there. It names no standard and no certifier. What the labels mean is explained under NSF/ANSI 61, NSF/ANSI 372 and lead-free.
Rules: a manual against a sheet in the box
The PIRIT manual puts its rules in writing before you buy: “Do not use extension cords.” A GFCI-protected, grounded outlet. “THERMOSTAT MUST BE EXPOSED TO AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.” No power on a coiled hose. “Do not attempt to cut or splice hose”. Camco's product page says instructions come in English and does not show them. A Camco owner has to go by the sheet in the box; until it is in hand, Pirit's and Miller's rules are the cautious default, as on the page about heated hose safety.
Construction
Pirit's maker holds US patent 8,291,939 B2, which describes heating wires “linearly embedded within the inner wall” of the hose body, and the listing says the wire is embedded in the wall of the hose. Camco's listing speaks of a patented design with a protective exterior jacket and machined fittings, without a cross-section. Neither description says anything about service life.
Warranty
Camco's site states 3 years from date of purchase with receipt; the Amazon listing data says Limited 1 Year. The PIRIT manual states 18 months. Keep the receipt whichever you buy.
Take Camco or Pirit?
Pick by situation
If the spigot is within 25 ft and named drinking-water certifications matter → Camco 25 ft (22911)
View(paid link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)Ad · paid link · check price & delivery on AmazonIf the run is 26 to 50 ft and you want the same Camco line → Camco 50 ft (22912)
View(paid link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)Ad · paid link · check price & delivery on AmazonIf you need up to 100 ft for a barn, a garden or a long seasonal site → PIRIT 100 ft
View(paid link to Amazon, opens in a new tab)Ad · paid link · check price & delivery on AmazonIf you want published watts at 25 ft in the budget price class
If you want every documented hose in one table
Both brands are placed next to the marketplace names on the brand overview, and the 100 ft alternatives to Pirit are compared under 100 ft heated hoses. The heated water hose overview starts with the choice of length.
Questions people ask
Is Pirit better than Camco?
Neither can be called better on the evidence, because no independent test of heated hoses exists. The two makers put different things in writing. PIRIT publishes the electrical rating and the hook-up rules in a manual. Camco's listing names its drinking-water certifications and Camco's site gives the longer warranty. Decide by which of those matters more to you, and by the length you need.
Which draws less power, the Camco or the Pirit heated hose?
That cannot be compared. The PIRIT manual lists 90 W for 12 ft, 180 W for 25 ft, 360 W for 50 ft and 500 W for 100 ft, all at 120 V. Camco publishes no wattage on its product pages or in its listing, and we do not estimate one. Miller Manufacturing lists the same 180 W and 360 W for its 25 and 50 ft hoses, which shows the usual range for thermostat hoses.
Is the Pirit hose rated colder than the Camco hose?
On paper, yes: the listing title of the PIRIT 100 ft hose says −40 °F, and Camco's website says −20 °F for parts 22910, 22911 and 22912. Neither figure comes with a test method, and the PIRIT manual itself contains no temperature rating at all. Two unexplained maker claims cannot be ranked, so the colder number is not proof of more protection.
Is there a 25 ft Pirit heated hose in your selection?
No. Our selection, researched on October 11, 2026, contains the PIRIT heated hose in 100 ft only. The manual lists 12, 25, 50 and 100 ft, so shorter lengths exist; we did not research which retailers stock them. The documented 25 ft choices in our selection are the Camco 22911 and, in the budget price class, the RVGUARD hose.
Where this comes from
- PIRIT Heated Hose, care and use manual (Series V, PDF via Mor Electric Heating)
- Camco: Heated Drinking Water Hose −20, 25 ft (part 22911)
- US patent 8,291,939 B2: Grounding system for a heated hose (Sykes Hollow Innovations, via Google Patents)
- Miller Manufacturing: heated hose help page (DH25, DH50), for comparison
Keep reading
- Brand fileCamcoCamco heated water hoses in 12, 25 and 50 ft: part numbers 22910 to 22912, what Camco's site confirms, the listing-only −40 °F line and the two warranty figures.
- Brand filePiritPirit heated hose by its manual: 90 to 500 watts for 12 to 100 ft, GFCI and no extension cords, thermostat placement, 18-month warranty and the 100 ft model we list.
- Spec comparisonCompare by spec sheetWhich heated RV water hose is best? We compare what the makers put in writing: watts, ratings, certifiers, warranty and hook-up rules.
- Brand fileBrandsHeated water hose brands sorted by what can be checked: a manual (PIRIT, Miller), a maker website (Camco, RVGUARD, Kohree, VEVOR) or only a marketplace listing.
- Buying guide100 ft100 ft heated water hoses for barn, garden and RV: 500 watts and 4.5 amps per the PIRIT manual, three models compared, and the rules for laying out a long run.
- Know-howTemperature ratingsHeated hose temperature ratings such as −20, −40 or −45 °F are maker claims without a named test method. What they tell you and what to compare instead.
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