Camco 22910: The 12 ft Heated Drinking Water Hose for Short Hook-Ups

Short verdict

The Camco 22910 is the shortest hose of the line that Camco shows on its own website, and it is our short-run pick for one reason: the maker's page backs the basics, which the listing-only hoses of this length cannot offer. It only makes sense where the spigot stands within a few feet of the inlet. The verdict rests on stated data; see how we compare.

Short-run pick

Camco 12 ft (22910)

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Camco's shortest −20 °F hose for a spigot right next to the inlet.

Why here: The 12 ft hose with a part number, a 5/8 in bore and a 3-year warranty with receipt on the maker's own page. The listing adds a thermostat-controlled cable and an adapter for either end.

Best for: Sites where the pedestal stands within a few feet of the city-water inlet.

What speaks for it

• 5/8 in inner diameter (camcooutdoors.com)
• Shortest hose of the Camco −20 °F line
• Less hose to lay out straight

What to know first

• 12 ft does not reach on many sites: measure first
• No wattage published by Camco
• Instruction sheet not available online

Length

12 ft

Rating (maker's claim)

−20 °F (Camco)

Inner diameter

5/8 in

Watts (maker)

not published by Camco

Price class

mid-range

For whom, and for whom not

It fits a pedestal right next to the city-water inlet, a short run from a wall spigot to a trough, or a kennel a few steps from the house. It does not fit a site where you have not measured yet. The page on 12 and 15 ft heated water hoses compares it with the 15 ft alternatives.

The data, sorted by where it comes from

The page for part 22910 is sparser than the pages for the 25 and 50 ft hoses: it has no description text and no drinking-water line of its own. What Camco writes there about the longer hoses is laid out on the Camco brand page.

What 12 ft changes in practice

Less to lay out. PIRIT warns in its manual not to leave a heated hose plugged in while it is coiled, because it can overheat and melt. A hose that matches the run leaves no surplus to deal with. That is the real advantage of the short length.

The adapter decides where the cord sits. The cord is 6 ft according to the listing, and PIRIT and Miller Manufacturing rule out extension cords for their hoses. With the adapter, either end can go to the spigot, so you can put the cord end at whichever side has the GFCI-protected outlet. The page on Camco heated hose instructions goes through that choice.

Plan the load with borrowed figures. With no Camco wattage, the only maker figure for this length is PIRIT's: 90 W and 0.75 A at 120 V for its 12 ft hose. The page on heated hose power use turns such figures into kWh.

The hose heats itself only. At 12 ft, the unheated parts make up a larger share of the hook-up: spigot, riser, pressure regulator and filter still need their own protection.

Alternatives

• 3 ft more, with a maker page: the Kohree 15 ft hose^* (paid link), rated by its maker to −40 °F, with no wattage and no warranty on the maker's page.
• Camco's colder figure at 12 ft: the 12 ft hose of the −40 °F line^* (paid link) (part 22920), on listing data only and with a 10 ft cord. What separates the two lines is set out under Camco −20 or −40.
• The same line at 25 ft: the Camco 25 ft hose 22911, the main recommendation of this site.

The steps for connecting any of them are in the guide on how to hook up a heated water hose, and the heated water hose overview starts with the question of length.