Camco 22912: The 50 ft Heated Drinking Water Hose in Data

Short verdict

The Camco 22912 is our 50 ft pick because it is the 50 ft hose whose maker confirms the most on its own website: bore, line, drinking-water statement and warranty. It is also the hose in the premium price class at this length, and its maker leaves the two questions open that matter most for a long run: how much power it draws and what its instruction sheet says about cords and coiling.

50 ft pick

Camco 50 ft (22912)

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The 50 ft version of Camco's −20 °F line, for sites where the spigot is far from the inlet.

Why here: The 50 ft hose with bore, −20 °F line and a 3-year warranty confirmed on the maker's own page. The right choice only when the measured run is longer than 25 ft.

Best for: Long hook-ups at seasonal sites when you want the same brand and line as the 25 ft Camco hose.

What speaks for it

• 5/8 in inner diameter (camcooutdoors.com)
• Same −20 °F line as parts 22910 and 22911
• Camco's own site lists a 3-year warranty with receipt

What to know first

• No wattage published by Camco; PIRIT and Miller list double the 25 ft draw for their 50 ft hoses
• Instruction sheet not available online
• Costs several times as much as the low-priced 50 ft hoses

Length

50 ft

Rating (maker's claim)

−20 °F (Camco)

Inner diameter

5/8 in

Warranty

3 years with receipt (camcooutdoors.com)

Watts (maker)

not published by Camco

Price class

premium

For whom, and for whom not

It fits seasonal sites and yards where the spigot is 26 to 50 ft from the inlet and a named drinking-water statement matters. It does not fit a 20 ft hook-up: a heated hose should not stay coiled under power, so the surplus has to lie somewhere. For short runs, the Camco 25 ft hose 22911 is the same line at half the length.

The data, sorted by where it comes from

No test method is named for the −20 °F figure in either place. The two drinking-water standards cover different things: NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 is about what a product leaches into water, NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 about lead content. The EPA defines lead free as a weighted average of 0.25% lead across wetted surfaces.

A second listing for the same part

Amazon also carries an older listing titled “Camco 22912 TastePURE Heated Drinking Water Hose”. Its description contradicts itself on the heat control: it speaks of a self-regulating heat source that “eliminates need for thermostat” and, a few lines later, of “an energy saving thermostat”. The current listing says thermostat-controlled. We link the current one and treat neither wording as a confirmed specification.

Hook-up and care

Measure first. The hose is 50 ft and the cord 6 ft, according to the listing. The outlet has to be within reach of that cord from whichever end carries it. The either-end adapter exists for this reason.

Plan the load. With no Camco wattage, plan with the figures other makers publish for 50 ft: 360 W and 3 A in the PIRIT manual and on the Miller help page. The page on heated hose power use turns such figures into kWh.

Borrow the cautious rules. Until you have read Camco's sheet, the rules of the two makers who publish theirs are a sensible default: a GFCI-protected outlet, no extension cord, never plugged in while coiled (PIRIT), no added insulation (Miller). The order of the steps is in the guide on how to hook up a heated water hose.

The hose heats itself only. The spigot, its riser, a pressure regulator and a filter stay unheated on any heated hose and need their own protection.

After the season. PIRIT and Miller both tell owners to drain the hose and store it indoors after winter. Camco's page says nothing on storage.

Alternatives at 50 ft

• Mid-range price class: the REHOSEUP 50 ft hose^* (paid link), rated to −45 °F according to the seller, with no bore and no certifier stated in the listing.
• Budget price class: the VEVOR 50 ft hose^* (paid link) with a narrower 1/2 in bore according to its listing title.
• A colder figure from Camco: the −40 °F line is a different set of part numbers. What actually differs is laid out under Camco −20 or −40.

All three 50 ft hoses are compared side by side on the page about 50 ft heated water hoses. The brand as a whole, including the 12 ft hose, is covered on the Camco page, and the heated water hose overview starts with the question of length.