They didn't get damaged. But had I left them to stay frozen who knows?

Yup. Exact same boat here...

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So they froze but didn't get damaged?

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I had one freeze because I put it on a branch that I didn't realize was with the rest of my barns and pens. It worked until the pressure went to zero and then it froze solid, presumably for many hours. It was also pointed up, which is a no no but I didn't have another option at the time. So, it was all sorts of wrong.

I thawed it out, dropped it in hot water, and it stayed shut. I put it in the hose bib and when the temp dropped, it worked flawlessly.

I watched it religiously with a flashlight regularly before deeming it Ok though.

Our's are still working great.

Been using the Blankade version of these with great success for a while now. I bought them because they were a little cheaper than the Freeze Miser's on Amazon ($36 for 2 vs $58 for 2) because I have 8 spigots.

I put them on our house over the summer. We leave for Argentina on Friday and the temp forecast is to be pretty chilly (thank you) in Atlanta. Fingers crossed that they work.

Steeltoe05 said:

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I know these have been discussed on here, but I cannot find the thread. It must have been over a year ago.

For a house that is not visited every day, what are the thoughts of the all-knowing OB?


https://www.amazon.com/Freeze-Miser-Outdoor-Protection-Replacement/dp/B01KYDVTVG

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2 years in and they work great. Mine were dripping like they are supposed to, this morning.

McCoys had a display of them when I was at the Bryan store last week.

I kept mine in the freezer while not using them for the past 10-11 months. I put them on the facets this past weekend and tested that the unit shuts off water flow once they unfreeze. This morning it was freezing and they were dripping as needed.

Plenty at Producers in Bryan

For application on a home (rather than a stock tank), do these provide better protection than the anti-freeze /anti siphon sillcocks that shut off water back inside the insulated wall? I've been trusting that (plus a insulated cover in really cold weather) more than something like this, which would keep water on the exterior of the house...

Wow - that BlanKade one is a direct copy - down to labeling design/wording. I wonder how people get around that - I feel kinda bad for the developers in Kingsbury TX, but that's the way it goes.

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Do yall just leave these installed yesr round? Or just screw em on for the coming events then remove when the cold front is gone.?

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I put splitters on all my outdoor faucets before winter. Hosengoes on one side, freeze Mizer on the other. Hose bib and side with freeze mizer stay on all winter. I remove after last freeze has passed... if I remember...

On my travel trailer, water troughs, etc. I don't put the freeze mizer at the hose bib. I put it at the connection point so it protects the hose too.

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Wow - that BlanKade one is a direct copy - down to labeling design/wording. I wonder how people get around that - I feel kinda bad for the developers in Kingsbury TX, but that's the way it goes.

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AMAZON is how you get around that.

It's a great resource to buy stuff, but I am growing tired of knockoffs and junk. I am not saying that product is junk, but I am saying that someone spent a lot of time and money to build a quality product and when a knockoff comes along, it cheapens the product for everyone. There has to be a patent infringement somewhere but I don't know about that stuff.

I don't see it sold anywhere else other than ebay and amazon. Unfortunately, we live in a world where cheap and good enough will always win the capitalism battle.

I bought a 50A to 110V adaptor on amazon. It literally allows you to plug in 4 110v extension cords into your 50A outlet. You can set your house on fire with it. No circuit protection. I sent it back. But they are all over the heavy chinese seller amazon.

The ironic thing is that if you buy the EIGHT PACK of FREEZE MISER, the cost is about 29 bucks each.

schwack schwack said:

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Wow - that BlanKade one is a direct copy - down to labeling design/wording. I wonder how people get around that - I feel kinda bad for the developers in Kingsbury TX, but that's the way it goes.

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Yeah I bought them solely on cost and wasn't aware at the time which was copying which, or who designed what. Blankade advertised "American Made" back then and I'm sure that influenced my decision somewhat. This was 3 maybe 4 years ago

Didn't mean to call you out, Elite. I get it, I just hate for people that put the money and work into something new and amazing & then get ripped off - especially small family companies & fellow Texans.

schwack schwack said:

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Didn't mean to call you out, Elite. I get it, I just hate for people that put the money and work into something new and amazing & then get ripped off - especially small family companies & fellow Texans.

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No worries. I have a friend who is Apple's patent/ip lawyer. He calls it "proving the market". That's when you do all the r&d just to prove the product will sell, but didn't necessarily create something that could be patented (new and unique and not easily thought of by others).

Happens all the time and he claims Lowes, Amazon and Home Depot are the big offenders, just reverse engineering products and selling them cheaper than the originals

Thanks for the informative reply. I'm not connected to the people behind this, just a happy customer.

Their website says they do have patents, but I'm no expert & have no idea which part of the products they did patent.

Patent Numbers - 10,107,408 B2, 9,822,886 B2, 9,482,357 B2

Maybe the patents aren't active any longer, so knockoffs can hit the market.

That's why you see so many Glock like guns out now and Submariner looking watches. Patents expired.

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schwack schwack said:

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Didn't mean to call you out, Elite. I get it, I just hate for people that put the money and work into something new and amazing & then get ripped off - especially small family companies & fellow Texans.

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No worries. I have a friend who is Apple's patent/ip lawyer. He calls it "proving the market". That's when you do all the r&d just to prove the product will sell, but didn't necessarily create something that could be patented (new and unique and not easily thought of by others).

Happens all the time and he claims Lowes, Amazon and Home Depot are the big offenders, just reverse engineering products and selling them cheaper than the originals

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Amazon doesn't make much of anything. But they provide the market for chinese knockoffs to get as much airtime and visibility as the original products. There's not much of a leap between that and temu.

I think some of the Chinese knock off companies are actually owned by Amazon