I have hydrants that freeze during the winter and I was hoping if anybody here knew of anyway to prevent this from happening. The best thing I can thing off at the moment is to take a 2' long 3/4" drill bit I have and attach it onto a much longer rod. Next I would use this very long drill bit to drill down about 5' right next to the hydrant and stick down an electrical heat tape down this hole and stuff down some insulation with it to make sure it is touching the hydrant and to provide some insulation for it as well. I am thinking about putting 2 around it even though the instructions say to only put 1 sense the tape will be in the ground where it is colder. Any better ideas or perhaps this idea won't even work? Thanks