(3" Dia. x 100 ft) - HydroMaxx® 6 Bar Heavy Duty Reinforced PVC Lay Flat Discharge and Backwash Hose

In Florida, it rains like a fire hose every month or so which overflows the pool. Our old black rubber hose sprung a leak on the 2nd use, so I bought this one hoping for something more durable. I do not expect to see leaks in this new hose for years. It is very thick and reinforced. It is also much heavier and a standard plastic pool spool will not hold it all. I cut ours back to 70 ft (all we need to reach our pond). It barely fit on a power-cord spool and is quite a bit heftier than the old one. Used it twice already this summer and I am quite happy with it.

Costs more and worth every penny. This is a very heavy duty hose. I live in Arizona and the sun and cactus spines are tough on my pool backwash hose. I went for the cheapest one last time and it did not last at all. I have not had this very long, but I'm very confident it will last for a good number of years. Update Nov. 2019: I just happened across this old order and thought I would update this review. I've had the hose for 4 years now. I used to roll it up and at least semi-protect when not actively using it for backwashing, but I've gotten lazy and it has been in the Arizona sun for the last couple of years. It is still doing fine and I still completely recommend it. Update October 2021: I just ordered a new hose. The 6 year old stuff is starting to leak. Like I say above, I got lazy a number of years ago and it has been abused in the Arizona sun. Great hose. I just hope the new one is same as the old. I'll update if it is not.

I purchased this to use as a discharge hose for an RV macerator pump ( SewerFlo Quick Release RV Macerator Pump - 12V, 12GPM RV Dump Station Mount ). Unfortunately, the discharge hose kinks very easily if it's not in a near perfect straight line and isn't under sufficient pressure to force the kinks out. Picture a fire hose. I could barely get any macerator pump flow through the hose beyond about 50 feet. Hose quality is fine. It seems plenty sturdy enough to get the job done. Just make sure you'll either be keeping the hose in a straight line if you have low pump pressure, or ensure your pump has sufficient pressure to force the kinks out if you don't have the discharge hose in a completely straight line. I switched back to a 3/4" garden hose and it works perfectly.

Good quality hose for pool draining. Definitely heavy duty, thick, reinforced. I bought the 100 ft roll. Haven’t noticed any leaks but I have no need to put it under pressure. Just connected to the pump and let er flow. Just made sure there were no kinks along the way.

The most heavy duty hose you can by. the last hose you will ever need. I run over it with my 1 ton Dodge Ram duelly and dont worry about leaks. it is a bit heavy to pull nack and coil up but it will last forever, never burst if a little kink in hose. I can now backwash my pool from the other side of a fence with out having to worry about the hose, going to the street. over 100 feet away. I went through, regular hoses, heavy duty ones and they lasted a season at best. this hose is a beast. loot at the shipping weight. Like I said I run over it with my cars, lawn mover ect. my other hoses i would not even step on.

So this thing is obviously not cheap, but I purchased a $15 50' hose when I first moved in to the house that has our pool for backwashing. The hose was stretched out but was folded over on itself ONCE along the entire length. When I turned the pump on, this fold quickly turned into a kink, and before I knew what happened the hose split. I decided to take the plunge and spend 4-5 times the cheap version to get one that hopefully would stand the test of time. I have only used it for a few weeks, so can't speak to the longevity of it, but can tell you I will gladly give 5 stars for its perceived durability. This this is HEAVY and HEAVY DUTY. It is a workout getting it stretched out or rolled up, but I don't mind, because to me that means it won't split! I believe this is rated for somewhere around 60 psi? That is much more than my pool pump could ever generate, so like I said I am hoping it will last. Very happy with the purchase overall.

*** UPDATE: I've had this 5 years now, and still have no leaks. This thing just lasts and lasts. *** I got a new pool pump and filter during a remodel. Every other cheap blue backwash hose I bought would either burst from the pressure or get pinholes in it immediately. I finally decided to quit messing around and get this - boy I'm glad I did! This hose is TOUGH. I attached some PVC removable pipe couplers to each end and did a little extra plumbing off the backwash outlet on my filter so it would discharge out at ground level. Then, I screw on my coupler with the hose, run it 100 feet from my back yard to the sewer cleanup in the front in a nice arching curve so there's no kinks. This hose can take the pressure, and it doesn't get any holes from dragging it across the crushed granite rocks. When I'm done, I take a big plastic tub and lay it back and forth in it (think how a fire hose lays in a fire truck) and then put the lid on it, which blocks the smell. (It does smell!)

Just like another reviewer stated mine arrived with holes along the entire length little tiny pinholes 25 to 35 of them and they are perfectly layered with PVC like it happened at the factory. It sprayed everywhere. The first time I ever pressured it up.

Tried it once so far, worked just like my old 14 year old one that split recently. This type is cost effective but is hard to find as my usual pool supply stores didn't have this. Glad I found it at CT!

Used it for my pond over flow

This is real Heavy Duty. Very thick material. I noticed some of the negative reviews are saying it's too heavy to handle. Of course it's heavy, because it's thicker.

Was ok. Worked well for the short time we needed jt

Pool sand filter backwashing The vinyl lay flat hose never lasted had leaks on the seams Went through 2 of those Decided to get a better hose This is a good hose for this purpose Used a few times now and it seems to be a decent quality with the reinforcement Should last a couple years I hope Happy so far