Replacement Hoses

Quite often, when I am helping customers on replacement hoses for their swimming pool filter, I will get the question about using clear, thick walled hose instead of the ribbed hoses that are normally used.  In answer to their question, I tell them that yes, they can use the clear hose, but it really should only be used on the line that runs from the pump outlet up to the filter.  The clear high-pressure hose is ideal in this location.  But what about using it on the line from the skimmer to the pump inlet?  Well, as many have found out, when you put the clear hose on a suction line, it will collapse down, and the pump doesn’t like being starved of water for very long.  And what about the return line from the filter back to the pool?  Well, in my experience, if the line is very short, you can use the clear high-pressure hose, but in most cases, the filter sits back from the pool far enough that the clear hose will want to sag and kink due to its weight and no spiral support being built into it.

 So, in summary, the clear high-pressure hose is great stuff, but only when used on the proper line, which is the line from the pump outlet to the filter.  Any questions just let us know.