Thirty-two or thirty-eight, and nothing in between

The best pool hoses for 2026

A pool hose is the least considered part of the circuit and the one that most often decides whether a pump reaches its rated flow. The specification is the internal diameter, and this market runs on two: 32 mm on smaller frame-pool sets and 38 mm on everything above them. They are not interchangeable and the difference is not cosmetic — 38 mm carries roughly forty per cent more area than 32 mm, so a 38 mm pump fed through a 32 mm hose is throttled by the hose rather than by the filter. Stepped adaptors exist and they work; they also add a restriction exactly where you were trying to remove one. The second property is the wall: a smooth-bore corrugated hose resists crushing and kinks far better than a plain tube, which matters because the suction side of a pump collapses a weak hose flat and the symptom looks exactly like a blocked filter. Then the length, where the rule is the shortest run that reaches: every metre of hose is head the pump has to overcome, and a coiled surplus on the ground is a permanent tax on flow. The fittings are hose clamps on nearly everything here, and stainless clamps rather than plated ones is the only meaningful distinction. And UV resistance, because a hose that spends four months in full sun goes chalky and splits at the clamp. We compare internal diameter, wall construction, length, fittings, flexibility in cold and UV resistance.

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1. 

   MEZYJIUCOM Pool Ersatzschlauch 2 × 150 cm

   Two polyethylene replacement hoses of 149.9 cm each at Ø 32 mm, supplied with four clamps — the shortest total length in this family at three metres.

   Internal diameter

   Ø 32 mm, published in the title as 3.2 cm

   Wall construction

   Polyethylene, stated leak-proof and hard-wearing. No wall thickness or profile published

   Length

   2 × 149.9 cm — 3.00 m in total, joint shortest in this family

   Fittings

   Two white double tubes and four buckles supplied. Installation with a screwdriver and pliers, stated

   Flexibility in cold

   Not published

   UV resistance

   Not published

   Amazon reference

   B09Q3DM66F (one reference across 2 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   0774494329717

   • Two separate 150 cm lengths, which is the geometry a pump-to-pool connection actually needs
   • Four clamps in the box, so nothing else has to be ordered
   • Three metres total, a third of the longest hose in this family

   Best for: Replacing the two short hoses between a frame pool and a pump standing next to it

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2. 

   POOL Total Schwimmbadschlauch Ø 38 mm, 6 m

   The only hose in this family to publish an operating pressure and a temperature range: 1.5 bar, −40 °C to +90 °C, in corrugated PE with moulded sockets every 1.50 m.

   Internal diameter

   Ø 38 mm. Also available in Ø 32 mm, stated

   Wall construction

   Corrugated profile hose in polyethylene, made without a spiral for even handling. Stated resistant to temperature, ageing and chemical influence

   Length

   6 m, supplied in one piece with moulded sockets

   Fittings

   Integrated sockets every 1.50 m, so the hose is cut to length without extra parts

   Flexibility in cold

   Temperature-resistant from −40 °C to +90 °C — the only temperature range published in this family

   UV resistance

   Not published as such. Resistance to ageing is stated. Operating pressure up to 1.5 bar — the only pressure rating in this family

   Amazon reference

   B0DQ5G48XQ (one reference across 4 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4251002876827

   • The only hose here to publish an operating pressure — 1.5 bar
   • The only one to publish a temperature range, and it runs to −40 °C
   • No UV statement as such, on a hose that lies in full sun

   Best for: A permanent run between skimmer, inlet and pump where the hose will be trodden on

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3. 

   poolomio Poolschlauch 32 mm spiral

   A 32 mm PE spiral hose with the closest socket spacing in this family — 110 cm — stated UV- and chlorine-resistant. The title says 6.6 m and the contents say 6 m.

   Internal diameter

   Ø 32 mm, published also as 1¼ inch

   Wall construction

   PE spiral hose, stated highly flexible and extremely pressure-stable. No wall thickness published

   Length

   6.6 m in the title; the contents bullet states 6 m. Both are published and the listing does not reconcile them

   Fittings

   Socket spacing 110 cm — the closest in this family — so the hose shortens or extends as needed. A hose connector joins two hoses, not supplied

   Flexibility in cold

   Not published

   UV resistance

   UV- and chlorinated-water resistant, stated, and weather-resistant

   Amazon reference

   B0057MYEJO (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4250528800996

   • The closest socket spacing on this shelf at 110 cm, so the length is set more precisely
   • Publishes the size in both metric and imperial — Ø 32 mm and 1¼ inch
   • Publishes two different lengths in the same listing — 6.6 m and 6 m

   Best for: A run that has to be cut to a precise length, on 32 mm fittings

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4. 

   AquaOne Poolschlauch 32 mm, 6 m black

   A black 32 mm hose in six metres, divisible every 1.5 m, with a published temperature limit of 70 °C and stated high chlorine and UV resistance.

   Internal diameter

   Ø 32 mm

   Wall construction

   Not published as a profile. Stated very stable quality with a high bend radius

   Length

   6 m

   Fittings

   Divisible every 1.5 m, stated

   Flexibility in cold

   Not published. Temperature resistance to 70 °C, stated

   UV resistance

   High chlorine and UV resistance, stated

   Amazon reference

   B0F4DZ6QPL (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4064602139557

   • Publishes a temperature limit — 70 °C — which only one other hose here does
   • Names chlorine and UV resistance separately rather than as general durability
   • No operating pressure, where one hose in this family publishes 1.5 bar

   Best for: A solar heating run, where the hose itself is in the sun and carrying warmed water

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5. 

   Wiltec Poolschlauch 9 m, Ø 32 mm

   Nine metres of Ø 32 mm hose with sockets, the longest single length in this family, stated UV-resistant and resistant to common pool chemicals, manufactured in Europe.

   Internal diameter

   Ø 32 mm, stated to give optimal flow

   Wall construction

   Not published as a profile. Supplied with sockets

   Length

   9 m — the longest in this family, three times the shortest

   Fittings

   Sockets, stated in the title. No spacing published

   Flexibility in cold

   Not published

   UV resistance

   UV-resistant material, specially developed to withstand ultraviolet radiation and extend outdoor service life, stated. Also stated resistant to common pool chemicals

   Amazon reference

   B00LA7GIDA (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4250390851874

   • Nine metres in one piece — the longest run on this shelf by a clear margin
   • Names ultraviolet resistance as a designed property rather than a side effect
   • No socket spacing published, so where it can be cut is unknown

   Best for: A pump set well away from the pool, in a cabinet or at the end of a run

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6. 

   Intex Deluxe Vacuum Hose 7.6 m

   A 7.6-metre spiral vacuum hose at Ø 38 mm whose end fittings unscrew — so the hose is cut to the length wanted and the fittings screwed back on.

   Internal diameter

   Ø 38 mm. Fits filter pumps with a Ø 38 mm connection

   Wall construction

   Spiral vacuum hose, stated durable, light and flexible

   Length

   762 cm in the title, 760 cm in the first bullet, 7.6 m in the third — the same hose, three roundings

   Fittings

   End fittings are removable and screw back on, so the hose is cut to the desired length and the fitting refitted. Removability also stated to ease cleaning and assembly

   Flexibility in cold

   Not published

   UV resistance

   Not published

   Amazon reference

   B00FA1I1VO (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   6941057404721

   • End fittings unscrew, so the hose is cut anywhere rather than at fixed sockets
   • Publishes the method for shortening it, step by step
   • Publishes its own length three times with two different values

   Best for: Vacuuming an above-ground pool from a filter pump with a Ø 38 mm connection

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7. 

   Bestway Universal Poolschlauch 300 cm

   A three-metre universal hose at 38 mm in PE with screw connections, stated compatible with filter pumps, sand filters, heaters and chlorinators on a 38 mm connection.

   Internal diameter

   38 mm

   Wall construction

   Hard-wearing PE material. No profile or wall thickness published

   Length

   300 cm — joint shortest in this family

   Fittings

   Screw connections, stated to make assembly easy. Contents: one hose

   Flexibility in cold

   Not published

   UV resistance

   Not published

   Amazon reference

   B0CDXQGDYT (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   6941607353882

   • Names four device types it connects — filter pumps, sand filters, heaters and chlorinators
   • Screw connections rather than clamps, so nothing is tightened with a driver
   • Three metres, joint shortest on a shelf that reaches nine

   Best for: A short connection between a pool and a heater or chlorinator standing next to it

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