- Dec 13, 2020
- 905
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- 19600
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
I wonder if anyone has thoughts on trying silicone hose like this. I don't know how it would hold up in UV and chlorine.
Polaris 280 Hose Options
- Thread starter generessler
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Interesting. There is no spec for pressure rating. One review stated they used it at 20psi and it was holding.
All other aspects seem good but my concern lies with the pressure rating. Although I cannot determine what the pressure rating is for the Polaris OEM hose.
red-beard
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- May 27, 2019
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I bet it will work, for a while. The Polaris hose is definitely rated for chlorine and UV, and lasts ~10 years. It just gets stiff over time.
mguzzy
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Something like this will surely hold the pressure.. but I have no idea how it would hold up in a pool environment.
If I were going to invest more than $100 bux in replacement anything for a Polaris.. I think I would think hard about putting that money into an inexpensive robot. The one everyone likes on the forum is in the $600 dollar range. At almost 120 bux for an official Polaris hose you're 1/5th of they way to the cost of a robot.
If I were going to invest more than $100 bux in replacement anything for a Polaris.. I think I would think hard about putting that money into an inexpensive robot. The one everyone likes on the forum is in the $600 dollar range. At almost 120 bux for an official Polaris hose you're 1/5th of they way to the cost of a robot.
- Dec 13, 2020
- 905
- Pool Size
- 19600
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
Yeah I guess the Polaris is the devil I know... It's been quite reliable. When it does have a hiccup, it's very easy to fix.
I've been thinking about the silicone because the stock Polaris hose - fine in the summer - didn't work as water temp declined over our first winter here in NC. It was flaky in the 60's, semi-effective in the 50's, and nearly worthless in the 40s. At the low of 39, watching the thing struggle actually made me feel bad. Had to do a lot of manual sweeping in the worst weather of the year ... though having come from Boston, that was not very bad at all
Silicone is supposed to be more flexible than other plastics.
I've been thinking about the silicone because the stock Polaris hose - fine in the summer - didn't work as water temp declined over our first winter here in NC. It was flaky in the 60's, semi-effective in the 50's, and nearly worthless in the 40s. At the low of 39, watching the thing struggle actually made me feel bad. Had to do a lot of manual sweeping in the worst weather of the year ... though having come from Boston, that was not very bad at all
Silicone is supposed to be more flexible than other plastics.
red-beard
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- May 27, 2019
- 1,624
- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite Pro (T-15)
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