Eastrans 2" x 50' Blue PVC Lay-Flat Discharge Hose with Aluminum Pin Lug Fittings

Excellent quality does the job great easy cleanup, and put away & storage

Well made, sturdy for heavy duty sump pumps! Use this for outdoor ditch drainage

I use this hose to irrigate wildflower seeds planted on an earthen dam in our neighborhood. I got a late start, missing the autumn rains and was hoping to get some of the Texas Bluebonnet seeds to germinate (which they do in the fall/early winter when it gets colder if there is adequate rain). The pump sends A LOT of water through this hose, and the hose works fine if it is straight. But bend it, curve it, anything but straight and the hose kinks. Fortunately, the water doesn't stop in its entirety, but it does affect the overall flow. I have to turn the pump down and place the pump farther away to maintain as fewest curves/kinks as possible. Also, the threaded male end edges are sharp and gave me an inch long scratch to prove it. I have a fireman's nozzle as well, but it restricts the water even more than the kinks. I think the kinks are just the nature of these types of hoses. There are reinforced hoses for intake (which I have), but they are just too heavy and ridged for lugging around. Something in-between, perhaps a 2" Inch Rubber Covered Fire Hose would be more appropriate, but also more expensive ($273 for 50’ at FireHoseSupply). I guess I’ll just have to deal with the kinks, and I would project the shorter life those cause. I'll update over time if appropriate.

Pumped water out of backyard no leaks in connections

So after seeing some reviews and a note from Amazon that this item is frequently returned I decided that I would try it out and cross my fingers. Apart from a small leak at the join it did perform very well despite the kinks which I should have spread the hose out more in the driveway to prevent that as I ordered a 100ft hose and the 50ft to get to the sewer line. ( maybe I just needed the 25ft hose instead of the 50ft) it cleared approximately 1500 gallons of water with a 1 hp pump in 1 hour and 40 minutes. One thing I did find it was hard to empty of water because it would keep twisting and kinking again I probably should have stretched out the hose better, this 50ft hose did end up with some light scratches on it from the driveway which surprised me considering the the description on the page. I am hopeful that it won’t create a leak but the only way to test it is to submerge my pump again with just the 50ft pipe to test but that’s a lot of work. I’m hoping not to have to drain the pool again in a hurry. Overall I’d give it 5 stars but I gave it a 4 stars because it’s scratched easily.