What layflat hose is, and where it works
Layflat hose — also sold as discharge hose, lay flat hose or delivery hose — is a soft-wall tube of flexible PVC reinforced with high-tensile synthetic textile. Under pressure it rounds out and carries water; released, it collapses flat. Its published applications are agricultural irrigation, drainage and pumping; the recorded uses in the same listing are drip watering, lawn sprinkler, flooding watering and firefighting. If the hose must also withstand vacuum on the intake side, you need the suction construction instead — the two sides of a pump set are specified together.
The company's published construction is a smooth flexible PVC inner tube, a high-tensile textile reinforcement layer that carries the pressure, and a chemically resistant, weather-resistant PVC outer layer. Standard colour is blue; the company's FAQ notes transparent, green and custom colours are also produced. Related constructions listed alongside it on the official site include PE, PU and TPU layflat hose and PVC fire hose.
Published specification
| Item | Published data |
|---|---|
| Inside diameter | 3/4 in to 16 in |
| Working pressure | 2 to 10 bar (family range) |
| Burst pressure | 6 to 30 bar |
| Temperature range | -5 °C to +65 °C |
| Standard roll lengths | 30 m to 100 m; common rolls 30 m or 50 m |
| Standard colour | Blue; transparent, green and custom colours listed |
| Packing | Transparent film or woven bag per roll |
Read the pressure figures the way an engineer reads them: the 2 to 10 bar working figure is a family range published for the construction as a whole, not a rating stated for any single size — the rating at your bore is the figure to order against. When you enquire, state your bore and your duty pressure together and the quotation will confirm the pressure class for that exact size. The layflat hose sizes guide on this site walks through the 2, 3, 4 and 6 in bores in depth, with the flow and handling trade-offs of each, and the working pressure guide explains how working pressure, burst pressure and safety factors relate when you compare offers from different factories. The burst figure in the table — 6 to 30 bar — is a family range on the same basis: it is not a burst rating stated for any single size, and the burst rating at your bore is likewise confirmed in the quotation.
Applications in practice
- Agriculture: drip and sprinkler supply, flooding irrigation and drainage — see the dedicated irrigation layflat page.
Ordering notes: MOQ, price basis and lead time
Published minimums for this family differ between the company's own channels — its product page shows 100 m at the head of the page and refers to 1,000 m as a minimum in the text, while its Alibaba storefront lists this family from 500 m at a reference band of about US$0.20 to 0.40 per metre. We publish those figures with their sources rather than blending them into a single invented number; in practice the MOQ that applies is the one confirmed in your written quotation for the size and class you order, and distributors programming mixed sizes should ask for the minimum per size, not per order. Production time follows the company's published FAQ wording: normally 10 to 15 days after the deposit, depending on order quantity. Rolls are wrapped in transparent film or woven bags, and customised packaging and labelling are available for private-label programmes.
Is PVC layflat hose the same as discharge hose?
Yes — in this catalogue the terms describe the same construction: a textile-reinforced PVC tube that lays flat when empty and is used on the discharge side of a pump.
Can layflat hose be used on the suction side?
No. A soft-wall layflat collapses under vacuum. Use the corrugated-wall PVC suction hose to feed the pump and layflat on the outlet; the blog comparison of suction versus discharge hose explains the pairing in detail.
What colour should I order?
Blue is the standard colour. Green and transparent are listed options, and custom colours are produced for OEM programmes — the blue layflat hose guide on the blog explains what the colour conventions signal in different markets.
Request a Quotation
Send the hose family, bore size, working pressure, length per roll and total quantity. MOQ, packing and lead time are confirmed in the written quotation for your exact specification. If the hose will be supplied as a finished assembly, name the coupling standard you need (for example camlock type and size, flange or thread) — or state that you need bare hose only.