TPU Layflat Hose

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Why a PVC house offers a TPU hose at all

A catalogue that lists both PVC and TPU layflat is answering two different material questions inside one hose family. PVC layflat is listed in this family alongside the TPU line, and its published specification — sizes, pressures, roll lengths — is carried on its own page. TPU — thermoplastic polyurethane — is the other material this page sets out, the one weighed for duties where the ground and the handling are hard on a hose: dragging over abrasive ground, frequent deployment and retrieval, tight storage and cold-weather work. The official product catalogue lists TPU layflat hose within the same layflat family as the PVC line, together with a TPU steel-wire variant in the wider range, so the buying conversation on this page is not 'PVC factory versus TPU factory' but 'which material for this duty, from one supplier who makes both'.

The detailed TPU specification — construction, sizes and ratings for your bore and duty — is settled per enquiry and confirmed in the written quotation. What this page gives you is a clear route to the numbers: state your bore, duty pressure and metres in the enquiry, and ask for the TPU specification and price for that duty to be set out in the quotation, so the material decision is made against figures for your duty rather than against a reputation.

What is documented, and what an enquiry settles

This page does not rank the two materials. The points below separate what stands on the record from what an enquiry settles — and for this company's TPU line, the test data for your bore and duty is one of the items your written quotation must state before the material decision is fixed.

• On the record: TPU layflat hose is listed in the same catalogue family as the PVC layflat line, and a TPU steel-wire variant is listed in the wider range; the TPU line's construction, sizes and ratings for an order are confirmed in writing in the quotation.
• Settled per enquiry: the construction, sizes, ratings and price of the TPU line for your bore and duty, confirmed in the written quotation.
• Settled on your ground: how long either material lasts in your duty is a figure only your own service can produce — the comparison blog sets out a single-length trial method that measures wear and handling on your own site.

The PVC line's published application list covers static irrigation mains and seasonal drainage, and its own page carries its specification. The blog's TPU versus PVC layflat comparison sets out what is documented for each material, and the single-length trial method to run on your own ground, which is a useful checklist to complete before you request the side-by-side quotation.

Specifying a TPU enquiry

Send the same five points as any layflat enquiry — bore, duty pressure, roll length, total metres, destination — and add two facts about the duty: what the hose will be dragged over, and how often it will be deployed and recovered. Those answers are the basis on which the construction for the stated duty is confirmed in the quotation. Couplings deserve a line of their own: whether a coupling of the kind on the couplings page — camlock or flange — is offered for layflat of either material, and in what sizes, is itself settled in the enquiry; state your coupling standard there, and hose and fittings are specified in the quotation against that standard and the material on the order. As with every family here, the written quotation — not this guide page — is the document that fixes specification, MOQ and lead time for your order.

Is TPU layflat hose food-safe or oil-resistant by default?

Do not assume either from the material name; compounds differ. If your duty involves foodstuffs, fuel or oil, state it in the enquiry and have the suitability of the specific compound confirmed in writing.

Can I mix TPU and PVC layflat in one order?

Yes — they sit in the same catalogue family. Name the material for each run in the enquiry, and both lines are quoted together on one sheet.

Where do I get the TPU sizes for my order?

The detailed TPU specification is settled per enquiry, and the quotation supplies the sizes and ratings for your bore and pressure in writing.