Get professional carpet cleaning performance with this 1/4 inch x 15 metre blue high-pressure solution hose, designed to handle up to 3,000 psi at up to 100°C. It carries hot solution from a portable or truck-mounted carpet cleaning machine to the cleaning tool.
Product Overview
Built with high-quality rubber and reinforced braiding, this hose resists kinks, abrasion and heat, making it suited to hot water extraction ("steam cleaning") work. The non-marking blue outer cover keeps floors and carpets protected, while the brass quick-connect fittings provide a secure, leak-free connection to your equipment.
The hose is marked "1/4" SAE 100R1 @ 3000 PSI +100°C" along its length, so the rating can be checked on the hose itself at any time.
Key Features
- Size: 1/4 inch x 15 metre
- Working pressure: 3,000 psi
- Temperature rating: up to 100°C
- Flexible, lightweight design for easy handling and storage
- Durable rubber construction with high-tensile reinforcement
- Non-marking blue cover to protect indoor surfaces
- Compatible with truckmounts and portable extractors
Important — Check Your Machine's Outlet Temperature
This hose is rated to 100°C. That suits portables and many truckmounts, but some truckmounts can deliver solution hotter than 100°C at the machine outlet. Check your machine's maximum outlet temperature and pump pressure before fitting any solution hose.
If your machine can run above 100°C, choose a hose with a higher temperature rating in the same length:
- Continental ContiTech Neptune 3000, 1/4 inch x 15 m — 3,000 psi, 121°C
- Hydro-Force Pro 4000, 15 m — 4,000 psi, 120°C
What SAE 100R1 Means
SAE 100R1 is a hydraulic hose construction with a single braid of high-tensile steel wire between the rubber tube and the outer cover. The wire braid carries the pressure; the rubber keeps the hose flexible enough to drag and coil. The Neptune 3000 hose uses the same single-wire-braid construction — the practical difference between the two is the temperature rating.
Solution Hose Is a Safety Component
This hose carries water at high pressure and high temperature past the operator's legs and across a customer's floor. When a solution hose fails it does not weep — it bursts, with hot water at pressure.
Inspect the full length regularly. Cover worn through to the wire braid, any bulge, and any weep at a crimp mean the hose is finished. Do not repair a high-pressure hose. Replace it.
Care and Hose Life
- Run it at or below its rating. Heat above 100°C ages the tube and cover quickly, even if the hose holds pressure on the day.
- Keep it off sharp edges. Door frames, driveways and kerbs wear through the cover.
- Release pressure before coiling, and do not coil it tightly while hot — that sets kinks into the reinforcement.
- Store it out of the sun when not in use.
Specifications
| CCW SKU | AH78-15 |
| Inside diameter | 1/4 inch |
| Length | 15 m |
| Working pressure | 3,000 psi |
| Maximum temperature | 100°C |
| Construction | SAE 100R1 — rubber tube, single high-tensile steel wire braid, rubber cover |
| Cover | Blue, non-marking |
| Hose marking | 1/4" SAE 100R1 @ 3000 PSI +100°C |
| Fittings | Brass quick-connect fittings |
Frequently Asked Questions
What pressure and temperature is it rated to?
3,000 psi working pressure and 100°C, as marked on the hose.
Will it suit my truckmount?
Check two numbers on the machine: maximum pump pressure (must be 3,000 psi or less) and maximum outlet temperature (must be 100°C or less). If the outlet temperature can exceed 100°C, use the Neptune 3000 or Pro 4000 hose instead.
How does it differ from the Neptune 3000 hose?
Same 1/4 inch bore, same 3,000 psi rating and the same single-wire-braid construction. Neptune is rated to 121°C; this hose is rated to 100°C. For machines that stay under 100°C this hose is the lower-cost option.
Which quick connects are fitted?
The hose is supplied with brass quick-connect fittings. Quick connects are not standard across every machine and tool, so tell us your machine and tool and we will confirm the fittings match before dispatch.
Can I repair a damaged section?
No. Replace a high-pressure hose that is worn through to the braid, bulging or weeping at a crimp.
What length should I run?
The length the job needs. Every extra metre costs pressure at the tool and adds hose to coil at the end of the day.
Other Lengths
- Solution Hose, 1/4 Inch x 30 m, Blue, 3000 psi, 100°C (AH78-30)
- Solution Hose, 1/4 Inch x 7.5 m, Blue, 3000 psi, 100°C (AH78-7.5)
Tell us your machine and its maximum outlet temperature, and we will confirm the right hose and fittings before you order.
