The “Urethane Flex Light-Duty” is a lightweight flexible polyurethane hose designed for air, dust, and light material applications. This product is made from polyurethane hose materials and is recommended for industrial air movement, fume control, and dust collection applications. The polyurethane wall and spring steel wire helix reinforcement gives the “Urethane Flex Light-Duty” excellent compressibility, abrasion resistance, and chemical resistance. This ultra flexible dust collector hose is the thinnest walled polyurethane hose we offer. The thinner wall permits this polyurethane hose to have excellent compression ratio (5 to 1), lower weight per linear foot, and great flexibility.
One of the main advantages of polyurethane components is their excellent resistance to wear in both sliding and impact abrasion. Polyurethanes have excellent resistance to fuel, oils, grease, and many solvents. This makes them especially suited for applications such as automotive, steel and aluminum manufacture, and printing. These lightweight hoses are available in a black or clear flexible hose colors. The clear version is made from FDA acceptable materials. A clear flexible hose also allows operators to see clogs, which makes for a perfect woodworking dust collector hose! The “Urethane Flex Light-Duty” lightweight hoses are built with hose materials that allow them to work in a wide range of temperatures from a low of -65 to a high of +225 degrees Fahrenheit.
The “Urethane Flex Light-Duty” lightweight hoses come in a standard size of 25 feet with a plain cut end finish. Custom lengths up to 50 ft and custom cuffed ends are also available. This flexible polyurethane hose is available in either clear or black, and ID sizes range from 2 inch to 18 inch. For hoses up to 8 inches ID, the tolerance level is -0.00 to +0.125 inches, and over 8 inches is -0.00 to +0.250 inches. Metric sizes are also available with a 200 ft minimum per ID size. These lightweight hoses are designed for light-duty air, dust, and material applications such as landfill venting, leaf collection, ultra violet dryers, pharmaceutical work, and paint spray extraction. If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to give one of our ducting specialists a call today!
Volume Pricing
| Pricing per Foot | 25 – 99 feet | 100 – 249 feet | 250 – 499 feet | 500+ feet | |
| 2″ ID | $6.34 | $5.51 | $5.23 | $4.75 | |
| 2.5″ ID | $8.03 | $6.99 | $6.63 | $6.02 | |
| 3″ ID | $9.59 | $8.34 | $7.91 | $7.19 | |
| 4″ ID | $12.23 | $10.64 | $10.09 | $9.17 | |
| 5″ ID | $14.69 | $12.78 | $12.12 | $11.02 | |
| 6″ ID | $17.11 | $14.89 | $14.12 | $12.84 | |
| 7″ ID | $19.00 | $16.53 | $15.67 | $14.25 | |
| 8″ ID | $20.86 | $18.15 | $17.21 | $15.65 | |
| 9″ ID | $26.45 | $23.01 | $21.82 | $19.83 | |
| 10″ ID | $28.33 | $24.64 | $23.37 | $21.24 | |
| 12″ ID | $33.94 | $29.53 | $28.00 | $25.46 | |
| 14″ ID | $39.54 | $34.40 | $32.62 | $29.65 | |
| 16″ ID | $44.49 | $38.70 | $36.70 | $33.37 | |
| 18″ ID | $50.66 | $44.08 | $41.80 | $38.00 |
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Expert's Review
Our Expert’s Opinion
Robert, an experienced team member, has this to say
Pros
Clear FDA Grade: Foodservice use is tested and approved
US Made: No need to rely on non US-testing facilities for FDA approval
Metric Sizes: Available in metric diameters
Fume Transfer: Superior chemical resistance, so why not use a PU hose for chemical fume movement
Flex: Excellent flexibility and will not wear from flex fatigue as quickly
Temperature Range: – 65°F to + 225°F
Cons
Long Lead Time: Unpopular sizes have a 4 to 6 weeks lead time
Clear PU: Clear urethane material can yellow over time when exposed to UV light
Other Options: Not as abrasion resistant as thicker walled PU hoses
