Hello, on hose I can not comment because I immediately bought a 1 1/2 inch hose in the building market and fits well to the terminals (the smaller diameter I cut off). The workmanship is very good, and time will tell whether the issue was worth .For me replaces the oasis Biosmart 7000 set a Gardena pressure filter and I hope that the result of more higher level. For the process I got myself the DN50 HT pipe at the hardware store. This fits very well on it is gray and costs one-tenth of the originals of oasis. (Before times rinse the no fat or oil on rubber). So far from me a strong buy recommendation.