Merlett PVC-U Glue Socket 38 mm Blue Swimming Pool Hose Coupler
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Merlett PVC-U Glue Socket 38 mm – Blue Swimming Pool Hose Connector
This blue PVC-U glue socket is purpose-built for connecting rigid or semi-rigid swimming pool suction and return hoses with an outside diameter of 38 mm (1½ inch nominal). The stepped, double-ended barrel design accepts the hose on the plain spigot end and mates with a 38 mm solvent-cement socket on the fitting end, creating a permanent, leak-free joint that withstands the continuous water flow and chemical environment of residential and commercial pool installations.
Manufactured in unplasticised PVC (PVC-U), the socket offers excellent resistance to chlorine, algaecides and common pool-treatment chemicals. The distinctive pool-blue colour makes it instantly recognisable during installation and routine inspection, and the moulded-in brand marking confirms genuine Merlett quality. Solvent-weld assembly requires no specialist tools: clean, prime and cement the joint in seconds, and the fitting is ready for pressure once the cure time is observed.
Specifications
- Nominal diameter: 38 mm (1½ inch)
- Connection type: solvent-weld glue socket × hose spigot
- Body material: PVC-U (unplasticised PVC)
- Colour: blue (RAL 5015 pool blue)
- Hose outside diameter: 38 mm
- Application: swimming pool suction / return hose
- Standard: suitable for standard pool hose OD 38 mm
Compatibility
Designed to couple directly onto 38 mm outside-diameter swimming pool hoses — including corrugated suction hose and smooth-wall pool hose — and to solvent-weld into 38 mm PVC-U pipe fittings, pump unions and filter tank ports with a 38 mm (1½ inch) glue socket. Confirm the hose or pipe OD is exactly 38 mm before ordering; this socket is not suitable for metric 40 mm plumbing pipe.
Additional information
| Brand: | Merlett |
|---|---|
| Product type: | Hose-to-pipe glue socket |
| Nominal diameter: | 38 mm (1½ inch) |
| Connection side 1: | Hose spigot, 38 mm OD |
| Connection side 2: | Solvent-weld (glue) socket, 38 mm |
| Body material: | PVC-U |
| Colour: | Blue |
| Application: | Swimming pool suction and return hose |
| Assembly method: | Solvent cement (PVC glue) |
In details
- Purpose-designed for 38 mm pool hose — no adapters or reducers needed
- PVC-U body resists chlorine, algaecides and UV in exposed installations
- Solvent-weld assembly is fast and creates a permanent, zero-leak joint
- Blue colour aids quick visual identification on multi-pipe pool plantrooms
- Lightweight and compatible with standard PVC-U cement and primer
- Solvent-weld joint is permanent — fitting must be cut out if disassembly is required
- Suitable only for 38 mm OD hose; does not fit 40 mm metric plumbing pipe
- No stated pressure rating in available specification — confirm suitability for high-head pump systems with supplier
