{ "id": "drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket", "sku": "drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket", "title": "1m Drain Hose Extension Kit with Bracket", "slug": "drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket", "price": 19.99, "currency": "EUR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "appliance-drain-hoses", "category_label": "Washing Machine & Dishwasher Drain Hoses", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "0.14 kg", "images": [ "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/main-drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket.jpg", "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket-2.jpg", "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket-3.jpg", "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket-4.jpg", "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket-5.jpg", "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket-6.jpg", "https://drains.irish/dropship-images/appliance-drain-hoses/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket-7.jpg" ], "description_short": "A 1 metre grey corrugated hose with stepped 20, 24, 30 and 38 mm ends joins to your existing hose with a barbed connector and two hose clamps, and a U-bend bracket holds the outlet in place.", "description": "The hose that is a hand's width too short\n\nIt happens more often than you would think. The new washing machine arrives, the delivery crew slide it into the gap, and the drain hose stops a little short of the standpipe. Or you move the dishwasher to the other side of the sink during a kitchen refit, and the waste is now on the wrong side of the cupboard.\n\nThe temptation is to pull the hose tight and make it reach. That is a mistake. A drain hose under tension pulls at its fitting on the back of the machine every time the drum spins. Sooner or later it works loose, and the first you know of it is water across the floor.\n\nThe other fix is to move the waste pipe. That is proper plumbing work, and for the sake of half a metre it is hard to justify.\n\nAn extension hose is the middle way. It adds length to the hose you have, with a secure join in between.\n\nWhat is in this kit\n\nThere are four parts, and the maker lists them plainly.\n\nThe first is the hose. It is 1 metre long, grey, corrugated and made of polypropylene. The maker gives a nominal wall thickness of 3 mm and says the hose can carry hot water up to 95 degrees Celsius.\n\nThe second is the extension connector. This is a short barbed tube with an outer diameter of 20 mm. It is the piece that joins your existing hose to the new one.\n\nThe third is a pair of stainless steel hose clamps. The maker gives their range as 18 to 38 mm.\n\nThe fourth is a U-bend bracket, a curved holder that keeps the end of the hose in a hook shape.\n\nThe whole kit weighs 0.14 kg.\n\nHow the sizes work\n\nThis is the part to read before you order.\n\nThe connector has a 20 mm outer diameter. It pushes inside your existing drain hose, so that hose needs an inner diameter of 20 mm. Pull the end of your hose out of the standpipe, dry it and measure across the inside of the opening with a ruler. If it is close to 20 mm, the connector should grip. If it is clearly smaller or larger, this kit is not the right one.\n\nThe ends of the extension hose are a different matter. They are stepped. The inner diameter goes through four sizes, 20, 24, 30 and 38 mm. The maker says the ends can be cut to meet your needs.\n\nIn practice, you leave the 20 mm step in place on the end that takes the connector. On the outlet end, you cut back to whichever step suits where the water is going. A spigot on a sink trap might want one size. A hose dropping loosely into a standpipe does not need a tight fit at all.\n\nWe cannot confirm a fit for any particular make or model of appliance. The measurements above are what the maker gives, and your ruler is the best check.\n\nCheck the appliance manual first\n\nAn extension hose is only half the question. The other half is the pump inside the machine.\n\nEvery washing machine and dishwasher has a small pump that pushes the waste water out. It can only push so far and lift so high. The maker of your appliance sets a longest permitted drain hose and a range of heights for the outlet. Those figures are in the manual, usually in the installation section.\n\nIf adding 1 metre keeps you inside those limits, carry on. If it takes you past them, the machine may drain slowly or leave water in the drum. In that case the right fix is to have a plumber bring the waste closer to the machine.\n\nFitting it, step by step\n\nTurn the appliance off at the wall. Pull it forward enough to work behind it, and put an old towel and a shallow tray on the floor. There is always some water left in a drain hose.\n\nLift the existing hose out of the standpipe or off the sink spigot and let it drain into the tray.\n\nSlide a hose clamp loosely onto the end of the existing hose. Push the barbed connector into the hose until the hose covers the barbs on that side. The maker says this is done by hand, without tools.\n\nSlide the second clamp onto the 20 mm end of the extension hose, then push that end onto the other side of the connector.\n\nMove each clamp so it sits over the barbed section and tighten it. Firm is enough. A clamp done up so hard that it bites into the plastic can do more harm than good. The type of clamp screw is not stated by the maker, so have a screwdriver to hand.\n\nCut the outlet end to size if you need to, using a sharp craft knife. Cut a little at a time.\n\nFit the U-bend bracket near the outlet end so the hose forms a hook. Hang it into the standpipe or connect it to the spigot.\n\nHeight, the hook and siphoning\n\nThe U-bend bracket looks like the least important part of the kit. It is not.\n\nA drain hose has to rise up and over before it goes down into the waste. That high point stops two problems. It stops dirty water from the sink or the drain running back into the machine. And it stops siphoning, where water is drawn out of the machine by gravity while it is still trying to fill.\n\nThe bracket holds that hook shape so the hose cannot sag flat or kink at the bend. Set the height according to your appliance manual.\n\nIf the hose goes into an open standpipe, do not push it far down, and do not seal the gap around it with tape. The standpipe needs air around the hose to work properly.\n\nRun a test\n\nBefore you push the machine back, run a short rinse or drain cycle and watch the join the whole time the pump is running. Run a dry finger around both clamps. Look at the outlet end as well.\n\nIf there is a drip, stop the machine, re-seat the hose on the connector and tighten the clamp a little more.\n\nWhen you slide the machine back, guide the hose by hand. This is where most kinks are made. The maker says the corrugated wall helps the hose resist kinks and return to shape after being squeezed, but no hose survives being crushed flat between a machine and a wall.\n\nTry to leave the join somewhere you can see it, such as in the cupboard beside the machine.\n\nWhen it is a job for a plumber\n\nJoining a hose to a waste point that already exists is a normal household task. Some jobs nearby are not.\n\nIf there is no standpipe and no appliance spigot on the sink trap, one has to be fitted. If two appliances need to share a waste, the pipework needs the right fitting for that. If the existing waste is slow, leaking or badly sloped, it needs to be put right.\n\nAll of that is fixed pipework. It is work for a qualified plumber, and the Irish Building Regulations apply to drainage work.\n\nIf the machine will not drain at all, check the simple things first. Clean the filter on the machine. Look for a kink. If the standpipe itself is backing up, clear the trap by hand. We do not recommend chemical drain cleaners. And if several wastes in the house are slow together, the trouble is in the main drain. A blockage in a public sewer is a matter for Uisce Éireann or your local authority.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThere is little to do. Look at the join after the first few washes and then every few months. Hose clamps can ease off slightly as plastic settles, and a quarter turn puts that right.\n\nOnce a year, pull the machine out, check the hose for flat spots or rubbing, and clean the fluff out of the hook end.\n\nThe short version\n\nWhen a drain hose is too short, do not stretch it. Add length with a proper join.\n\nThis kit gives you a 1 metre grey polypropylene hose with stepped ends of 20, 24, 30 and 38 mm, a barbed connector with a 20 mm outer diameter, two stainless steel hose clamps and a U-bend bracket. The maker says it carries hot water up to 95 degrees Celsius.\n\nMeasure the inside of your existing hose. It needs to be 20 mm. Check your appliance manual for the longest hose and the outlet height it allows. Clamp both sides of the join, keep the hook at the outlet, and run a test cycle before you push the machine home. Anything that means new or changed waste pipework is a job for a qualified plumber.", "llm_summary": "This is a 1 metre drain hose extension kit for washing machines, dishwashers and dryers, sold by Drains Company in Ireland. The kit contains a grey corrugated polypropylene hose, one barbed extension connector, two stainless steel hose clamps with a range of 18 to 38 mm, and one U-bend hose holder. The hose has stepped connection ends with inner diameters of 20, 24, 30 and 38 mm that can be cut to suit. The connector has a 20 mm outer diameter and suits an existing drain hose with a 20 mm inner diameter. The maker states a nominal wall thickness of 3 mm, a weight of 0.14 kg and hot water use up to 95 degrees Celsius. New or altered fixed waste pipework is a job for a qualified plumber, and the Irish Building Regulations apply to drainage work.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "14-day right to cancel from delivery under the Consumer Rights Act 2022, buyer pays return postage; the refund may be reduced if the item has been used beyond normal handling; Consumer Rights Act 2022 rights for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Drains Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://drains.irish/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/", "canonical_url": "https://drains.irish/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket/", "json_url": "https://drains.irish/api/products/drain-hose-extension-1m-with-bracket.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-12" }