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The only hose here with a published temperature rating — and it stops at 59 inches

Aukney HOS002

A 5.9-inch anti-clockwise hose rated to 164–170 °C (327 to 338 °F), retracting to eleven inches and extending to fifty-nine.

Aukney portable air conditioner exhaust hose, white with steel ring

Aukney HOS002

A 5.9-inch anti-clockwise hose rated to 164–170 °C (327 to 338 °F), retracting to eleven inches and extending to fifty-nine.

Diameter
5.9 in
Thread
Anti-clockwise
Length
11 in fully retracted to 59 in extended
Material
Thickened polypropylene with a high-quality steel ring
Temperature rating
164 to 170 °C (327 to 338 °F)
Corrosion
Good corrosion resistance, as stated by the maker
Coupler
Not included — one hose only, stated twice
Installation
Stretch both ends, rotate anti-clockwise until it stops on the coupler thread
Odor
None, as stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B0F1F7GWKN
EAN
0724901881000
  • The only hose on this shelf with a published temperature rating: 164 to 170 °C (327 to 338 °F), which is what a hose carrying hot exhaust actually needs
  • Retracts to eleven inches, four inches tighter than anything else here, so it stores and sits flush
  • Extends only to 59 inches, where four hoses on this shelf reach 80

Best for: A 5.9-inch anti-clockwise machine sitting close to the window, where heat resistance matters more than reach

≈ $16
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Specifications

Diameter
5.9 in
Thread
Anti-clockwise
Length
11 in fully retracted to 59 in extended
Material
Thickened polypropylene with a high-quality steel ring
Temperature rating
164 to 170 °C (327 to 338 °F)
Corrosion
Good corrosion resistance, as stated by the maker
Coupler
Not included — one hose only, stated twice
Installation
Stretch both ends, rotate anti-clockwise until it stops on the coupler thread
Odor
None, as stated by the maker
Amazon reference
B0F1F7GWKN
EAN
0724901881000

What the maker puts in writing

  • 5.9 in diameter · anti-clockwise thread
  • 11 in fully retracted to 59 in extended
  • Thickened polypropylene with a steel ring
  • Rated 164 to 170 °C (327 to 338 °F) · good corrosion resistance
  • Hose only — no coupler

The only temperature on the shelf

One hundred and sixty-four to one hundred and seventy degrees Celsius.

Every hose here carries hot exhaust air for hours a day. Five of the six say nothing about how much heat the plastic will take; this one puts a number on it, and the number is comfortably above anything a portable air conditioner will produce.

Short, and that is not a fault

Eleven inches retracted is the tightest on this shelf. Fifty-nine extended is the shortest reach.

For efficiency, short wins: a long hose sheds the heat it is supposed to be removing back into the room it came from. The only reason to want eighty inches is a machine that cannot sit near the window.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $16 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions that keep coming up

Why does a temperature rating matter?

Because the hose carries the heat the machine has just removed from the room, continuously, for whole summers. A rating of 164 to 170 °C (327 to 338 °F) is far above what a portable air conditioner produces, which is the point: it means the plastic is not working near its limit. No other hose on this shelf publishes one.

Is 59 inches enough?

It depends how far the machine sits from the window. Four hoses here reach 80 inches; this one reaches 59 and retracts to 11, which is tighter than any of them. Short and tight is better for efficiency — a long hose radiates the heat back into the room.

Do I need to buy a coupler too?

If yours is missing, yes. The listing says twice that only the hose is included. Two products on this shelf state it in capitals and the rest say nothing either way.

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    Thread
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    5.9 in
    Thread
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    Length
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    Material
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