Yes,could agree that the plastic discharge hoses supplied by the washer MANUFACTUER would be OK.The one I had the flood from was not an OEM hose-was an aftermarket one-have seen them sold at Lowes,HD,etc-they were right by the rubber ones.I have not had any problems with the rubber hoses.The one that blew on my machine the joint went at the hoses connector that is connected to the machine.Looked like it was glued-but the glue joint failed-threw the blown hose out.