A pool cleaner hose assembly for use in a pool, the assembly comprising: a. a first pool cleaner hose segment, the first pool cleaner hose segment having a first end in the form of a male hose cuff; b. a second pool cleaner hose segment, the second hose segment having a second end in the form of a female hose cuff into which the male hose cuff fits to connect the two hose segments; c. wherein a portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment is inserted inside of a portion of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment; and d. the hose cuffs (28, 34) include locking features that facilitate releasable locking of the first and second pool cleaner hose segments together when the portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment is inserted inside of the portion of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, the locking features further comprising a first locked position and a second locked position, e. wherein moving the locking features (38, 40) from the first locked position to the second locked position causes the portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment to insert further inside of the portion of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, characterised in that f. moving the locking features (38, 40) from the first locked position to the second locked position causes the portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment to move into or further into a space between an interior surface of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment and a seal associated with the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, g. wherein moving the locking features (38, 40) from the first locked position to the second locked position causes a chamfered surface on the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment to contact or further contact a ramped surface associated with the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, the ramped surface positioned between the interior surface of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment and the seal. a. a first pool cleaner hose segment, the first pool cleaner hose segment having a first end in the form of a male hose cuff; b. a second pool cleaner hose segment, the second hose segment having a second end in the form of a female hose cuff into which the male hose cuff fits to connect the two hose segments; c. wherein a portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment is inserted inside of a portion of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment; and d. the hose cuffs (28, 34) include locking features that facilitate releasable locking of the first and second pool cleaner hose segments together when the portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment is inserted inside of the portion of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, the locking features further comprising a first locked position and a second locked position, e. wherein moving the locking features (38, 40) from the first locked position to the second locked position causes the portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment to insert further inside of the portion of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, characterised in that f. moving the locking features (38, 40) from the first locked position to the second locked position causes the portion of the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment to move into or further into a space between an interior surface of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment and a seal associated with the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, g. wherein moving the locking features (38, 40) from the first locked position to the second locked position causes a chamfered surface on the first end of the first pool cleaner hose segment to contact or further contact a ramped surface associated with the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment, the ramped surface positioned between the interior surface of the second end of the second pool cleaner hose segment and the seal.