I use my microbore as the pole hose, but i have to get my bigger pole out that has no aquadapter so i use the pole hose on it, and you can feel a difference in the weight, but it was on full extension, but for eveyday cleans i dont think you really notice the weight difference to much by using the microbore as the pole hose, even if you do, the benifits of not having to deal with the pole hose and the set up and pack up times being alot quicker make it worthwhile