Rotary washing line 'strategies' please!

jackieb

A local builder's merchant. They were cheaper than we could get it online. I don't think DIY sheds (ie B&Q do them).

It's a Supex I have. I found one the exact same online and it was £270! :eek:
http://www.heritage-homeandgarden.co.uk/hills-industries-1205-supex-430100ft-p-9035.html

Emily_N

I don't understand why it's so expensive.
What's the difference with say the argos one for £50 which has 55m as opposed to 30m?
Can't send link sadly.

jackieb

Emily_N wrote: »

I don't understand why it's so expensive.
What's the difference with say the argos one for £50 which has 55m as opposed to 30m?
Can't send link sadly.

Is this the one? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8500856/Trail/searchtext%3EROTARY+DRYER.htm

I don't know about that one as I haven't used it, but I do know that the one I have is very sturdy (takes 2 people to lift it). It turns very easily. It locks into position, so if it's windy it's not spinning round and it's near impossible to catch the thing to hang your laundry out.
I've had 2 wet duvets on at once (as well as being filled up everywhere else) and it still spins and doesn't wobble.
I work in people's homes and I often hang out their washing so I do use other rotary dryers and can see a huge difference. The lines on my one are more spaced out, and as I said they're all in a straight line, not graduated like the lines on an upside down umberella-type rotary dryer are. I had to practically limbo dance to hang washing on the inside of my old one.

That's just my opinion. I'm a convert. Other people are probably quite happy with the ones they have, and that's fine. But people in Australia have used them for decades. It's a national icon there. Google Hill's Hoist and you'll see how much people love them.

jackieb

Sorry if I hijacked this thread a bit Didn't mean for it to sound like an ad for a Hills Hoist. I'm very sad and love my twirly. What can I say? :D

andrew-b

Jackie..i'm actually stunned that they can get away with selling a washing line for £180 and more stunned that people actually buy them! For that i'd want it to be at least gold plated! I bet it costs no more than 25% of the retail price to actually manufacture. Isn't really moneysaving but i guess at least your happy with it!

I reckon i could make my own for a fraction of the cost just as good ..maybe i will give it a go someday! Few old gazebo poles for the top (plenty on ebay for next to nothing), stripped down old parasol with winding mechanism but replace the umbrella part, few fixings, drill out the poles for the line, paint, string up with washing line cord! Now that's moneysaving !:money::D

Anyway apologies for laughing at your photo posting yesterday - least it didn't show your smalls! :rotfl:

Andy

jackieb

Andy, you're talking about it not being moneysaving but you're recommending drying everything in a tumble drier! :eek::rotfl:

ribenagirl

jackieb wrote: »

I'll put the picture back on. I was embarrassed.

The Hills Hpist was about £180 plus about £14 for the spike, which dh cemented into the ground. It is loads better than my old one which I inherited when I moved here. Very, very sturdy too.

Brilliant - thank you so much! :T I've been trying the 'inside out' method with big stuff on the inside and smalls on the outside and it seems to be working quite well so far!

LandyAndy

There are only four of us so I only do 5, maybe 6, loads once a week, on a Sunday.

How many of you does there have to be to do 4 loads a day?:eek: (28 loads of washing a week)

I find by the time the third load is coming out of the washer the first load is dry enough to bring in so I just spread stuff out as evenly as possible.

This summer has been brilliant for drying outside. I don't think I've used the tumble dryer more than twice since April. It'll be back on over winter though.

andrew-b

jackieb wrote: »

Andy, you're talking about it not being moneysaving but you're recommending drying everything in a tumble drier! :eek::rotfl:

Not sure how i let that comment pass me by - guess you must have been upset by my comments on posting a photo :rotfl:! I never said to use a dryer all time just pointed out "it's often" more convenient. Time is money? Not everyone has time or the inclination to put washing out/ rearrange it/ bring it back in again/ keep eye out for rain etc etc. More to life than household chores! I'd rather spend my time doing something i enjoy like DIY. Each to their own i guess! Still don't understand how people create so much washing..do you wear multiple outfits a day or something then shove them in the wash because a speck of dust has landed on it?!

Andy

MrsE_2

For me its not about time or money, its whats best for what I'm drying.

I don't think tumble drying is good for clothes, so I tumble underwear & nightwear but line dry (or clothes horse dry) outer clothing.
I think the dryer is fab for towels & bedding, in the summer I line dry these, but I'm happy to tumble dry them all winter & wet days.