Rotating Washing Lines

Snapelover

Are rotating washing lines any good?

I have always used a washing line. However, due to extension works being done in our garden in the next couple of weeks, my space for hanging washing on the line is getting less and less so I am considering a rotating washing line.

Are they any good? Does washing dry well on them? What about large things like quilt covers and sheets? Does washing blow on these lines?

Innys

My parents have one and it's rubbish. I suggest you only get one if you really have no space to put up a proper line.

jhe

i have a large rotating washing line,it dries washing fine for me,

WestonDave

Depends how much you load them - the lines on them can be quite close together so unless its a really hot day you need to leave a gap between "layers" of clothes. However for their size you get a lot of line - with a few more pegs I could get two decent loads on at once and ours isn't a massive one.

If you are going to get one its worth getting a "hole" concreted in as the soil spears are rubbish - the weight of washing and wind soon loosens them. There's no reason you can't concrete them in slightly lower in the ground so that the grass can effectively grow over them and so you can mow over them. Ours is set into the patio so its pretty stable.

loracan1

I can get 4 loads on mine. Only concreted it in last year (16/17 years of not being concreted in means it's not quite straight, but it works albeit doesn't spin so much these days)
Sheets/duvet covers need folding but no great hardship.

jackieb

I have a Hills Hoist. It's spike is cemented into the ground. I've used rotary ones before and hated them, but I love this one, even though in our last house we had lines, which I really liked, but took up most of the garden. Even though I have a bigger garden now, I wouldn't go back to lines. It's so sturdy I think I could swing on it. It cost almost £200 though. You wind it up once you put the washing on and it gets more of an airing than a normal rotary one as it goes pretty high. The lines are also straight, not like an inverted umbrella. I used to have to practically limbo to hang the washing in the inside lines on the old one.

This is the one I have. It's bigger than it looks in that picture. I have an 11kg capacity washer and I can hang 2-3 loads at a time. Sheets and quilt covers are no problem.

http://www.powertoolsdirect.com/hills-supex-heavy-duty-rotary-hoist-dryer-4-arm-30-metre?utm_source=google&utm_medium=merchant

yangptangkipperbang

They are fine if you buy a decent one. A cheap one will soon sag and possibly have the line break. They are a waste of money.

I have a large Brabantia - absolutely perfect.

http://www.brabantia.com/int_en/laundry-drying-ironing/rotary-dryer/

LandyAndy

I have one.

Much better than a conventional line.

It will hold 5 big loads.

I would not go back to a conventional line.

You do need to hang clothes on it to maximise air circulation though.

Snapelover

Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply. :T

joedenise

I've also got the large Brabantia Lift-o-matic. I've never run out of space on mine, I suspect I could probably get 4 machine loads on it if I did that many in a day! I only use alternate lines so that the washing is well spread out and the air/wind can get at it all.

I bought it when we first moved into our current property because it has a very small garden having always had "proper" lines previously.

Denise

yangptangkipperbang

A tip on using a rotary drier.

If you look at how nearly all are filled, people put the small stuff socks, underwear etc on the inside and the bigger stuff like shirts on the outside. This might appear to make sense with the small stuff on the shorter lines - but it actually takes longer to dry this way.
With the small stuff on the outside the breeze/sunlight can still get to the middle of the dryer - put a load of shirts round the outside and everything in the middle is sheltered.

Try it !