Rotary Washing Line Advice!

Frank99

Rotary Washing line newbee, should i get one with cover for when not in use or do they unscrew from the ground to be stored away.
Been looking at Brantanio but not sure which brand is best!:D

p00hsticks

Not sure what brand mine is as I've had it a while, but mine simply sits in a metal socket which my other half put into the patio (it doesn't screw in as it needs to be free to rotate in the wind), so you can simply fold up and remove the whole thing if you wished and store it when not using it (I rarely bother).

PasturesNew

Getting that hole/pole into the ground is a nuisance if you've not got a clue/skills.

The pole of a rotary drops into a pole that's under the ground... so you just lift them out when finished. I live in a very windy area, so lift it out and pop it in the shed, any cover is redundant in the shed, but, with the local wind, I bet I'd lose the cover if I left the lot outside.

Ganga

We finaly bought one after 24 years in our home,brayed the spike into the back garden and we use the cover when not in use in the summer,in the winter lift it out and stick it in the shed,
Wish we had bought one years ago as you can get a lot more washing on one than we could on the clothes line.

neilmcl

Just get a cover for it, no need to store it away unless it's in the way. You'll get a ground spike which you stick in the ground which you simply drop the rotary dryer into. Brabantia dryers come with a ground spike that you need to hammer into the ground surface which can be a bit of a pain, other manufacturers use screw type spikes which make installing easier.

jellie

I don't have a shed, so mine stays in the garden all the time. When I had one previously, I found that the wires would get dusty and I can't be doing with wiping them. So current one has a cover on it throughout the year, whenever it's not in use.

Frank99

Great advice yall!

nickcc

As we use ours two or three times a week even during the winter, weather permitting, we never remove it or use a cover. We are on our second one since we moved here and that was ten years ago.

melanzana

If you have sturdy walls in your garden you might consider these wall mounted dryers.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brabantia-WallFix-Retractable-Washing-Fabric/dp/B000NTDDL6?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

I have two, one on either side wall. They fold down and have a cover and are absolutely the business. IMV of course!

keith969

I stopped using mine when I got a decent condensing tumble drier a few years ago. Clothes come out much less crumpled and crispy compared to drying on a line, makes ironing a piece of cake.

And no more rushing out to unpeg it all when it starts to rain...

ka7e

Brabantia are definitely the best - mine is in constant use, always outside and is still going strong after 12+ years. It was quite expensive compared to other brands, but it can be collapsed and put up with one hand and each round of line is separate, so if it breaks you only replace the broken piece, not the whole line.