Washing Line Or Rotary?

cozzie

I have a rotary too and have it at the corner of my house as I am an end terrace, so, the wind rushes around past my house as if it's a wind tunnel which makes all my washing dry in no time. Must add that I only use every other line though, but, still manage to fit 2 wash loads on it.

My mum always had a rotary too and one particuarly windy day it was spinning around when a guest who had recently moved over from Germany popped in for a brew. Her husband had never seen anything like it, he thought it was fantastic and sat staring at it for about 10 minutes before asking where the motor was.:rotfl:

hilstep2000

I've just got a new rotary from Lidl. It came with the ground socket, and cover. It's huge! Four arms on it, so it doesn't sag, and the best bit is......it cost £14.99!! An equivalent one in Argos was £40!

Jolaaled

my best ever rotary was when we lived in austratlia. Over there, the 'hill's hoist' rotary drier is used by everyone (and has even become a national icon!)
You can get them over here..the best is the one with the winding handle...so you can peg out the washing ( it uses strong cables) and then raise the whole thing up as high as you like, by winding the handle.

http://www.hills-industries.co.uk/dryers.html

Olliebeak

Rotary and line here as well. Line usually gets used for anything fairly large or heavy - bath sheets and jeans etc. Don't bother hanging out duvet covers (unless I've washed more than one on the same day), my king-size ones fit exactly over the landing bannister - and the fabric conditioner gives off a lovely fragrance when you walk up the stairs :j . Sheets and pillowcases always go on the line though in the summer. In the winter I use the clothes airer and the 'over-radiator thingies' - really need another airer though.

These are new houses, Housing Association, and they gave everybody a three-arm rotary washing line for the gardens (with the sockets already embedded in the ground by the corner of our patios) - very nice of them. I bought a cover for mine so it keeps it quite clean when not in use.

carriebradshaw

Loadsabob wrote: »

I love having a proper washing line. I didn't, for ages, and then my boyfriend put one up, with pullies and everything! It's fabulous. It's higher than my head, so doesn't get it the way at all. It's a double line, so forms a triangle if you see what I mean, and I can get loads on it. My boyfriend reminds me the pully-system is so I can let it down, and NOT have to jump up and try and grab the line, like a mad thing...ah well!

I'd hate a rotary one now. I used to use one at my Mum's Nothing wrong with it, though clothes often got tangled up, but in my small garden, where I have cages for growing my veg, a rotary thingy bang in the middle of it would make life awkward.

this sounds like the kind of the line I want with a pulley type thing.Years ago my granny had one and she could stand and load it at the back door instead of walking up and down the garden, she just moved the line along somehow instead.It went the full length of her long garden in 2 lines and she could move it up and down too which helped her lot.She just used to get her washing basket and put it on an old tea trolley to save her bending too.

Any idea where I could get one from? ooh just found one on ebay don't know how to shorten links tho so better not post it



I've tried rotary lines but find them slow to dry stuff as the wind can't get right in the middle.Now I use 2 lines and peg out smalls on a clothes airer so I can grab it in quickly if it rains.

oldMcDonald

Oooo, me too, if anyone knows how to fix one of these up then shout, DH tried for ages and just got cross in the end!* I would love a line like this, rather than having to go out trampling around in the mud (one day we will put a little path down!).

As to the original question (from quite a little while back, methinks ), a proper line over a whirlygig one, anytime. I love the look of washing billowing out on a line, it reminds me of my nan and my childhood, and whirlygig lines just can't do this properly!

*actually, I think I will ask this on my own thread

Olliebeak

carriebradshaw wrote: »

this sounds like the kind of the line I want with a pulley type thing.Years ago my granny had one and she could stand and load it at the back door instead of walking up and down the garden, she just moved the line along somehow instead.It went the full length of her long garden in 2 lines and she could move it up and down too which helped her lot.She just used to get her washing basket and put it on an old tea trolley to save her bending too.

Any idea where I could get one from?

I've tried rotary lines but find them slow to dry stuff as the wind can't get right in the middle.Now I use 2 lines and peg out smalls on a clothes airer so I can grab it in quickly if it rains.

I think I've seen one of those in old films. I've a feeling that it was necessary to have a rotary wheel on a wall opposite to your own (maybe a rear wall or fence would work) and the line was double the length needed. In those, I think you had to manually pull the line - I suppose somebody's enterprising OH could rig one up but not sure if it is worth the effort in your own garden - unless you had severe mobility problems. The ones that I remember seeing in films, appeared to be across communal areas from tenement balconies (such as the ones in inner cities).

This the kind of thing?

http://www.indexstock.com/store/Chubby.asp?ImageNumber=1109901


If we had those where I live, half your washing would get pinched by the neighbour at the other end of your line :mad: .

carriebradshaw

yes I think that's the same thing

found one one ebay,item no is 190195822586, how odd I should find one on there today after looking at this thread cos I've often hunted on ebay and not seen any

Olliebeak

carriebradshaw wrote: »

yes I think that's the same thing

found one one ebay,item no is 190195822586, how odd I should find one on there today after looking at this thread cos I've often hunted on ebay and not seen any

congratulations :T ! Can guess what your OH will be doing to pass his weekend shortly :rotfl: :rotfl: .

carriebradshaw

Olliebeak wrote: »

congratulations :T ! Can guess what your OH will be doing to pass his weekend shortly :rotfl: :rotfl: .

I wish ! He said I can't have it as we don't need it, what he means is he doesn't need it cos I do the laundry :mad: :rolleyes: