Minky Retractable Duo Reel Washing Line, Grey, 2x15m

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Wherever possible I’ve selected good quality ABS plastic – if it’s not, you’ll certainly know about it in my impartial review section! The Beldray can pivot on this bracket in the same way as the Vileda Cordomatic, a feature I wasn’t expecting on such an inexpensive retractable washing line. IF you’re a bigger family with heavier loads then I’d have to say this won’t necessarily be your top pick. It can be completely removed from the brackets when not in use and is a nice alternative to standard rotary clothes lines like the Minky Rotalift 60m 4 Arm, that offer a lot of drying space but tend to take up a significant amount of space and need a more permanent installation or set up in the garn. TOP TIP FROM EXPERIENCE: Bin the screws and wall plugs that come with these units and use decent brown 7mm standard wall plugs and a decent 4.

I bought and tested a new retractable washing line for Summer and I have to say I absolutely love what I saw for the money. Being straight up – I didn’t experience this with the Vileda when comparing them directly, though I will say a prop on the Minky would have made more sense too. It’s not up to the standard of heavy-duty products like the 35m line from Better and probably won’t last as long, but for what it costs I was not disappointed by the quality of the plastics used in its construction. The pivot construction material is about the only other stumbling block, ideally galvanised material so it doesn’t rust! So after a good bit of deliberating and testing I picked the Metaltex 30 m Retractable Clothes Line, White, 30m.Also, the post in my mind was too low so I further bodged it taller with another off cut I just bolted to it.

For concrete I think the fixing kits are just about OK – you’ll need a 6 or 7mm SDS bit from all of the kits that I tested in this review. A quick tip; wrap the line twice around the node at the base of the unit to stop the line from slipping. The size of your family is something else to think about here, and how much washing you need to hang up at a time.In fact, our choice for the best budget washing line for large families, the Better 35m heavy duty model, has four separate lines.