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I have a brabantia rotary washing line in my shed, which I've been meaning to put up for ages. I however am looking at my neighbors nifty line which can retract when not in use.
I like when it can disappear from sight, it's not a huge garden......
Any opinions ???
 
I'm afraid I am a tumble dryer user! However, we did have a rotary line for Jumpers and other non tumble dry clothes. It was constantly in the way when the children were playing football etc. I now have the retractable line and love it. If you go down this route, put thought into the positioning so that your clothes get the best weather when in use. I show it to all my rotary friends who are now looking into the retractable. You can get a single or double retractable. I got the single because of the little use. My sister-in-law uses the double and loves it.
 
A retractable line was not an option for me because of the walls/fences setup of my garden, but I have a rotary line that I put up and take down (and store folded down by the side of my shed) and that's really no hassle. I put it in to replace a non-retractable linear line, and I'm delighted with the drying on it.
 
Rotaries are the ultimate retractables - they can lift straight out of the hole in the ground for grass cutting, barbqs etc. Just make sure the top of the ground-spike sits level with the soil.
 
have a retractable line and wouldn't change it for a rotary ever! They are fab. You'd never know it was there when not in use. Takes 2 seconds to pull out and set up.
 
A rotary with a pop-up gazebo for showery days. Up and down in a couple of minutes, the gazebo cost 129 pounds stg in Anglesey last year. Brilliant.
 
I find the mechanism on our rotary (dunno what make) for keeping the arms up is not fit for purpose. It is near impossible to pull the wire and tighten the screw to keep it locked.
 
Oh I really don't know now. Still torn between the two. The retractable is a small neat box on the wall, which I've checked could easily be fitted. I'm curious about the tension on it though.
As opposed to rotary which has poss more hanging space, absolutely love the idea of the gazebo Tinkerbell lol.
Complainer I know what you mean I had that before but had hoped that a with a brabantia that wouldn't be a problem.
I'm a clothes horse in the downstairs bathroom kinda girl and wouldn't be doing massive amounts of washing, just don't enjoy the process :) but still unsure..............
 
Complainer said:
I find the mechanism on our rotary (dunno what make) for keeping the arms up is not fit for purpose. It is near impossible to pull the wire and tighten the screw to keep it locked.
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My one doesn't need any screws tightened when you're putting it up, it's a rotate 'n' lock kind of setup. When I first got it it was a bit difficult to put it up all the way (there are three heights) but it got much easier after a few goes (I think the cable tension loosened slightly) and now it's a doddle. And my one wasn't expensive either.
 
The tension on the retractable can be poor and lessen over time. You will usually have more drying space on a bigger rotary. Flat lines are great for big sheets.

if you do batches of laundry (do all laundry when the weather forecast is good) then a big rotary is your man, if you do it regularly and take a chance on the weather then a retractable could be good.

What I love about my rotary is that I can load it all from one spot, standing on the concrete when the grass is wet.
 
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