IF you’re a bigger family with heavier loads then I’d have to say this won’t necessarily be your top pick. The use of stainless steel was a great choice by the designers as it is very good at fighting rust, and therefore will extend the working life of the washing line. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This has to be a key question – the better ones will normally carry 15kg or so which is enough for the average family wash but if you had a whole line of jeans then I think you might be in trouble with big gusts of wind!

Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148). I just whacked these screws in with my impact driver – if you use the screws supplied and install into concrete, you’ll want a 6mm SDS bit, I would say it’s better than a 7mm. 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.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 action of the line being pulled out from its casing works very smoothly on the Vileda Cordomatic, and you are able to lock it out at a length of your choosing. I’m not saying it’s faulty or anything like that, but it just doesn’t feel as smooth as the Vileda and Minky models. I have to say though, despite being my top pick I have noted over the tens of thousands of sales you get the odd few that result in a broken bracket – this is generally as a result of too much weight or a dud retractable washing line – don’t worry, the guys will replace it for you no problem and overall it’s a quality unit but I had to point out that flaw, it’s the honest thing to do! This keeps things quite compact, and so you don’t need to have a garden the size of a tennis court to use this model.

Daniel conducted a meta-analysis of hundreds of online reviews for dozens of popular retractable washing lines and then selected the top two for testing. Other clotheslines and airers from this brand include indoor airers like the Minky 3-Tier Indoor Airer Plus and clothes horses like the Minky X Wing Indoor Airer.We are the proud holders of both the Royal Warrant, granted as a supplier of premium quality products to the Royal Household. 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. On the model we tested, one of these did get stuck every now and again, but it wasn’t anything serious and only took a second or two to sort out. Yes, you can find cheaper multi-line models, but they won’t work as well or last as long as this one.

Selected lines only, determined by size, weight or whether delivered direct from one of our suppliers. Anyway, the test was prompted by me moving home and needing a new setup so I thought I’d hopefully help you benefit from my experience! The protective casing is UV stable and the special bracket means the whole product can be removed when not in use. Not to worry, this 35 metre heavy duty retractable washing line from Better (yes, that’s the name they chose for their brand, and not my opinion) is an excellent alterative.For people with larger families, or those who just get through a lot of clothes, a single line isn’t always practical, and it would just take too much time to get all the washing done. The rest of the product is made from hard plastic, and upon inspection, I couldn’t find any obvious weak spots, although an all-metal product would obviously be much stronger.