Lehigh RC20 20-Foot Retractable Clothesline
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Lehigh RC20 20-Foot Retractable Clothesline
Customer Review: Okay, but not very good for anything heavy.
Summary: 3 Stars
The concept of this is good. It seems like a great idea. However, in practice, any heavier items stretch the line so that the items almost brush the ground. I'm not sure if the line itself stretches or if the holder doesn't keep the line from spooling more out under the weight of clothes hanging on it. Not horrible - I just put the heavier items on the ends of the line. The best thing available for the purpose; maybe someone will tweak the design.
Incidentally, the round plastic piece holding it to the hook broke. Again, not horrible - I just tied the cord around the remnant of plastic and it stayed fine.
Customer Review: Very useful
Summary: 5 Stars
Very sturdy and useful. I little hard to get on my wall but finally after a few holes it worked. Started using it right away.Customer Review: Smart way to help save on your gas & electric bill
Summary: 5 Stars
I used this item all summer. I was very pleased with it. No problems. Extra long cord. I have a super small yard so this is a great way to hang clothes out to dry and then when done I can retract the cord, So that the cord is not always out for viewing. Great Buy!! Great way to help reduce your carbon footprint. Customer Review: Needs Improvement
Summary: 2 Stars
It is very easy to install, and it retracts its clothesline easily. The problem is that it is very hard to make the clothesline tight so that your wet clothes would not drag on the ground. You do need to wrap the clothesline around the little arm on the unit in order to stop the clothesline from sagging. You have to wrap the clothesline around a little piece of plastic with one hand while trying to pull the clothesline real hard to make it as tight as possible with the other hand. I have not been successful with pulling my 40-feet clothesline tight enough so that a wet bathtowel does not touch the ground in the middle. The manufacturer needs to add some kind of a pulling devise to it. Customer Review: For light loads only
Summary: 3 Stars
Works adequately for light loads (t-shirts, socks and under things) but the line slips when there is too many items on the line even when wrapped around the peg per the instructions. Perhaps if the line was not so slick this wouldn't happen. Jeans and heavy cotton towels cannot be hung from this line when extended out to its full length.
I purchased this retractable clothes line to use while looking for a replacement for my electric clothes dryer that had died. Installation is fairly simple. I attached the retractable unit on to the side of my house on an exterior window frame. The hook for the line is attached to a tree approximately 40 feet away. I extend the line to the hook in the tree, wrap the line around the peg per the instructions and then adjust the tension and try to get as taught as possible.
Overall I'd say this product works as expected for light loads and is worth the money paid. I've only used this product for 1 summer so only time will tell if it is durable.