Household Essentials MD-61 Five-Line Indoor/Outdoor Mini Retractable Clothes Dryer
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Household EssentialsBrand: Household Essentials
Edition: Kitchen
Release Date: 2008-04-25
Model: MD-61
Publisher: Household Essentials
Studio: Household Essentials
Music Label: Household Essentials
Product features:
- Money-saving retractable clothes dryer for indoor or outdoor use
- 5 vinyl-coated lines extend to 12-1/4 feet for 67-3/4 feet of total drying space
- Tightening knob keeps the lines taut and tangle free; lines retract when not in use
- High-impact plastic housing wipes clean with a damp cloth; mounting hardware included
- Measures 8 by 17-1/2 by 7 inches
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Household Essentials MD-61 Five-Line Indoor/Outdoor Mini Retractable Clothes Dryer
Customer Review: Pretty good for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought two of these clotheslines after moving from a house into an apartment and realizing just how silly it is to put quarters into laundromat dryers, when my desert climate happily dries clothes for free. They're functional, but they do have some issues.
The first problem we encountered is that it does not come with the necessary hardware to mount it. It does come with the necessary screws, but the drywall anchors that are included will not actually anchor it to the drywall. At least I think those were drywall anchors; they looked like cheap versions of the kind I've used in the past. Being not all that aware of hardware, I guess I could be wrong in that assumption. At any rate, I had to go buy drywall anchors before I could mount the clothesline.
The other problems are related to the plastic construction. First, the way to get the line out is to pull the gray knob outward, and that unlocks the spinning mechanism. You then grasp the bar that the lines are mounted to, and walk to the where the hooks are on the other side of the room. Except with ours, the gray knob continually slides into the locked position, so you have to stand in front of the unit and yank until you're fairly sure you have enough line. It would be better if there were a way to prevent it from accidentally sliding to the locked position.
Second, there's no way you can tighten the line after you've hung clothes on it. Well, maybe there is, but I couldn't do it without putting what seemed like too much pressure on the plastic. I'm not sure that I'm going to be able to hang pants on this, because of how low it droops when you hang things. That may be partially because I'm five feet tall, and my husband is over six feet tall. So, not only is the unit mounted a little low so I can reach, but his pants are a little long.
One thing that isn't a problem is the product has a little brushed metal plate attached to it, proudly proclaiming that it was produced by the Butts Manufacturing Company. This isn't a problem to me, but my teenage son found it to be a crisis. He promptly stuck stickers all over the unit that's mounted in his bedroom, so his friends won't see that. Another thing I noticed is that the line does not appear to be plastic-coated as advertised. It appears to be some sort of plastic-nylon type of fiber. Either the information is incorrect, or I've seen some strange plastic-coated clotheslines in my time, and had entirely the wrong mental image of what to expect. Either way, the line is completely satisfactory as it is.
Taking all that into account, I'm actually pretty happy with it. The price was low, and I knew that the plastic construction wouldn't be anything spectacular. One unit can take an entire load of clothes, which is the main reason I chose this model and not a single-line model with more durable metal parts. The line doesn't appear to leave odd marks on clothes, like my mother's clothesline always did. And they certainly appear durable enough to last a few months. They'd probably last years if I were only drying an assortment of handwashable, delicate items.
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Description of Household Essentials MD-61 Five-Line Indoor/Outdoor Mini Retractable Clothes Dryer
Create extra clothes drying space easily with this retractable clothes dryer from WHITNEY DESIGN. Using this dryer allows for drying clothes the natural way which is also energy efficient. Use this dryer either indoors or outdoors. The dryer provides for 5 vinyl coated lines each 12.25' in length when fully extended providing for 67.73" of drying space. When not being used as a dryer, the lines simply retract. The main case is made from high impact plastic. To keep lines tight, the unit has a tightening knob. Item #MD-61Laundry Storage & Organization
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