Just installed mine and got to say that I prefer the lines that have an inbuilt tensioning ratchet. Seems had to get this line taught enough for heavy clothes.
My son fixed one to the wall, but the trouble is the line is so thin that it does not hold heavy garments such as velour dressing gowns, it is fine for light blouses etc but not for anything heavy.
I cannot amend the video BUT I will do another video for another gadget showing, in background, the washing on the line. Give me a couple of weeks so can align with British summer.
Isn't straight forward and if had it long enoug with too much weight, then one will break off. I want to do a video on how to resolve this. Please do like and subscribe as really helps me.
To help protect those two plastic pivots on the base - would it make sense to actually install this upside down? That way the weight of the line - especially if too heavy - will fall partially onto the main unit and they shouldn't break off.
That is a really good idea. Those tags have broken off and now needing to put other ones into the wall. As a make shift, I have been wrapping the wire around the body of the retracting which works...but not amazingly. Please do subscribe as really helps
I was so.plraded with my Minky clothes line after 20 years in my previous house, however after 6 months of a new one in my current home the spring back does not work. I am very disappointed with this.
Your English is perfect! The weight it can hold is really good. The limiting factor is not the line but the strength of the connecting points at each end. I have had heavy coats and jumpers along the whole line, no issue. Hope helps. Please do subscribe as really helps.
Is it any good though? From what you said.about the plastic bits breaking I'd say no, seeing as the ability of the clothes to hang with tension is a vital part. That's a fail so and won't be buying . Thanks
The plastic bits have held together for me but, yes you're right. This is the weak point. Someone else suggested fitting upside down so weight is on the unit. Would have done that if considered. Please do like the video and subscribe as really helps me.
I've used Monkeys under my carport for years. Only time a tab has broken is when it caught in the car aerial and hit the ground. I fasten the loose end around posts. Loop the line through the hole in the tab and lock it by wrapping around the other end of the tabother end
@@makerofchippings2948I can't really picture how you use it, wrapping around poles etc but a product should work per instruction without the user having to do some mental and physical gymnastics to figure it out 😅. They're a gimmick! A piece of strong rope tied to two strong points is all it takes. And perhaps a pole in the centre to hitch it up for heavy loads! I'll stick to that! 😅
Hammer drill, decent length drill bit, wall plugs, long screws. You want long threads and a tight fitting wall plug to support the weight. To screw that screw in you want an impact driver ideally. A powerful drill should be enough though you'll have to push very hard and not let the pressure off at all to avoid spinning the head, have someone hold your ladder and your back so you can really lean into it. Also use the tightest fitting screwdriver bit you can find to avoid spinning
We've not found that yet and used extensively over last spring, summer and into autumn. As an engineer, I can see the weak point being the plastic lugs. Why they didn't put a metal lug on it or even better, a push button lock for mechanism. All the weight of the line goes into that on one end. All said, started using again and even though outside all year....Still brand new. Please do subscribe as really helps.
I had a nightmare of a time trying to put this up today. I tried to attach the main part to a wooden post. It's so hard to get the screws to start going into the wood. It just doesn't want to. Even when it does go in it eventually gets stuck and the inside of the screw gets worn down as the screwdriver is still turning. So you can't turn the screw anymore. I went through about 10 screws. Then I thought 'if I drill into the wood that will help the screw through.' But the drill head snapped off in the wood. I expected it to be such a simple, 1 second job but its impossible. What can I do? Thanks.
To put a screw into wood you need to first drill a "pilot hole". A small hole with smaller diameter but roughly same depth as the screw you are putting into it. In that way you won't split the wood or blunt any screws. Hope it helps. Please do subscribe.
I find this too and have stopped using it. It is fine for light clothes and pillow cases but not strong enough for heavy garments such as winter cardigans and dressing gowns.
True. It is however a nylon cord so shouldn't be too bad. In addition my cousin bought a house with one of yhese which had been left up permanently. The cord hadn't stretched but almost fused to lower lug. Hope helps, please do subscribe as really helps.
Does the line have to be fully out for the tension to be as tight as it can be? Even using the grips underneath, my line drops and the washing can drag. I’ve even tried with a prop and it still drops!
No. The line doesn't have to be fully out. Best bet, pull line out and fix in place opposite end to the unit. Once done, pull the slack in and tighten around the legs under the unit. Hope helps. Please do subscribe as really helps. If desperate, i can make a real short video.
Used mine today & gone to retract the left hand side & it's not retracting the last foot... i have pulled it all out to attempt to have it rewind correctly if that was the problem. Shone a torch inside & it's all totally pulled out :( Help please?
Can't say without seeing BUT if all reeled out then say that's the total length. Do both sides pull out to same length or is the left one noticeably shorter? Please do subscribe as really helps.
@@ratemygadgets yes the left one is totally pulled out in my attempt to allow the line to move freely & wind back in all to no avail. I have brought it indoors & going to investigate further. Have subscribed & bell dinged
As long as it can hold up the weight of a washing line with clothes then will be fine. Simple test, just pull on the location point sideways and if it feels like will come out of the ground then probably not ideal. If sturdy then should be good. Also, if a fence panel then may not work as likely not enough thickness to support. Hope helps? Please do subscribe as really helps.
Yes BUT the hook at the end of line away from the main body, you can hand screw in if going into the wood. The main body however has 2 screws that, I suppose, if went into wood could be forced in without a drill and a screwdriver. It would be tough. Hope helps. Please do subscribe as really helps me.
Yes. You would need to drill a hole for a wall plug to take the hook. You couldn't directly screw into the concrete. If need any more guidance let me know. Please subscribe as really helps.
Me or the washing line? All seriousness, it has faired quite well. The line isn't ripe or strong but plastic. All the body being plastic and not metal means no rusting. The fail point has been the legs but, as someone else said, I would mount upside down to help so washing line isn't hanging from it. Hope helps...please do like the video and subscribe.
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Ok I appreciate the visual explanation because I didn't know I wasn't gonna be able to hear it.
Just installed mine and got to say that I prefer the lines that have an inbuilt tensioning ratchet. Seems had to get this line taught enough for heavy clothes.
Got a link for one 5m garden
All the same, no tension
Good job.
You explained all questions I had about it.
Thank you
So nice of you to say, thank you. Please do like the video and subscribe as really helps us
My son fixed one to the wall, but the trouble is the line is so thin that it does not hold heavy garments such as velour dressing gowns, it is fine for light blouses etc but not for anything heavy.
Good to know this thanks.
Would liked to have seen it with washing on the line to see how it holds the weight
I cannot amend the video BUT I will do another video for another gadget showing, in background, the washing on the line. Give me a couple of weeks so can align with British summer.
crap. My washing has fallen 3 times using this. Ended up buying a normal airer
Took a while but made this video for you, can see how to tighten and example of washing on the line ruclips.net/video/59bmHOwqGJc/видео.html
Ha! My clothes touch the ground! Thanks for the hint to solve this problem
Ahhh i wondered how to lock it off, cheers pal
Isn't straight forward and if had it long enoug with too much weight, then one will break off. I want to do a video on how to resolve this. Please do like and subscribe as really helps me.
To help protect those two plastic pivots on the base - would it make sense to actually install this upside down? That way the weight of the line - especially if too heavy - will fall partially onto the main unit and they shouldn't break off.
That is a really good idea. Those tags have broken off and now needing to put other ones into the wall. As a make shift, I have been wrapping the wire around the body of the retracting which works...but not amazingly. Please do subscribe as really helps
Could not work out how to use this thing! Thanks
Nice video on the subject👍🏻
That is really good to hear. Thank you. Please do subscribe as really helps.
Very good explanation.
Thank you for taking the time to let me know. Really appreciated. Please do subscribe as really helps.
Downhill can be solved by screwing the hook in at a downwards angle
Very good point. Also, thinking about it, if steep downhill then maybe buying a closed hook to snap on to like this.... amzn.to/2YwR79h
Or use a karabina clip.
Thank
I was so.plraded with my Minky clothes line after 20 years in my previous house, however after 6 months of a new one in my current home the spring back does not work. I am very disappointed with this.
Sorry to hear, did you send it back or replace it. It will have its limits but 1 month it shouldn't fail?
My English is not perfect but I hope you will understand. So what about the weight? I mean how this little thing can handle the clothes weight?
Your English is perfect! The weight it can hold is really good. The limiting factor is not the line but the strength of the connecting points at each end. I have had heavy coats and jumpers along the whole line, no issue. Hope helps. Please do subscribe as really helps.
Is it any good though? From what you said.about the plastic bits breaking I'd say no, seeing as the ability of the clothes to hang with tension is a vital part. That's a fail so and won't be buying . Thanks
The plastic bits have held together for me but, yes you're right. This is the weak point. Someone else suggested fitting upside down so weight is on the unit. Would have done that if considered. Please do like the video and subscribe as really helps me.
I've used Monkeys under my carport for years. Only time a tab has broken is when it caught in the car aerial and hit the ground.
I fasten the loose end around posts. Loop the line through the hole in the tab and lock it by wrapping around the other end of the tabother end
@@makerofchippings2948I can't really picture how you use it, wrapping around poles etc but a product should work per instruction without the user having to do some mental and physical gymnastics to figure it out 😅. They're a gimmick! A piece of strong rope tied to two strong points is all it takes. And perhaps a pole in the centre to hitch it up for heavy loads! I'll stick to that! 😅
@@Marie.b double the line making a loop, push it through the hole, wrap the loop around the other end of the tab. Job done
Have you drill j to rough cast before? I have this minky and is. Ow coming back out of the wall. Any suggestions
Thank you so much very helpful.
I am so glad it helped. Always good to hear. Please do subscribe as really helps.
thanks for this :) does it give you instructions on how to drill to the wall?
Sadly not. If you do need to drill into a wall and how to do this, then let me know. There are some videos out there can link.
Hammer drill, decent length drill bit, wall plugs, long screws. You want long threads and a tight fitting wall plug to support the weight. To screw that screw in you want an impact driver ideally. A powerful drill should be enough though you'll have to push very hard and not let the pressure off at all to avoid spinning the head, have someone hold your ladder and your back so you can really lean into it. Also use the tightest fitting screwdriver bit you can find to avoid spinning
Some reviews say too much washing it begins to sag to the ground.
We've not found that yet and used extensively over last spring, summer and into autumn. As an engineer, I can see the weak point being the plastic lugs. Why they didn't put a metal lug on it or even better, a push button lock for mechanism. All the weight of the line goes into that on one end. All said, started using again and even though outside all year....Still brand new. Please do subscribe as really helps.
Great review. Thanks
Thank you and good to hear positive feedback. Please do subscribe as really helps.
I had a nightmare of a time trying to put this up today. I tried to attach the main part to a wooden post. It's so hard to get the screws to start going into the wood. It just doesn't want to. Even when it does go in it eventually gets stuck and the inside of the screw gets worn down as the screwdriver is still turning. So you can't turn the screw anymore. I went through about 10 screws. Then I thought 'if I drill into the wood that will help the screw through.' But the drill head snapped off in the wood. I expected it to be such a simple, 1 second job but its impossible. What can I do? Thanks.
To put a screw into wood you need to first drill a "pilot hole". A small hole with smaller diameter but roughly same depth as the screw you are putting into it. In that way you won't split the wood or blunt any screws. Hope it helps. Please do subscribe.
Sounds like your drill bit wasn't of great quality or you accidentally put sideways pressure when halfway through drilling your pilot hole.
I have this and it really sags. If anyone has any ideas how to stop this from happening?
Yes. Please see my video here for quick how to.... ruclips.net/video/59bmHOwqGJc/видео.html
Hope helps and do subscribe as really helps me. Cheers.
I find this too and have stopped using it. It is fine for light clothes and pillow cases but not strong enough for heavy garments such as winter cardigans and dressing gowns.
i can see the line cord being stretched in time with it being rapped round the bottom
True. It is however a nylon cord so shouldn't be too bad. In addition my cousin bought a house with one of yhese which had been left up permanently. The cord hadn't stretched but almost fused to lower lug. Hope helps, please do subscribe as really helps.
Does the line have to be fully out for the tension to be as tight as it can be? Even using the grips underneath, my line drops and the washing can drag. I’ve even tried with a prop and it still drops!
No. The line doesn't have to be fully out. Best bet, pull line out and fix in place opposite end to the unit. Once done, pull the slack in and tighten around the legs under the unit. Hope helps. Please do subscribe as really helps. If desperate, i can make a real short video.
Took a while but made this video for you, can see how to tighten and example of washing on the line ruclips.net/video/59bmHOwqGJc/видео.html
Used mine today & gone to retract the left hand side & it's not retracting the last foot... i have pulled it all out to attempt to have it rewind correctly if that was the problem. Shone a torch inside & it's all totally pulled out :( Help please?
Can't say without seeing BUT if all reeled out then say that's the total length. Do both sides pull out to same length or is the left one noticeably shorter? Please do subscribe as really helps.
@@ratemygadgets yes the left one is totally pulled out in my attempt to allow the line to move freely & wind back in all to no avail. I have brought it indoors & going to investigate further. Have subscribed & bell dinged
I've just had mine turn up, fitted it, pulled out the lines and now they won't retract making it utterly useless. Not a happy first time customer.
That is poor. I think a return is in order. Mine has been working as expected since this video so probably a one off.
I've got concrete fence posts, could I still put the hooks into them or does it have to be wood
Yes. The hooks are screwed in so drill a hole in concrete, fit a wall plug and screw in. Should be fine. Please subscribe as really helps.
Is each reel 15m making it 30m total?
Yes
Do you remember what drill bit size you used for the white wall plugs? Not a diy person, thanks
8mm for the bracket shown in the video and the 2 silver hooks that are also included for the far end. I put mine up yesterday, so far so good.
Hey - great video - can this be connected to a fence or should it be to an actual wall/brick/concrete?
As long as it can hold up the weight of a washing line with clothes then will be fine. Simple test, just pull on the location point sideways and if it feels like will come out of the ground then probably not ideal. If sturdy then should be good. Also, if a fence panel then may not work as likely not enough thickness to support. Hope helps? Please do subscribe as really helps.
Every Retractable washing line I have had like this, always stretch and become lose. They are basically useless
2x30m? you sure. I think its 30m over all 2x15m
to install do you need a drill ?
Yes BUT the hook at the end of line away from the main body, you can hand screw in if going into the wood. The main body however has 2 screws that, I suppose, if went into wood could be forced in without a drill and a screwdriver. It would be tough. Hope helps. Please do subscribe as really helps me.
I’ve got concrete post can I put the hook on that
Yes. You would need to drill a hole for a wall plug to take the hook. You couldn't directly screw into the concrete. If need any more guidance let me know. Please subscribe as really helps.
Wouldn't last long, looks cheap and nasty.
Me or the washing line? All seriousness, it has faired quite well. The line isn't ripe or strong but plastic. All the body being plastic and not metal means no rusting. The fail point has been the legs but, as someone else said, I would mount upside down to help so washing line isn't hanging from it. Hope helps...please do like the video and subscribe.