Household Essentials MD-61 Five-Line Indoor/Outdoor Mini Retractable Clothes Dryer Review

I should have known that the 5-line retractable clothesline as purchased through [...] would be cheaply made as it was cheaply priced, but was negatively impressed with everything about it. For example, the mounting bracket for the housing assembly is flimsy and bent out and pulled away from the wall the moment the clothesline was loaded. The screws were even soft and cheap. The locking mechanism bent while stretching the lines to the tension required to support anything over five pounds (+/-) without sagging substantially. During the initial dry run, the lines would not retract fully. Prognosticating structural failure, before using, I ran strapping around the housing and line end bar, anchoring them to the wall in an attempt to keep them from either pulling the housing away or snapping off the line end bar, thus making the unit non-retractable. The distance stretched is 10'-4" and the lines sag considerably with only one pair of damp jeans hanging from near the end of one line! I'm not sure how long this clothesline will last, but anticipate not very. Cheap, cheap, cheap! Menard's has a wider and longer 5-line unit for $45 that appears to be ten times better than this 'Butts' cheap plastic crap. Before opening, I was tipped off as the picture on the box is so 70's. It's so cheap, I feel I've wasted too much time trying to spare any prospective consumer's thirteen bucks.

Addendum, March 8, 2007: Since I have strapped the unit in place, I must say that I was wrong in my prediction that the 'Butts' clothesline wouldn't last. It has been getting used probably twice a week, and still as good as installed. So, if you know you will have to reinforce the unit's installation and that you won't be able to retract the lines, go ahead and buy one.

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Product Description:
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-61

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