Vileda Cordomatic 15 Metre Automatic Retractable Clothes Line - Indoor outdoor Plastic washing line, Red

Easy to install, does what it should.

Bought 2 of these and now on my third.Once fitted I tend to leave the line-cord attached to a pole , via a pulley to adjust tension, and thus it never gets rolled back into the carrier.If I had to unreel and reel this often I'd probably not choose to recommend this as the rare occasions I need to reel this back it, how to put it, needs persuasion as it's not a strong reel action.The cord is bright red but fades when exposed to sunlight to a clear plastic finish. I've never had the cord break but I'm on my third now as it's weakest feature is the plastic that sets line length. At the mechanism end there is a 'ball' of plastic that you loop the line around, this prevents the line from being pulled out from the reel and has to take the full washing load weight. This does the job reasonably well but after sun exposure it fails, cracking away from the reel and thus dropping the washing load.On average the line lasts about 2-3 years then fails so for an equivalent of £3 per year it's really a good buy. I'll keep buying replacements as it suits my set up and I can reuse the existing wall plug positions without having to move them (drill more wall holes) for a different device with different hole locations.I would not recommend using the supplied screws as they are a poor alloy and not strong steel screws, When I've tried to use the screws supplied they snap off when tightening into the wall plugs.

Super

Good sturdy item

Completely fits the bill in a small garden as the plastic cord can be reeled in so easily after use.

The media could not be loaded. I wanted to buy a retractable line so it could be tucked away when not in use and this line does the job brilliantly! Was easy to install and having had it for a month now with frequent use it still retracts perfectly. I will say though (like other reviews) that it is not the tightest… after reading these reviews I decided to buy a pole at the same time so have used that from the off and have had no problems at all so would definitely recommend.

Love this

I’ve had this for a little over a year. What can I say it a retractable length of plastic covered cord. Unfortunately it’s rendered useless if the plastic hook you wrap the cord around to stop it extracting, breaks.Ok for a year but becomes brittle and faulty after a year