Household Essentials 3000 30-Line Outdoor Parallel-Style Clothes Dryer with Aluminum Arms
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Household Essentials 3000 30-Line Outdoor Parallel-Style Clothes Dryer with Aluminum Arms
Customer Review: Great Energy Saver, Wonderfully Dry Clothes
Summary: 4 Stars
You get that nice clothesline dried feeling and save lots of energy too. Fairly easy to install; yes use concrete to install the tube in the ground. Putting up the actual lines takes a little practice to get all the lines on the correct side of the support tube but worth it. It's nice to be able to take down and have full use of the yard.
Customer Review: Great Purchase!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never owned a outdoor parallel clothes dryer. I followed the directions of how to use concrete and put it in the ground and the next day I was hanging clothes. I have had 3 loads of laundry on it at one time and still had lots of room. I have hung full size comforters, sheet, throws, even a load of jeans and have had no difficulties what so ever.
There was a bad wind and rain storm and did not collapse it and there was no damage or anything. The line did a sag a little after I used it the first time, but did not find it difficult to tighten. I have only had to do this once. I highly recommend this money saver to anyone!This was a very good investment for this family of 6.
Customer Review: Great clothes line!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great clothes line. It will hold 4 or 5 loads of laundry easily in a convenient area. A step saver.Customer Review: Great clothesdryer!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great outdoor clothesdryer! It was very easy to put up. I like the way it rotates. Lots of room for lots of clothes. There's nothing better than the smell of fresh, line dried laundry. The best thing--it will pay for itself in two to three months with the savings on our power bill. I would recommend this particular dryer to anyone!Customer Review: Great energy saver
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this clothesline for my suburban backyard, largely to combat high electric bills from using the dryer. (It adds up quickly for a family.) It arrived in good condition. Installation consisted of: dig a hole 20 inches deep by 8 inches wide, add some stones to the bottom of the hole, mix a bag of concrete (50 pound bag is about right; 80 pound will give you some left overs), put 6 inches of concrete in hole, set plastic sleeve in ground, fill rest of hole with concrete, insert bottom pole section and make it plumb (straight; use a level), remove pole and drive a stick or dowel through the sleeve and into the ground (for drainage), then let the concrete dry according to instructions. The next day, insert the bottom pole section then add the top section and (GENTLY, to avoid damage to the lines) open it up.
The open/close action on the unit is very easy, but you have to watch out that the lines are on the proper side of the pole. Mine always gets a bit tangled, requiring a couple of attempts before everything is undone. One product improvement would be to reduce the number of surfaces (hinges/pivots) that the lines can catch on.
Setting the clothesline in the ground according to the instructions will place the lines about 73 inches (183 cm) off the ground. This is high enough for a good sized bath towel to clear the ground below. The overall height (top of the center pole) is about 82 inches. If you're working within a POA/HOA height restriction, you could always remove a bit from the bottom of the lower section using a hacksaw.
How well does it work? Great! Clothes get dry in a hurry here in the Texas sun. The lines have stretched a bit with the first few uses, but it's easy to tighten them. The instructions indicate they'll quit stretching after a few uses. The instructions indicate that the unit should be loaded evenly, which is easily done by simply rotating the upper section as you hang the clothes.
Any complaints? One, it's easy to tangle the lines or catch them on hinges when opening/closing the unit. Two, the steel main post comes with a thin coating of grease that should be removed before use. Third, the item is made in China.