| Over time the discussions around the dinner table | | | | or steel and can be painted in a range of colours, |
| have raged over wether a rotary washing line is | | | | with the most popular being Heritage Green and |
| better than a wall mounted one, so here we are | | | | Beige, or just natural aluminium or galvanised steel. |
| going to look at the key benefits to both. | | | | The wall mounted washing line is one that as |
| As both these models are still very popular in todays | | | | attaches to the wall or can also be mounted free |
| modern world, we look at what the differences are | | | | standing with the use of a ground mount conversion |
| between these styles. | | | | kit. |
| To Fold or to Rotate, that is what we need the | | | | With narrow models that are better suited for longer, |
| answer to! | | | | narrow areas, to those that comes out from the wall |
| The first thing we need to look at is what exactly | | | | up to 1.5 metres. |
| these washing lines do and how they do it. | | | | You can also install and use all the wall mounted |
| With both the wall mounted and rotary washing lines | | | | washing lines indoors, which is great for those |
| available in a range of sizes, with the rotary made in | | | | countries who have bad weather. |
| different head diameters.5 metres in diameter and | | | | The wall mounted washing lines are commonly found |
| ranging up to 6 metres for the really big models!) | | | | in countries such as New Zealand and Australia, with |
| There are generally two styles of rotary washing | | | | rotarys far more common throughout other regions. |
| lines, those that can be folded and removed after | | | | When it comes to comparing the two styles, the |
| installation and those that are permanently fixed into | | | | rotary washing line offers the most line space but |
| the ground. | | | | also requires the most area. |
| By far, the folding style of rotary washing line is the | | | | The wall mounted lines are more compact so are |
| most popular sold around the world, with the | | | | perfect for smaller yards and areas such as passage |
| permanently installed rotaries more popular in Australia | | | | ways and walkways, but do not have the drying |
| where the rotary washing was invented and probably | | | | area of the rotary's. |
| also because they have larger blocks with more | | | | The key points really are how much washing are you |
| room. | | | | or your family going to generate and how much |
| Materials used in construction are basically aluminium | | | | washing line or drying space you are going to need. |