Vileda Cordomatic Retractable Washing Line with 15m Outdoor Clothes Line

A Super retractable washing line. High quality as you'd expect from Vileda products. It's easy to install, solid built , the line has a good extendability and retractability. I like the way it looks My previous one had a white casing which soon turned yellow with the weather elements.I'm hoping Vileda have addressed this issue, Only time will tell! I'll update my review in due course but so far I rate it a five star and value for money.

UPDATE: Far from disappointed: Almost 3 years to the day (uncanny) since I originally purchased this item - and a repeat order is being placed. My family's washing has finally taken their toll; the thick plastic holding the unit to the metal bracket on the wall has snapped under the stress of some high winds and a heavy load on the line. BUT I am buying the same one again & I would still recommend this product. I have had no issues over the 3 years - the retract mechanism has never failed, and the line itself has worn well. May 2012: I was pleased with the quality of the product when I took it out of the packaging, and my other half had no problems installing it to the outside wall. The hook which it came with has rusted, and did so in a matter of a week or so, which is disappointing. A note to make with the installation is that we used are own wall plugs, simply because my other half doesn't trust "the cheap ones supplied with products". A minor disappointment was the need to purchase a clothes line prop, and without it the line (when ladened with drying clothing) sagged significantly. I would also recommend winding the line around the cleat underneath the unit twice, as with quite strong winds the line gradually pulls out, if you only do it once, and you end up with washing trailling on the floor. Overall though it is a nice product, and it is far easier to retract the line to keep it clean than to have to take a cloth out to wipe the line down everytime(when we get nice enough weather to put washing out that is). It also means there isn't a washing line spoiling the line of sight in the garden or affecting the children when they are playing.

So brand names don't always mean as much as they used to, quality of a lot of things has dropped over time so paying £8 for a Vileda washing line I was a little sceptical. It's a good product though, I like the metal end which is more robust than it's plastic counterparts. The fixings make it feel good and sturdy when mounted, the housing for the line feels pretty strong and the line, though thin, is good enough for the price. The two slight negatives are that it definitely needs a prop as the line sags/stretches a lot especially with towels etc. Also the plastic 'foot' under the housing which you wrap the line around to keep it taut looks like it will not last. I can see from the reviews that many have found it breaks easily. But if it lasts the summer it only takes a couple of turns of the screws to unmount the whole line and pop it indoors for the winter to hopefully make it last longer. All in all how can you complain for such a cheap price!

Great quality and value for money. Easy to install and use. Saving space in the garden and looks nice.

This was a replacement as the previous one, the locking protrusion on the bottom had broken. The design has now changed and is a lot stronger. Would have been good if the fitting holes were in the same location, but the were opposite. So had to drill a new hole in the wall.

Does what it is supposed to. Cheap and cheerful but works well. The line itself is very thin guage, but seems to be strong depsite this. At anything over 5 or 6 metres extension you will probably need a line prop as it does sag quite a lot, but in my experience this is the case with any clothes line. The supplied fixings are my only issue and are, in my humble opinion junk, especially the wall plugs. I was sceptical of their quality when initially fitting and sure enough they failed after a couple of weeks. Dump them and use some decent screws and wall plugs (I used 50mm x 4mm screws and cheap red wall plugs form one of the "catalogue" tool suppliers) and you should be very happy indeed. Overall, definitely recommended.

Good length cord with metal fixing at the end for strength. However the plastic hook underneath for wrapping cord around to secure line is made of plastic and unfortunately has broken which renders the whole thing useless. This could ideally be a metal fixing to avoid this. Would otherwise be perfect.

So easy to install and has been super durable to install. I just wish the wire was black or white rather than red but it looks good and has lasted with heavy items on the line.