Best Clotheslines

I now live in an apartment on the 4th floor and I a 90-year-old find the Peggs Line is just great on the balcony. It is so ease to setup and store away. Show details

This is great as it fits nicely on the verandah to dry washing when it is raining and I can reach it easily no more stretching so it doesn't hurt my shoulders. Show details

Great clothes rack – Its great the Ezy Airer Clothes Rack is a good material and can occupy clothes and even comforter. Really useful to have.

I just love this clothesline. I purchased in 2019 and have used it daily since. It is sturdy and functional and easy to move as the folding mechanism… Read more

works well. Their after sales service is exceptional, as recently I had reason to replace a bracket. Their customer service was prompt and the parts were sent to me free of charge. The line is now back to new and going strong. I cannot recommend this product highly enough. Such a workhorse clothesline and so functional.

IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT! About three years ago we had to replace our Hills hoist clothesline. We've since realised it was over 20 years old… Read more

but finally beginning to fail.

The first problem found with the new hoist was pretty immediate - they had redesigned the socket that goes in the ground. I'm sure someone would say it was better but it meant the mechanism which locks it into the socket was incomparable with the old socket. Worst of all, they did not sell the older style locking ring - I would have to cut out and dig up the old socket, which was not an option. I eventually found a company overseas that sold the correct ones.

Far forward to this weekend. After finishing the washing/drying, we discovered that the button on the centre housing would not depress at all and we could not fold the unit up. Unlike our previous model, which has a simple button and catch to lock the arms in place, this hoist has a "sleek", over engineered, over complicated piece of garbage button in a complicated centre housing, that conceals the locking mechanism.

According to what I've read online, this new design is "notorious" for locking up.

WHY?!? Why, when the old mechanism worked so well, for so long, did they consider it necessary to "improve" it? The new head piece might look prettier but, with multiple screws and springs, this is not at all easy to fix, particularly given the size of the hoist and the fact it is in a hole in the back garden!

There are times when an existing design has reached its pinnacle and cannot actually be improved. Our previous hoist was one such example of this - simple, effective and easy to fix. Sadly, some bright spark(!) came along and decided it wasn't pretty enough, so wrecked a great design for the sake of making it look pretty. Hang your head in shame, idiot.

So now I have the fun job of trying to disassemble the hoist in the middle of the back garden, at almost 2m above the ground, unable to be folded, while trying to avoid losing screws and springs, and even if I can fix it, what is to say it won't get stuck again.

Methinks it might be time to look beyond Hills.

I like how easy it is to install and uninstall to put away. The peg's are great. But the only problem is that the power lead is not long enough for where I wanted to place it. But found one near the front door. So it works great.

LTW Clothes Airer 32 metres of drying – This airer is the best ever, strong sturdy - holds so much washing, can roll in and out of house - saves so much money and don't need to use the… Read more

dryer anymore in winter. Combined with Ikea octupus for socks it is the best money spent ever. don't buy the cheap ones - Available at Bunnings $107

Absolute rubbish product lasted only 4 years. The supporting brackets are plastic and go brittle with time and snap. Mine snapped within 4 years and… Read more

not covered under warranty. I replaced it with a Hills Hoist 7 and is a much better quality product. Avoid the Austral you will regret it.

Very average product. Flimsy and the rods bend and pop out. I wrote to the company explaining this and asked for a refund. Their response - Thanks… Read more

for reaching out and sharing your experience with the Wall Mounted Drying Rack. I’m really sorry to hear that it hasn’t met your expectations and that the rods are popping out—that sounds frustrating! Frustrating and annoying to say the least. Also no refund

Rusting after a year – I bought this just over a year ago, so it's fairly new. I fold the arms when not in use and every 6 months I remove it from the ground socket and… Read more

clean the post so it doesn't seize up. I'm using it as intended but the coating scratches easily and can chip, then the exposed metal will rust. The bottom where it sits in the socket is the worst. Hardly 'rust resistant' as advertised. It will eventually rust. Shame as I actually like the clothesline overall, except it would have been better if the lines were spaced more as they are too close together.

LIGHT & EASY – This very light weight, aluminium airer would not suit either those who are heavy handed nor extra heavy blankets. However it's easy to assemble, to carry and store. Show details

Cannot recommend. Designed very poorly and doesn't tension well. To have any chance of tensioning you have to fish the line out of the end bar with… Read more

pointy nose pliers and re-tie. The bracket that holds the bar for the 5 lines when pulled out is less than a quarter of the length of the bar. The result is that the bar swings in the bracket and the middle line sheared off within 8 months of purchase.

I have a 6 Line version of this. 3.5 years use and all six lines are frayed where the tensioner clamps them. Does this mean I'm up for $150 in spare… Read more

parts every 3.5 years? I don't think that's reasonable.

I bought a 6 Line version, when a 4 Line one would be big enough, so I didn't load it up too much and it's a single person household, so not huge amounts of washing.

As so many others have said, the design of the pull-out latches is bad. I was able to use this clothes line for about a week after assembling it but… Read more

then decided to fold it and put it on the back veranda. I've never been able to use it since. One of the pull-out latches works just fine with a little WD40 but the other will not move at all. I've tried WD40, gentle massage, kind words, curse words, a spudger, tapping lightly with a small hammer. Nothing works. I spent $209 for one week of airing pullovers and pet blankets. Truly annoying.

Horrible – Lower bars broke as soon as we got it. would not buy

Disgusting Service by Staff – This was my worst experience with Kmart, I was after a Laundry Cabinet Storage. I was at the Dandenong Kmart store after reviewing the online stock… Read more

details to buy one, however I was told it is out of Stock in Dandenong. We booked a Click and Collect in Chadstone and dropped in there, however it was out stock there as well. I was trying different stores to check the stocks, no one would answer the call. I was told by Dandenong store to check with Chadstone to do Click and collect, however after knowing it was out of stock in Chadstone as well, I was told by Chadstone staff to check with Keysborough. However, I dropped into the store just before closing time. The staff at Keysborough was very rude and unresponsive. They were confused with the information they gave me. Duty manager Josh was very rude and showed a lot of Attitude. I understand Kmart is a huge store with lot of Sales. However, we as customers are not slaves nor are we buying anything for free to treat us so bad. Kmart Staff needs to be thought how to behave and teach them manners. Absolute disgusting behaviour.

For a product that comes with a 'Lifetime' warranty, the materials are pretty substandard. Pivot and assembly bolts are Cadmium plated which are… Read more

going to rust in no time. Mounting plates come with 10mm slotted holes but insufficient clearance to get a hex socket to tighten on a 10mm galvanised bolt. I will be keeping the receipt as I feel its highly likely i will be claiming on the warranty in the future. A suggestion to Hills, replace with 316SS and charge a few dollars more, make it a point of difference. Oh, and increase the clearance for a standard Hex bolt head to allow a socket to fit.

Hills have lost a lifelong fan! – Hills Double Retracting Clotheslines used to be good quality and long lasting. Within 5 months of purchasing the latest one the securing lugs cracked and one broke off. Back to Bunnings! Show details

Can’t use product. Very Disappointed – I bought two racks. I tried to attach the roller feet. There were no instructions. In the packaging there ere were two smaller feet and two Larger… Read more

ones. I could not get it to stand upright. So can’t use them. Wasted time and money and flimsy product. Now I need to return them to Bunnings.

A sticky tape was used to hold the packaging together, when I removed the tape it left all this sticky stuff all over the cord, it took me over on hour to remove it with different chemicals. Will never buy it again for this reason