Crawford-Lehigh RC40 40-Foot Retractable Clothesline
Manufacturer: Crawford-Lehigh
Model: RC40
Rating: 
(14 reviews)
List Price: $15.39
Offer Price: $10.70
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Features:
- Adjusts to any length up to 40′
- Can be used indoors or outdoors.
- Mounting Hardware is included.
Product Description
THE LEHIGH GROUP RC40 RETRACT CLOTHESLINE
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5 Comments
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Purchased two. Hung both. Used once. Went to use them again in two weeks and spings on both had failed, even though fully retracted. n
I do not recommend this product.
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I’ve used mine this whole summer and it is holding up just fine. A prior review mentions that the line does not stay taught. I experienced the same until I re-read the directions and now I have no problems.
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Very sturdy, easy to use. I only need 30 feet of line and I like that it can be taken down when we move. I attached it to our house and then the other end with the hooks provided to a tree. Line stays tight by wrapping the line around the bottom built in hook. I am very happy, it does sag when I have a full load on it, but so did my old stationary clothes line.
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This is a fairly well made and affordable laundry line. I’d be very pleased with it, but its line-locking mechanism is insufficient. It’s designed so that you tuck the line around a little catch, but this friction hold is insufficient to suspend the weight of a normal laundry load. You put a pair of jeans on the line and the line slips and sags to the ground… every time. This design could be corrected if they were to add one or two more friction points to wrap the line around.n
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I think I’ll keep it and add some hooks myself to make up for what the product lacks. I’m hoping this will fix the problem. They really need to deal with this, because as it stands, as much as I’d like to, I could not recommend this product to anyone.
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A few reviewers have commented that you need to pull the clothesline out all the way or it sags. If you look on the bottom of the unit, there’s a little knob that resembles the cleats to which you tie up boats on docks. Just wrap it around 3/4 of a turn and the clothesline will stay plenty tight. I have a feeling this also reduces the wear and tear on the spring inside the unit and that it might last longer as a result.
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