LOWENERGIE 4 Lath Pulley Clothes Airer Ceiling Maid Victorian Laundry Rack Dryer Maiden for Kitchen Utility or Garage (1.5 Meter, Black)

I absolutely love this aired. It is the best addition to the new kitchen, keeps walking out of the way and clothes dry so quickly on it too.It was easy to eat up and was fairly straight forward to install, but you do need some tools and a little know how.The materials are good quality too.

I have bought 4 of these airers , different sizes and use them for overhead storage in my studio. Easy to fit, you need a drill and screwdriver, simple instructions and they do the job. There was a problem with one airier not being sent but I contacted the company ,via Amazon, and the problem was immediately resolved. Very happy with this product and the service provided.

The following comments are based on my experience with this airer. It is solidly made and the rails are well finished and smooth. The cast metal frames are solid and unlikely to cause any problems apart from the odd extra bits of metal left from the casting process. The cord appears to be cotton covered polypropylene so should be long lasting. The whole product looks good now it is in place.I fitted it over the weekend and am very pleased with the result. But I did have to think quite carefully about some of techniques before being satisfied, so it took some time to get right.• The pulley wheels are metal, not plastic, and run on steel threaded bolts. One of them squeaks a bit even after careful lubrication with WD40; I don't know whether the squeak will disappear with time…I hope so!• The wood-screw threads on the pulleys comprise screw studs with a wood-screw at one end and a machine thread at the other. The machine thread screws into a threaded hole in the pulley cage and is fixed in place with a lock-nut. I found I needed to ensure the pulley could be fully screwed into the pilot hole first time, because the cage will unscrew from the screw stud more easily than the stud will unscrew from the ceiling hole. So it may be impossible to unscrew the complete pulley without using pliers or a Mole wrench on the threaded shank. To minimise problems I fitted shakeproof washers between the pulley cage and the locknut. It might also be a good idea to try screwing a wood-screw of the same size and length into the ceiling hole to check it will go in fully and without undue effort.• To achieve a neat result a larger clearance hole must be drilled for the first 5mm or so to enable the locking nut to be "lost" to view.• The instructions state the recommended distance along the rails to locate the frames. I found it was very easy to disturb these settings once the airer was installed, with the risk of a rail falling out, so I carefully screwed some small chrome plated wood screws into the undersides of each rail to prevent it moving laterally; this seems to work well. Hope these thoughts are helpful!

great space saver and holds loads of clothes cast iron good quality

Delivers what you would hope cast iron frame,.pullies and hook with four slats with 10m of strong cord. Easy enough to fit. Very good value for money

Takes all the washing and gets it up out the way

Establishing where the joists in the ceiling are was a pain in the backside ' and I found myself using cable toys to keep the wooden slats in place along with some sealant glue to stop the moving !!!I bleached the wood to stop any stain coming out of it and sanded it smooth because some of it was a little rough !!!Overall I'm very happy with the error and I had all the parts I needed except for cable ties and sealant glue !!!

This pulley makes me purr every time I wash a load of clothes. Why? Because it dries them overnight, even when the heating is off.For the past 10 years I’d used a tumble drier because it’s just easier to pull wet laundry out of the washer, and shove it straight into a drier on top. But recent energy price rises made me think back to earlier times when racks and pulleys were used over the kitchen range, or over a stairwell. I remember them from my childhood.I’ve been very lazy in recent years after the outside clothesline was removed when balance issues made the act of pegging out akin to a dangerous high wire act. After the exit of the washing line there were then an assortment of wire racks which forever cluttered up either the bathroom, bedroom or surrounded radiators like heat-guzzling vampires. So I finally succumbed to the lure of a tumble drier, on the advice of a friend who told me life was too short to stuff mushrooms. Then high energy bills hit, so enter the rack and pulley…I thought I might hate hanging wet clothes. As it turns out I love the feeling of outwitting the energy millionaires and drying my clothes at no extra expense to heating the house, and without sacrificing floor space, causing swearing, broken ankles, or providing trip-hazard- play-dens for my grandkids.You need either a high ceiling for the kitchen version, or a landing over which to reach and hang the clothes out. The washing can hang over the stairwell with no inconvenience to anyone, and I can remove it at a time of my own choosing, using a neat landing-ledge upon which to pair the socks, pile the pants and fold the ironing. I feel so amazingly organised, I’m wondering if the pulley came with an invisible mind-altering house-goblin. If you have space, and a frequent-washer lifestyle, go for a 5 or 6 lath version. We are only two, so the 4-lath version is just fine.One very happy, (and smug on a weekly basis) rack-and-pulley owner.