This may seem like a no-brainer, but it’s important to mention nonetheless. I’m sure most of our readers are aware of the fact that balance plays an important role in wash hanging. If you string a single line across your yard, you wouldn’t necessarily hang the heaviest items in the middle, where the sag would overwhelm the line, although the good old clothes “prop” poles do the trick. The same “balancing act” goes for any clothesline that you may use.
There are unique features to the Hills Clotheslines that others just don’t offer. We at Breeze Dryer are proud to claim them. One good example is the spinning of the rotary in the breeze; it is not only lovely and calming to watch (can you tell how much I enjoy this?), but helps the clothes dry quicker. This is something that any of the Hills Rotaries will do, once they are raised above the “wind brake”, that scalloped piece that the head of the unit fits into when it is cranked all the way down. One thing that makes this function work most efficiently (the spinning) is to hang the wash relatively evenly. In other words, if you have a heavy blanket hanging on one side, balance the opposite side with similarly heavy laundry. There have been times when we’ve dried our wet, down-filled, queen-size comforter on one side of the rotary, and that was all that was drying that day, nothing to balance it with…things went just fine. This is do-able. But if you do have other wash to do, it’s a good idea to get the most of the rotation, to balance things out.
The Extenda Retractable Lines are a little more flexible when it comes to hanging items…by this I mean a very heavy item may be strung across/over more than 1 line allowing better air circulation underneath and faster drying. These may be placed anywhere along the lines. Once the bar is locked in the bracket (included) on the opposite wall (or post), the tension may be set and the lines are ready to go. Our neighbors, who use their dryer regularly, realize that not everything can go into it… They came to the right place when they needed to dry their drapes, requiring not only space, but strength. No clothesline “prop” poles necessary! 
The Drying Racks from Hills in a way work the same, not in the spinning function, but the need for balance. The racks are designed for indoor use, but absolutely may be used outside, on a deck or patio or balcony, when the weather is good (not recommended to leave outside all of the time). These racks are extremely well made, but that is not to say that a strong breeze coming through would not take that rack for a ride…and possibly tip it over. It only makes sense that an unbalanced load on a rack would make it more prone to tipping, so please keep that in mind. In the meantime, happy line-drying!
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