Glossary

A breeze brake is a device on the column of the clothesline to prevent a rotary clothesline from spinning too much on windy days.

A ground socket comes standard on foldaway rotarys and optional on retractable clotheslines using posts. A ground socket enables the column or post to be removed from the ground so you can store the clothesline away when not in use.

A fold down clothesline is basically a frame with clothesline cord strung within the frame. The frame is then mounted on a bracket and with the aid of automatic braces it folds open and shut.

A fixed rotary is one of the more traditional styles. Usually they are made with a galvanised finish and they cannot be folded or removed from the ground. They have a rotating head on them to aid drying and clothes pegging.

Core drilling is a process that allows you to mount your clothesline into a hard surface such as rock, concrete pavers etc. This service is available from us for $80. It involves drilling a 3 inch wide hole in the concrete to allow the legs or post of the clothesline to be cemented in.

A retractable clothesline is one that is usually housed in a cabinet and a draw bar is drawn from the front of the unit to an opposing wall or post extending out the lines.

A ground mount is a fold down clothesline that is mounted into the ground rather than the wall. An optional ground mount kit is available with almost all fold downs for $53.

Foldaway clotheslines are folding rotary clotheslines that fold up and are then removed from a ground socket for easy storage. They have a rotating head on them to iad pegging and drying.

Line tension locks by Austral are levered and patented and are only available for Austral clotheslines. These easy to use devices enable you to keep your line tensioned all the time.

All the tubular steel frames and posts that are used by Austral are made in Melbourne and are galvanised. Galvanising is a non rusting plating that is applied to the surface of the metal to provide long life and protection. This galvanising is present on the inner and outer sides of the tubes. Beware of Chinese made clotheslines that are only made with the largely inferior zinc plating. Zinc plating is a very this plate that is actually corrosive. It is usually only found on the outside of a tube.