Pranam Drying washed clothes outside exposed to roads and dust is not advisable since not only will it be dirty but also subjected to germs and insect breeds. When we wear we may scratch and catch a few untold problems also. We can do within the compound walls if we have independent homes. In flats may be a balcony interior or even a room where the best clothesline is ROPES. All others are draining your purse. In East African countries, because of problems from outside drying, people are asked to iron out and wear. K R IRS 7421
On Wed, 7 Apr 2021 at 09:43, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *THE NEW CLOTHESLINES* > > My son purchased a new flat near *Sriperambadur *for the convenience of > children education and wife’s teacher job near the place about three years > back. I found a new type of clotheslines provided in the flat portico. > Almost same time my daughter changed her flat at Bangalore, there too > another new type of clotheslines were provided in the portico. Both > kindled in me the desire to have either one type in home. > > While in Trivandrum to dry clothes and keep used clothes *we had clothes > drying stands purchased from Delhi.* However lengthy clothes could not > be dried on it. So using grill work provided in the portico Nylon wires > were tied and washed clothes spread on it. We adjusted the length of > clothes in such a way so that *it would not disturb the flat below.* > > While constructing home in Chennai, the grill maker made a few angle rods > with fixing arrangements and four holes in each road. The rods were fixed > to the outside wall, nylon wire run through the holes, a tidy clotheslines > arrangement was made in the southern side. My wife declared it was for her. > > On the terrace at convenient location two GI pipes were fitted to a height > of about 5 feet and with a top frame having 4 holes. As done in the > previous case, nylon wires were run so that *lengthy and heavy clothes > could be dried.* In addition I made two clotheslines in the front portico > that some clothes of mine can be dried without going to terrace. But when > my daughter came in car, it was a great inconvenience to use them. > > My daughter came for a break to Chennai, my home in the last month. I > expressed my desire. She made a search, found a firm at Porur near > Chennai is producing one type, *in which each clothesline is > independently lowered, raised and fitted*. We called the firm. They said > a top frame work of 5 pulley fitting is most convenient. I located where > the same can be fitted best, the technician came and first fitted the > pulley frame work on either side deciding the length of the rod. For a set > of pulley *nylon quality wire was inserted through pipe of 1 cm diameter*, > extended from one pulley to other, *a handle and stoppers was provided in > quality PVC.* A frame work was fitted to wall which had fabricated > provision to hold the stopper. Similarly other four rods were provided > through pulley system. > > He demonstrated how to lower the cloth line rod, and hold with stopper in > the fabricated unit. He showed after going up how a stopper stopped the > cloth line at pulley level. A thought out engineering design. The price > of 7000-00 rupees with three year warranty was not felt high for the > elegant appearance. > > *I felt for drying inner wears the back lines of the unit can be used.* > > *Second unit.* > > I was to a hardware shop slightly distant and I asked whether clothes line > with pulley was there on the next day. *He smiled with reply yes, only > one or two units.* He took a bundled unit with pulley inside, wire, two > frame works in quality stainless steel with loops for wire and provision > in centre in quality PVC to insert a lengthy rod. *He added the > technician would come with rod, the entire unit only 650-00. Technician > charges 300-00.* > > > > I simply *purchased/grabbed one unit*. Evening technician came, he fitted > one pulley at one end two pulleys at another end, inserted middle stainless > steel pipe, run nylon wire through holes, tightened. From the middle hook > through a single wire it was taken to single pulley, the nylon wire taken > through two pulleys at other end, put two big knots in the nylon wire, *and > taken out to a window type hook fitted on wall as a loop*. Provided a > handle to loop. To keep down the frame work, the wire has to be released > from hook. After putting clothes on either side of rod, raise up, and keep > it on hook. This was a simple engineering idea for the middleclass man. > This was the one in my daughter’s flat with the exception instead of wires > it was thin pipes. A Delhi made item with some more appearance. > > After seeing the fitting my wife wondered that too was good. > > Now one behind the other both units of clothes lines adorn portico. > Though for putting clothes it has to be lowered, no hindrance to parking of > cars. > > Both are good ideas of engineers, the first one gives more elegant > appearance. My wife suggested- I have lengthy sarees, I will use first > unit *generally*. Your washed clothes are smaller in size, the second > unit would be more convenient for you. Is it not?? > > I think these units may be available in Tamilnadu major cities also. > > My sister in law from Cherthala came recently took snaps to show co > brother, so that at least the second one can be searched whether available > in their area. Her three brother in laws have constructed new homes, but no > such provision. *So probably the item may not be available in their area.* > > Now the old clothesline earlier used by my wife- It is used by servant > lady to dry cleaning clothes!!! > > *Writer- R. 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