Comments on: Creating more space at home http://aavaas.com/2007/09/01/creating-more-space-at-home/ A Platform for Indian Homemakers Sat, 19 May 2012 13:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vivek http://aavaas.com/2007/09/01/creating-more-space-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Vivek Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:12:17 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=64#comment-78 @ Williams Well, washing machines generally do not dry 100%. They leave a bit of moisture in the cloth. Some manufacturers claim that the cloth has the right moisture content for it to be ironed, but this is an absurd claim. The fact is that you need to dry them on a clothes line. You are right about the monsoon season predicament. Developed countries use dryers which are also used by a few in India. Dryers do their job 100%. But there are few cons. a) Dryers are probably more expensive than washing machines themselves as there is not much demand for them right now in India. b) Dryers consume more electricity as they revolve at Higher RPM and also develop hot air within. c) Last not the least, dryers need additional real estate in a home which is already crying for space. Using clothes line in balcony is a way out. Also conservative washing during monson can solve much of the problem :) @ Williams

Well, washing machines generally do not dry 100%. They leave a bit of moisture in the cloth. Some manufacturers claim that the cloth has the right moisture content for it to be ironed, but this is an absurd claim. The fact is that you need to dry them on a clothes line. You are right about the monsoon season predicament.

Developed countries use dryers which are also used by a few in India. Dryers do their job 100%. But there are few cons.

a) Dryers are probably more expensive than washing machines themselves as there is not much demand for them right now in India.

b) Dryers consume more electricity as they revolve at Higher RPM and also develop hot air within.

c) Last not the least, dryers need additional real estate in a home which is already crying for space.

Using clothes line in balcony is a way out. Also conservative washing during monson can solve much of the problem :)

]]> By: williamspk http://aavaas.com/2007/09/01/creating-more-space-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-77 williamspk Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:18:17 +0000 http://aavaas.com/?p=64#comment-77 During the rainy season, have seen some apartments becoming a mess of wet clothes being hung up inside houses for drying. One can hardly walk around without your head/face banging into one of the drying items. Guess there must be washing machines that take most of the pain out of this process by drying the clothes automatically. Still, quite a few houses don't have those machines. Another option I have seen used in some apartments in cities is to have either a very high ceiling in one room (hang up the clothes so high, that you don't notice them) or have a balcony which gets converted to a drying room almost. Wonder whether there are better ways to handle this... During the rainy season, have seen some apartments becoming a mess of wet clothes being hung up inside houses for drying. One can hardly walk around without your head/face banging into one of the drying items.
Guess there must be washing machines that take most of the pain out of this process by drying the clothes automatically. Still, quite a few houses don’t have those machines.
Another option I have seen used in some apartments in cities is to have either a very high ceiling in one room (hang up the clothes so high, that you don’t notice them) or have a balcony which gets converted to a drying room almost.
Wonder whether there are better ways to handle this…

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