Tuesday 10 January 2012

RAIN CHAIN




I had seen pictures of rain chains on the Internet and at one time was thinking of having one installed from the guttering of my house.  I did ask around but somehow no one had any idea where to get one.  Then I spotted  a rain chain hanging from one of the houses near my mum's neighbourhood in Ipoh.  After I saw it, I had second thoughts about rain chains as they did not look as good in real life.  

Here is some info about Rain Chains.
Rain chains (Japanese: 鎖樋, kusari doi, literally "chain-gutter") are alternatives to a downspout. They are widely used in Japan. Their purpose is largely decorative, to make a water feature out of the transport of rainwater from the guttering downwards to a drain or to a storage container. (Rainwater is sometimes collected for household usage.) They can be found on temples.
Rain chains are typically either a series of metal cups, chained together with a hole in the bottom of each, or chain links that span vertically. Rain water run-off gets distributed from a rooftop gutter downward through the rain chain.

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