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I need to change a set of pulleys pull direction. What would be the easiest set up.
Hello Guys,

Maybe someone can be at my assistance in this one.

I have a similar airer as on the attached picture and i would like to change a set up of pulleys and possibly to add some more of them, in a way that I do not want to pull it down by the side wall anymore.
Instead, I would prefer if its fixure (No.: 4 on the attached picture) was to attached to the back wall or outside of the corner of the room a little bit. On the picture this is a corner of a room and the pulley are hanging from the ceiling. This existing set up is very simple but the only way to move the structure up and down if I pull the cord down or towards the side wall. This is what I'd like to change to a 90 degrees angle meaning I pull it towards myself or with a helper pulley downwards. Be careful, the airer still only allowed to move up and down.
Could anyone skech some simple set up where it would work and make sense to change it as it would be not too complicated.

Thanks.

Regards,

Istvan
 

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Hello Huncut, :welcome: !

Huncut said:
I would prefer if its fixure (No.: 4 on the attached picture) was to attached to the back wall
From this I deduce the side wall is the one on the right. And the back wall is to the left.

Easiest solution is to interchange pulleys 2 and 3. With 4 on the back wall perhaps 2 can be mounted at an angle half way so the ropes do not run off pulley 2 ?