Humidity levels for a new pool table

[topgun09]

This week I will have a new 8 ft Omega 6, 1 inch slate, with Champion cloth put into to my finished basement. During the summer the humidity levels do rise up down there. Not enough to cause condensation on the walls or pooling of water, but I do run a dehumidifier for a few months of the summer. Should I be concerned? Should I try to keep the humidity levels constant and if so at what levels?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Mantool]

This week I will have a new 8 ft Omega 6, 1 inch slate, with Champion cloth put into to my finished basement. During the summer the humidity levels do rise up down there. Not enough to cause condensation on the walls or pooling of water, but I do run a dehumidifier for a few months of the summer. Should I be concerned? Should I try to keep the humidity levels constant and if so at what levels?

Thanks in advance for your help.

I have a Gold Crown III in a basement in Wisconsin. It gets real humid in the basement in the summer and real dry in the winter. The table has Simonis 860 on it. I put the table together in the summer. I thought something was wrong with the Simonis. It played soooooo slow.

The dehumidifier I have is old and is a power hungry animal. I did not run it as much as I should have.

Now it is winter, the basement is kept at a 60f temp. Humidity level is at 33%. Simonis is now playing nice and fast. Table stays cleaner, and plays the way it should.

Theory here:

The table was installed in summer. Slate seams matched PERFECTLY. Bondo was used as the seam filler. Slate seams have now moved and you can feel the entire seam on both joints. The theory is that the wood of the base swelled in the humid summer during installation. Now the table base has contracted with the low humidity level and the slate seams have showed themselves????????????

Point of my story is that I should have payed closer attention to the humidity level in place where my baby is kept. I will be investing in a quality dehumidifier and monitoring the level closely this summer.

I don't know what the correct level is, but my table plays great in 33% conditions except for the two speed bumps at the seams. I did not have a humidity monitor in summer so I don't know how high the level was. All I know is that it was high. The Irish linen on my cue would feel like it was wet after only 15min of being down there.