Wood burning firepoaces and pool tables -- what are the hazards?

9BallPaul

9BallPaul

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Next week I'll be moving into my new home and the new table will arrive a week from today. Clearly, I'm revved for this.

Question is, my new rec room includes a wood burning fireplace that, according to the owner, works just fine. But in case it doesn't, will I endanger my new table, or its Simonis cloth?

Don't have to burn any wood this winter, but it would be cool while knocing around balls.

Opinions?
 
As long as you have some sort of spark guard in front of your fireplace, I don't see how it could hurt unless the table is VERY close to the fireplace and the heat starts affecting the wood.

Sounds like an ideal setup to me.

My fireplace and pool table are about twenty feet away from each other and I've never really had any probs from the fireplace. Of course, I live in Houston and don't use my fireplace very much compared to Colorado.
 
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9BallPaul said:
Next week I'll be moving into my new home and the new table will arrive a week from today. Clearly, I'm revved for this.

Question is, my new rec room includes a wood burning fireplace that, according to the owner, works just fine. But in case it doesn't, will I endanger my new table, or its Simonis cloth?

Don't have to burn any wood this winter, but it would be cool while knocing around balls.

Opinions?
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If your stove is to close or has a blower/fan and your table seams are done with bees wax it could be a problem. To hot and the wax can melt or rise.
You can use rock hard putty or bondo, then the direct heat, uncontroled heat, won't be a problem.
 
Excellent question- one which I wish I had an answer for, since I will also have a fireplace very close to my table when it is installed. I'm just opting not to use mine because of the proximity (I've never used it anyway).

I think much has to do with both the size/BTU output of the concentrated heat source and its distance from the table. One must consider that fireplaces have both radiant heat and heat by convection. There might be a rule of thumb that could be used, e.g., at least eight feet away, but if I were using the fireplace on a regular basis I myself would take a more scientific approach. But that's just me, YMMV.
 
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I have a fireplace in the same room as my table. Unless the table is within about 5 feet of the firebox, there shouldn't be an issue. What you will find is that the table plays a little differently in the winter when there is less humidity in the air.

Congrats on the new place!

Brian in VA
 
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