Wet Irish Linen Wrap

[Korsakoff]

Might have to check into this. There are 3 large Train Heat Pumps controling the temp in the house and thought that was also to control the humidity factor as well. Basement area is around 3000 sq feet finished and not seeing the problem anywhere else in the house, just in the game room. Might should have my heating and cooling folks come look into this . Thanks for that

The sensors in the link at the bottom are likely not calibrated, but they are relatively inexpensive and certainly can serve as good indicators. I worked with my friend who had inherited his father's HVAC business (mostly 1-man stuff), and he just could not figure out why these kept showing "Wet". He finally said I'd have to call someone else. I knew the President of a top-rated engineering firm here, and he recommended an HVAC company that specializes in these sorts of things.

They came out and immediately knew what was wrong. They said all the brand new equipment installed 2.5 years earlier by my friend was wrong for the house. Had to replace everything, include the brand new ducts and registers. Everything has been perfect since. My lawyer handled everything with a demand letter to my friend to avoid having to sue in court. His insurance paid right at the full, requested amount. I had lots of documentation.

So, below is a link to the temp/humidity sensors from Amazon that I used. You can place the 3 sensors around the basement and get an idea of what is going on. You just need the big picture. If it's wet, it's not going to make a big difference if it's 65% humidity or 80%. Either reading would require some sort of action.

Amazon.com

 

[TheBasics]

Might have to check into this. There are 3 large Train Heat Pumps controling the temp in the house and thought that was also to control the humidity factor as well. Basement area is around 3000 sq feet finished and not seeing the problem anywhere else in the house, just in the game room. Might should have my heating and cooling folks come look into this . Thanks for that

Howdy;

Take into consideration that for HVAC they use Cubic footage as ALL the air needs taken care of.
I'm lucky (Point of view), in that I dwell in the SW desert rare for humidity to climb into the 40 or 50%
areas. Mostly stays below 20%

hank

 

[Chip Roberson]

It's flat humid in the Piedmont area of Va and it always has been. To add we had 6 days of rain last week , and on the first day of it
5 1/2 inches fell in 6 hours.

 

[Baby Huey]

There's a reason why Linen is/was used as the wrap of choice. Of the natural fibers linen handled dampness best. Linen was used extensively in Fly fishing rods. You could grip it well and yet it withstood the water. Early on cue makers saw this and adopted linen for their wraps. In humid environments linen clothing works best as the clothing of choice. Linen lasts a long time. If you look at some old Gina's and TAD cues with linen wraps from the 60's they still look good and they LAST. So with your linen wrap just understand it can be cleaned and dry it out and it'll be there for you when you need it.

 

[Chip Roberson]

There's a reason why Linen is/was used as the wrap of choice. Of the natural fibers linen handled dampness best. Linen was used extensively in Fly fishing rods. You could grip it well and yet it withstood the water. Early on cue makers saw this and adopted linen for their wraps. In humid environments linen clothing works best as the clothing of choice. Linen lasts a long time. If you look at some old Gina's and TAD cues with linen wraps from the 60's they still look good and they LAST. So with your linen wrap just understand it can be cleaned and dry it out and it'll be there for you when you need it.

Thanks for the above. The cue that had me worried about all this , is my Zamboti that Gus built for me back in 79. Barry replaced the wrap in 2003 or so if my memory serves. Just was freaking a bit to see how much moisture it had absorbed, and was worried about what that could do to a high
end cue. Still straight apart and together though.

 

[bbb]

Thanks for the above. The cue that had me worried about all this , is my Zamboti that Gus built for me back in 79. Barry replaced the wrap in 2003 or so if my memory serves. Just was freaking a bit to see how much moisture it had absorbed, and was worried about what that could do to a high
end cue. Still straight apart and together though.

Pics of the cue …..pretty please….