Humidity

[u12armresl]

Where are you situated? Humidity here is disgusting. Very frustrating.

I'm in the same state as the OP. He posts about needing a new chalk, table, instructor, cue, plan for running out, book, DVD, gadget, whatever it is he posts about how it isn't working for him.

 

[boogieman]

Anybody got any brilliant ideas on how to deal with the humidity in my basement? Yes, I have a dehumidifier and I run it alot. I am going to run it most of the day tomorrow. When I pick up my cues the linen wraps are damp. The table also seems to play slow.

We've had a lot of rain here in SW Indiana this spring and are forecast for more tonight and Friday. Perhaps even get drenched by heavy rains. That's all we need, another deluge.

Anybody got any ideas here?

r/DCP

p.s. no stupid posts here, please. just please keep the stupid crap to yourself.

If you have a floor drain get a hose and connect it to the humidifier. Most have that option. Let it run 24/7 like I do. The cloth is still a bit slower in the summer time but 50% humidity isn't too bad. It makes me long for "winter conditions" though.

 

[maha]

you have to run it constantly and drain the water out to do any good or the humidity just comes back.

an air conditioner is the best ticket for you . it cools the air and sends the water outside.

people have it wrong. warm air holds more water than cool air. so heating anything just makes the humidity worse.

 

[ribdoner]

Uh, negative on that.

I've been bringing them upstairs for quite awhile now.

And by the way........more rain during the night last night. And it just rained again.

Is it ever going to stop raining?????

nah, by-product of regional cooling, esp n of tx and e co

every time even a minor warm front comes through if rains buckets as it slowly usurps the below avg temps

one of my very close friends had a table in his basement in the chi area, you very quickly learned how to use follow or you racked a lot

you've recv'd several great suggestions, keep us posted how it goes

 

[Poolmanis]

you have to run it constantly and drain the water out to do any good or the humidity just comes back.

an air conditioner is the best ticket for you . it cools the air and sends the water outside.

people have it wrong. warm air holds more water than cool air. so heating anything just makes the humidity worse.

No it won´t. Last summer was very wet here in Finland and heated carom table was only table that played good..

 

[maha]

yea a heated table will play better. but that does not negate the high humidity in the room, that you are in.
and does nothing for the wet feeling grip on the posters cue.

 

[WobblyStroke]

Curious if there are any conscious efforts or alterations to the way people play in order to deal with humidity?

A quick line to remember in high humidity is "slow cloth, fast rails". Esp if the cushions are older, the humidity fills the pores in the rubber and really firms them up. They get bouncy and bank/kick short. Cloth, on the other hand, gets muggy and slow.

Balls get a bit sticky too so kicks and throw increase. The adjustment here is to habitually play a touch of outside when possible which makes cuts behave more predictably.

 

[iusedtoberich]

A quick line to remember in high humidity is "slow cloth, fast rails". Esp if the cushions are older, the humidity fills the pores in the rubber and really firms them up. They get bouncy and bank/kick short. Cloth, on the other hand, gets muggy and slow.

Balls get a bit sticky too so kicks and throw increase. The adjustment here is to habitually play a touch of outside when possible which makes cuts behave more predictably.

Just play on any Diamond and you’ll know how to adjust

 

[iusedtoberich]

you have to run it constantly and drain the water out to do any good or the humidity just comes back.

an air conditioner is the best ticket for you . it cools the air and sends the water outside.

people have it wrong. warm air holds more water than cool air. so heating anything just makes the humidity worse.

Warmer air can hold more water, true.

Heating objects directly such as the cloth and cushions dries them out.

 

[pt109]

Just play on any Diamond and you’ll know how to adjust

Have you played on a blue label Diamond…..my first time was 2016….played great

 

[Knels]

Its better to be heating a room initially, then run the dehumidifier at the same time. The dehumidifier cools down the air to extract the water. If you’re able to seal the room, then you don’t really have to do this all the time, you will see -30% in no time

 

[DrCue'sProtege]

And, of course, it's raining again here today.

 

[maha]

Warmer air can hold more water, true.

Heating objects directly such as the cloth and cushions dries them out.

of course no disagreement there.
but doesnt solve the op problem of wet cue grip and humidity. i was responding to help figure that out. not make his table play faster.

 

[straightline]

A quick line to remember in high humidity is "slow cloth, fast rails". Esp if the cushions are older, the humidity fills the pores in the rubber and really firms them up. They get bouncy and bank/kick short. Cloth, on the other hand, gets muggy and slow.

Balls get a bit sticky too so kicks and throw increase. The adjustment here is to habitually play a touch of outside when possible which makes cuts behave more predictably.

Wouldn't waterlogged rubber go dead? I would think the cushions speeding up is a function of the cloth slide diminishing.