Humidity

Floor heating cable with thermostat + insulation boards is cheap, safe and easy way to make DIY heater to table...
Bonus is that table plays a lot faster too :)
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
Yes, should be. Plus the dehumidifier is only about 6-7 feet from the Gold Crown.

Funny, over the last 12+ years I don't recall it ever being that humid down in the basement. I did have water in the basement back in 2022 and had to finally have a sump pump installed back in the corner.
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My brother rented a hm next to Kent State during his 60's college days.
I had em store some boxed items for a couple years.
Mold became the blanket, threw everything out.
 
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DrCue'sProtege said:
Yes, should be. Plus the dehumidifier is only about 6-7 feet from the Gold Crown.

Funny, over the last 12+ years I don't recall it ever being that humid down in the basement. I did have water in the basement back in 2022 and had to finally have a sump pump installed back in the corner.
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Ensure your sump pump hole(s) is/are fully covered and sealed. Depending on the location of your table, dehumidifier, and sump pump, your dehumidifier could be making things worse. Specifically, if your table is between the two, you could de drawing humidity out of the sump pump hole and all around your table to reach the dehumidifier.

Also, someone else hit the nail on the head when they said get a bigger dehumidifier. I had some water in my finished basement a few years and rented two industrial dehumidifiers from Home Depot. Those things pull shocking amounts of water compared to what we can buy off the shelf. I'm probably going to pick one up one of these days. The ones I was looking at were 1.5-2K.
 
iusedtoberich said:
I second the carom heater idea. When Earl played Shane in Ohio he had 2 or 3 space heaters under the table. I was there in person and saw them.

You can probably DIY looking at carom designs. I think they have some sort of box to "hold the heat in", and heating elements inside the box.
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Styrofoam is the home-Joe way to hold the heating elements and heat in.
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
Yes, should be. Plus the dehumidifier is only about 6-7 feet from the Gold Crown.

Funny, over the last 12+ years I don't recall it ever being that humid down in the basement. I did have water in the basement back in 2022 and had to finally have a sump pump installed back in the corner.
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I have 2 big dehumidifiers and ran them lots in the basement pool room.

I'm pretty sure a long term effect was that some wood parts of the table changed...

I no longer run them near the table.
 
Is there anything you can do from a building standpoint? Sealant on the foundation walls? Drainage or regrading on the outside? Etc. Maybe a professional company would have ideas/solutions?
 
How old is your dehu? They do have filters that need to be cleaned. I run (drain) mine into the sump so the basket does not fill and shut off the unit.
 
You need to stop the water from coming in in the first place by installing a vapor barrier.
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Humid air has a high concentration of water particles and follows the law of thermodynamics by diffusing from area with high pressure to low pressure. Since your basement is cooler and drier than the outside air, it forms a sink for the influx of hot humid high pressure air. Without a vapor barrier it is like using a dehumidifier to pump water out of a bathtub with the faucet on.

Put 2 mil plastic sheeting on all walls and install either a subfloor or even better tile. Do not use carpet anywhere in a basement. If you want warm feet wear sandals or slippers.

Only then will your dehumidifier be truely effective.
 
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Already mention, but heating the table is the way to go.

In my games room I had the forethought to wire an outlet under my table.

I have a 1500 watt portable register ... like this;

1500 Watt Register

My games room is an outbuilding, so I just turn it on a little while before playing and it keep the table really dry and plays perfectly... and heats up to room at the same time. (have a heat pump in there also which I can run as just a dehumidifier if needed)
 
nataddrho said:
You need to stop the water from coming in in the first place by installing a vapor barrier.
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Humid air has a high concentration of water particles and follows the law of thermodynamics by diffusing from area with high pressure to low pressure. Since your basement is cooler and drier than the outside air, it forms a sink for the influx of hot humid high pressure air. Without a vapor barrier it is like using a dehumidifier to pump water out of a bathtub with the faucet on.

Put 2 mil plastic sheeting on all walls and install either a subfloor or even better tile. Do not use carpet anywhere in a basement. If you want warm feet wear sandals or slippers.

Only then will your dehumidifier be truely effective.
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Already have a vapor barrier.

Again, we have had a ton of rain here in SW Indiana the last 2-3 months. I feel confident things will dry out once it stops raining and the hot, dry summer settles in.
 
Several good ideas that need to be integrated. Dehumidifier that is piped to a drain, so it’s 24/7. HVAC blower constantly on. Two swiveling fans, one on a pedestal, one at floor level. The air has to move. I have a big basement, and live where it can get really wet. I implemented these four things, and have not had a problem since. Gotta get the air moving, all the air.
 
FYI here,
I did run the dehumidifier 7-8 hours today.

I think it helped. Seemed a little drier to me. And my left corner pocket actually accepted some balls this time instead of letting the balls wipe their feet before spitting them out.
 
The ultimate solution for basement heat and humidity is an installed Mitsubishi or other trusted brand SPLIT system producing both A/C and winter heat - It is really the only correct solution - about $6K installed - everything else is just a mediocre patch - that is the reality.
 
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