Tables on screened patios
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Johnny - My table is out in my garage, which is currently uninsulated. However, I do have a couple of small electric heaters to turn on when the temperature gets below 50 or so... but all they do is locally heat me and my guest(s)... not the table.Johnnyt said:
To date (approaching one year), I have seen no ill effects for my set-up other than during winter, my warm hands cause a small amount of condensation on the balls while racking... but I believe it quickly evaporates before I break 'em up.
And there's no need for A/C here in Seattle. It rarely gets above 80 degrees... and when it does, the humidity is very tolerable.
Aside from the minor condensation on the balls during the winter, what I also notice is the speed of the table changes with the temperature and the amount of moisture in the air. As you would expect, it's faster in the summer on a warm day... but that's no biggee as adjusting to a table's conditions is something every good pool player has to do anyway, right?
Here's a pic of my set-up.
I always wonder about this also, especially after several years. Maybe not so much where the weather is close to the same temp and low humidty but where there are large swings in conditions.
Nice set up Dave. How are the cues holding up to the temp changes?
I live in Florida
this thread is of interest, my wife & I are looking at homes and she has suggested that I consider putting a table on a screened in porch. (I'm holding out for a room IN the house for my man cave.)
this thread is of interest, my wife & I are looking at homes and she has suggested that I consider putting a table on a screened in porch. (I'm holding out for a room IN the house for my man cave.)
I would think a table on the porch in Florida in the summer would be brutal. Go with the Man cave.
cigardave said:Johnny - My table is out in my garage, which is currently uninsulated. However, I do have a couple of small electric heaters to turn on when the temperature gets below 50 or so... but all they do is locally heat me and my guest(s)... not the table.
To date (approaching one year), I have seen no ill effects for my set-up other than during winter, my warm hands cause a small amount of condensation on the balls while racking... but I believe it quickly evaporates before I break 'em up.
And there's no need for A/C here in Seattle. It rarely gets above 80 degrees... and when it does, the humidity is very tolerable.
Aside from the minor condensation on the balls during the winter, what I also notice is the speed of the table changes with the temperature and the amount of moisture in the air. As you would expect, it's faster in the summer on a warm day... but that's no biggee as adjusting to a table's conditions is something every good pool player has to do anyway, right?
Here's a pic of my set-up.
Thank you Dave. I see you have a Diamond and a very nice set-up. Johnnyt
Thanks, cane. No, I haven't noticed a problem at all with leaving them out there. I never bring them in.metallicane said:
What I keep out there... my shooter, a Bob Frey SP... another Frey, a 4-pointer with Z2 shaft, an old McDermott with 314 shaft, a local cuemaker's SP and a couple of Dominiak's.
The climate is pretty mild here in Seattle. We don't experience a lot of temp swings... especially those that happen suddenly... like thunderstorms... we don't get 'em.
I've got a brunswick medalist in detached garage and have had no issues. Although I plan to insulate it and install a heater, it is currently uninsulated with a space heater.
I'm in the Chicago area, so I don't play out there much in the winter. I keep a couple of house cues out there and they have been fine. I keep my decent cue in a case in the house.
I'm in the Chicago area, so I don't play out there much in the winter. I keep a couple of house cues out there and they have been fine. I keep my decent cue in a case in the house.
Beware_of_Dawg said:
Gotta put it in the livingroom! That's the only spot for a fine piece of equipment!:thumbup:
In the covered patio
I have an 8ft Valley Black Cat Coin Op in the open air under a covered patio in Kenner, La., a suburb of New Orleans.
I keep it covered with a heavy vinyl cover when not in use. I put moth balls inside the box and occasionally spray insecticide in there too. Protected from the sun, but not the humidity.
Here it was, covered by the vinyl cover and a tarp when Katrina hit in its fury, and 8 inches of the fiberglass and aluminum legs were covered by flood water. The formica sides and plywood bottom were unaffected.
This is not a Brunswick or a Diamond, but the table plays fine. The Mali cloth is slow, but in a way that compensates for the smaller size. In really cold weather the cushions get a little dead, but not too bad.
The worst complaint I have is mosquitoes in the summer, but right now (50-70 degrees), it is delightful.
I have an 8ft Valley Black Cat Coin Op in the open air under a covered patio in Kenner, La., a suburb of New Orleans.
I keep it covered with a heavy vinyl cover when not in use. I put moth balls inside the box and occasionally spray insecticide in there too. Protected from the sun, but not the humidity.
Here it was, covered by the vinyl cover and a tarp when Katrina hit in its fury, and 8 inches of the fiberglass and aluminum legs were covered by flood water. The formica sides and plywood bottom were unaffected.
This is not a Brunswick or a Diamond, but the table plays fine. The Mali cloth is slow, but in a way that compensates for the smaller size. In really cold weather the cushions get a little dead, but not too bad.
The worst complaint I have is mosquitoes in the summer, but right now (50-70 degrees), it is delightful.
*bump* for more opinions/experience