About Pool Tables

Ron Burr asked:


Today’s swimming pools can be sanitized using a system that converts standard table salt into sodium hypo chloride. Salt chlorinators are systems that accomplish this and provide for a crystal blue sparkling pool.

Pure sanitizer being added to the pool

Sanitizer is being added on a regular basis (daily)

pH neutral chlorine is being produced, helps keep the pool and spa pH in balance

Softer silky water to swim in

No need to store dangerous chemicals

So how do theses units work? The Salt chlorinator is installed close to the filter and pump location. There is an inline “cell” which is installed in the piping and power box which is installed on the wall of the home. When the pool or spa pump is running, pool water is sent through an inline cell and the salt in the pool water is converted into sodium hypo chloride. (chlorine or sanitizer) The sanitizer flows back to the body of the pool and the process continues over and over again. The power box or power supply is electrically connected to the inline cell and controls the amount of time and output of the pool sanitizer.

How much salt will need to be added to the pool? The amount of salt that will be added to the pool will depend on the total gallons of the pool and or spa. Each unit will come with an instruction booklet to advise the amount of salt to add based the amount of gallons of water in the pool. Most units will require 3000 parts per million of salt in the pool

(reference point - ocean water = approximately 35,000 parts per million of salt)

How often will salt need to be added to the pool? The salt in the pool water does not get used up but during normal evaporation and pool water splash out a certain amount of salt will be lost. The amount of salt which will need to be replenished will depend on both of these factors.

Is this a special type of salt?

No, This is regular table salt which can be purchased in a variety of locations.

What other chemicals will need to be added to the pool?

All the other chemicals which are normally added to a pool and or spa will continue to be added, chemicals which control pH, alkalinity, hardness and stabilizer.

What type of different features do these units have?

There are many different brands and models of salt chlorinators on the market today. Each manufacture has several models with a variety of different features. Features which can be found are:

Automatic salt sensors - displays the amount of salt in the pool

Pool water temperature readout

Automatic shut off of unit if the salt level in the pool becomes to low

Built in time clocks for pump control

Digital readouts vs., manual dials

Boost modes - allows for adding additional sanitizer to the pool

So, is a salt chlorinator necessary for today’s swimming pool and spa environments? These units produce the sanitizer needed to keep your pool and spa crystal clear and a health place to enjoy. By installing a salt chlorinator the correct amount of sanitizer can be added to the pool each day. Keeping the correct amount of sanitizer in your pool and spa at all times will make for a much happier swimming pool owner.



Randy

ran-dumb asked:


Can it be custom built?
I want a pool table so bad.This is the only logical thing I could come up with because of my space, and I don’t like clutter!

jokes….funny. no hillbilliness here!
working on going pro.I would rather practice in my house.

Melissa

qbpres asked:


What is the least amount of space necessary in a room for a standard bar style 7′(?) pool table and still be able to maneuver around to make all shots?

Beverly

Jonathon Hardcastle asked:


Bars and recreation venues in rural or urban areas offer to their visitors the excitement and the sportsmanship of a famous table-played game, called pool or billiard. On the billiards table’s totally flat surface, pool game fans strike, with the use of a specially designed long wooden stick known as “cue stick,” colorful balls moving them around the table’s area. Pool games attract a variety of publics from around the world, who enjoy the exhilaration of calculating angles and estimating how many strikes it will take them to accomplish their winning goal.

Pool tables are mainly separated into two categories, called carom and pocket tables. In fact, the word “billiards” when standing alone refers to the carom games played on a table without pockets, as opposed to games played on pocket billiards which people recognize as “pools” or also known as “snooker” tables. In Britain and Ireland though, the word “billiards” denotes the “English billiard” exclusively, which is the version of the table with the ball pockets. The difference between the two types is that carom billiards tables do not have six openings four at each table corner and two at the middle of each of the table’s largest sides in which the pool player is called to direct the colorful balls on the surface of the table by striking each one of them, or more than one at a time, with a white ball. The white ball acts as the “mediator” between the cue stick’s point and the round surface of the colored ball the striker aims to hit. If the striker manages to hit the white ball with the right speed and from the right angle then it will in turn hit the colored one which will be directed to fall into one of the tables’ holes. Pool table fans generally refer to pocket billiard games, such as 8-ball, 9-ball, straight pool and one-pocket.

Found in many sizes and styles, billiards or pools are tables in a rectangular shape and are generally twice as long as they are wide. When someone refers to the number of a pool table’s foots this actually denotes its longer sides’ length. Mainly a function of space, the pool table’s length varies. English billiard tables, for example, are 12 feet long, while bars typically offer 7-foot tables. Pool halls tend to have 9-foot tables for more professional players, whereas the once commonly found 10-foot tables are now considered collectible items. Finally, the “felt” or “baize” is the cloth that covers the pool table’s exposed surface and he higher its quality the faster the balls run on its completely flat surface.

While the world “billiard” has presumably originated from the French word “billart,” which means “mace”-an implement that was the predecessor of the modern cue-the game did not remain constricted in Europe. Evolving from an outdoor to an indoor game, billiard became known as “pool,” which originates from “poolrooms” where people gambled off their money betting on horse races. Since billiard tables were commonly found in this type of venues, pools became a synonym of billiards and gained fanatic supporters in every continent.



Lewis

Doug Marks asked:


The first pool table (also known as “billiards”) of which we have record is a table sold to King Louis XI of France in 1470.  It was a game with rules similar to croquet, except that the game was played on a table.  The name probably comes from the balls that were used (”billes” in French) and the stick or club that was used to hit the ball (”billart” in French). 

At first, the balls were pushed through a wire gate into a wooden peg, just like croquet, but over time, players began using the sides of the tables to purposefully angle the balls into the gates, and eventually, holes or pockets replaced the wire gates. By the mid-1700s, billiards had taken root as a popular game not only in France, but in England and its American colonies, as well.  One can imagine the powdered wigs and long-tailed coats surrounding a billiards table sipping ale and English tea in Boston Harbor just before the famous “tea party.”   

Over time, the materials used for the rails on the sides of the tables evolved into highly-uniform substances that would produce a uniform rebound.  From cloths stuffed with horsehair and rags to tightly-rolled cloths, technology marched on.  Eventually, vulcanized rubber, which kept its shape regardless of temperature changes, was used for the side rails. 

Technology and innovation also marked the development of the cue, or stick, that replaced the croquet-style billart used in early years.  By the mid-1800s, chalk was used to provide additional friction, and leather tips were applied to the plain wood tips used previously.  So Generals Grant and Sherman may have been chalking the tips of their cues as they pondered their next step against the rebels.  

Nowadays, pool tables are made with Italian or Brazilian slate, and mahogany or other hard wood is used for a durable finish.  The frame is usually made of poplar, which makes a strong and durable structure. The rules of pool have evolved, just as have the tables, balls, and cues.  Almost all tables are twice as long as they are wide, although they come in many different sizes.   

Why have pool tables made for such a popular game through the centuries?  You’ll probably have to answer that for yourself, but playing pool is a relaxing yet engaging activity.  Where some games are based solely on luck, pool is based on both skill and foresight.  Much like chess, success in pool depends on an ability to look into the future to project future events that are entirely predictable.  Unlike chess, though, the player has to exhibit some physical prowess to send the ball in the exact direction he or she intends.  The mixture makes the game enjoyable for players of all skill levels.



Ronnie

zook388 asked:


I’m trying to get a pool table for less than 700 for Christmas. Anyone have any ideas?

Betty