Stained Glass Pool Table Light
Stained Glass Pool Table Light
Have you decided that now is the time to replace the current light you have over your table with something a little more elaborate. If you have then of course you may want to consider investing in a stained glass pool table light. Not only do these help to provide illumination to the playing surface of the pool table but can help to create the right look and feel to the room where the table is situated.
Of course if you do decide to install this form of billiards table light in the future there are certain things that need to be remembered. Below we take a look at just what some of these are.
First off you need to make sure that the stained glass pool table light you choose is one that will provide sufficient illumination to the playing area. So it is best to go for the types of lights that are able to hold 100 watt light bulbs. Plus although the two shade lights may look wonderful and cost less they won’t provide the same level of good quality lighting as a four shade one will.
Secondly you need to remember that these lights are going to way quite a bit more than then other pool table lights available. As a result they will need to be installed in a special way to ensure that they are well secured to the ceiling. What you don’t want happening as you play a shot is for them to fall down. Not only can they cause serious injury to you or anyone else playing but will cause quite a bit of damage to the surface of the table.
It therefore may be a sensible idea to actually get a professional in to carry out the work of installing this item for you.
However before installation of your new stained glass pool table light can be carried out you will need to remove the one you have currently. Remember to actually turn off the mains electricity supply to the room in which you will be working. You don’t want to find yourself being rushed to hospital after suffering an electrical shock.
Once the previous light has been removed so the installation of your new one can begin. The first thing you may need to do is actually install a metal hook from which the stained glass pool table light can hang. This is normally only required for the swag type ones that hang from a chain that is attached to the ceiling. It is important that you secure the hook into a stud in the ceiling. Otherwise you will find that the weight of the glass and other parts of the light will cause it to come loose and then it will come falling down on to the table.