Your pool table light must be hung properly to ensure full illumination of your pool playing area, including guide point rails, cushions, and arrows. The average height of your pool lamp should be 32″ to 36″ above the playing surface or bed of your table to the bottom of your lamp shade. A general method of determining billiard light height is to have the billiard light level with the bridge of your nose. Also, when you adjust the height of your pool lamp, turn off any other lights in the room and adjust the light so there are no shadows on your table.

Instructions for hanging your pool light:

1. You should find the center of your table’s playing area, which is the length and width of the pool table bed only, not the rails. These are the standard playing areas for pool tables:

pool table size

6′ x 3′ table has a playing area of ​​L 66″ x W 33″

7′ x 3’6″ table has a playing area of ​​L 78″ x W 39″

8′ x 4′ table has a playing area of ​​88″ long x 44″ wide

8′ x 4′ table (oversized) has a 92″ long x 46″ wide playing area

9′ x 4’6″ table has a playing area of ​​L 100″ x W 50″

10′ x 5′ table has a 112″ long x 56″ wide playing area

12′ x 6′ table has a 124″ long x 62″ wide playing area

2. Next, place a small piece of tape in the center of the playing area of ​​the table. For example: If you have a 9′ x 4’6″ pool table, your playing area is L100″ x W 50″. Now take your tape measure (which should be flush against the inside top rail) and use your center diamond on the rail as a guide and measure at L 50″ and mark with a small piece of tape and measure the width it should be W25″ and that will give you the center of your tables playing area.

3. Now that you have the center of your pool table marked with a small piece of tape, hold a plumb bob from the ceiling and line it up with the center of your tables playing area and mark your ceiling when the plumb bob is in line with your pool table centerpiece You can buy a plumb bob at any hardware store.

Pool table lights are quite heavy and the brackets or ceiling hooks must be screwed into a ceiling stud. Use a stud finder to locate the ceiling joists. If a stud is not available, you can fasten your pool light with strong drywall fasteners such as a toggle bolt..

4. Measure the distance from the center of the pool light to the center of the chain on both sides of the pool light and mark these measurements on the ceiling. This is where our hooks will be screwed into the ceiling. Re-run the plumb bob to make sure the marks on the ceiling are lined up and centered with respect to the billiard light.

5. Pre-drill one or two holes (if using a two-chain mount) in the stud(s) or drywall. Bit Size Tip: A quick technique is to clamp a bit up to the shank of the mounting screw. The proper size bit is the same size shank between the threads of your mounting screw. Screw the mounting clips securely into the pre-drilled holes.

Note: If you need to stand on the pool table base to install the light, place a piece of dense foam or a thick blanket on the pool table base to protect the felt.

6. Count the links of the chain on both sides to make sure the billiard lamp is level. Once mounted, you can adjust the height of the pool light for proper illumination of your pool table. That’s all!

TOOLS NEEDED: Ladder, tape measure, plumb bob, small hand drill, screwdriver, possibly a toggle bolt, tape, and a pencil.