Cost of running a second sky dish cable

talksr

spike7451 wrote: »

50p/m for cheap cable that will cause you problems down the line...

You need a WF-100 Coax;

http://www.aerialsuperstore.co.uk/25m-reel-of-webro-wf100-satellite-and-aerial-cable-395-p.asp

You also need cable clips,as said,'F' connectors & silicone sealant for the hole,unless you want a damp wall in a few months time.Are you sure it's a Quad LNB? Reason I ask is it's unusual to find one fitted for one cable.
If you decide to DIY,where you drill out from the room (never drill into the house!) drill at a downward angle &,when you bring the cable in,leave a drip loop blow the hole to allow the water to run off.Then seal with the silicone.

To do a job of your size,which includes 12 month warranty,I myself would charge £60.That's the base rate all my TV work starts at for this type of job which includes parts & labour.

Thanks for your post.
It is deff a quad, they (Sky) installed it a few years back when we did have sky and the dish is very close to one of the bedroom windows. I can see the 4 connectors on the lmb. Also when they installed, I asked the Sky man if he would run an extra cable up to a bedroom so I could connect an old sky box (one with no card, just for some of the free channels) he did, and I gave him a little cash for it.

Thanks for the advice on the drilling, knew about the drip loop, didn't think about drilling down - very useful.

Moneymaker

talksr wrote: »

I can see the 4 connectors on the lmb.

Why do you keep typing "lmb"? That's very rude.
See http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lmb

It's a Low Noise Block-downconverter (LNB).

Note that the thin (WF65) "shotgun" cable has double the signal loss of WF100, which could cause problems on a long run in bad weather.

KillerWatt

asbokid wrote: »

20 metres of cable, at 50p/m = £10.

cable clips £1

call out fee £5

half an hour's labour £5.


£20 for cash.

I'll have a large fries with that :rotfl:

talksr

Moneymaker wrote: »

Why do you keep typing "lmb"? That's very rude.
See http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lmb

It's a Low Noise Block-downconverter (LNB).

Note that the thin (WF65) "shotgun" cable has double the signal loss of WF100, which could cause problems on a long run in bad weather.

Ah thanks for this. And yes, sorry you are correct. LNB. - It has been a while since I have had dealings with Sky, dishes or cables linking the two.

I would have thought 20 meters would have been enough, but I wonder if that would be too long. :cool: