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Sky Signal Issue no matter what the weather.
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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 946257"><p>I had this 10 years ago in the UK.</p><p>On-off reception, not immediately linked to rain.</p><p>After much head-scratching and two installers (I was not as enlightened back then...), the third installer found the problem...</p><p></p><p>The terraced house we were in had a recent loft-conversion.</p><p>The builders who did the conversion changed the slanted roof at the back to a straight roof for the conversion.</p><p>The coax cable pre-dated the loft conversion, and just "thrown" over the roof.</p><p>So when the conversion went in, the builders just cut the cable, and put an extension in.</p><p>Four more F-connectors, and two junction pieces.</p><p>No water protection whatsoever.</p><p>... and one of the junctions was lying in the middle of the flat roof, where a puddle would build up every time it rained.</p><p>It took some hours for the water to come into the cable, so the drop in signal was not immediately connected with rain.</p><p></p><p>Third installer put in new cables, and everything worked.</p><p>(The second installer was actually there to convert the single 28.2E feed to a dual-feed for Sky+ when that came. He didn't spot the junctions. Amateur.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 946257"] I had this 10 years ago in the UK. On-off reception, not immediately linked to rain. After much head-scratching and two installers (I was not as enlightened back then...), the third installer found the problem... The terraced house we were in had a recent loft-conversion. The builders who did the conversion changed the slanted roof at the back to a straight roof for the conversion. The coax cable pre-dated the loft conversion, and just "thrown" over the roof. So when the conversion went in, the builders just cut the cable, and put an extension in. Four more F-connectors, and two junction pieces. No water protection whatsoever. ... and one of the junctions was lying in the middle of the flat roof, where a puddle would build up every time it rained. It took some hours for the water to come into the cable, so the drop in signal was not immediately connected with rain. Third installer put in new cables, and everything worked. (The second installer was actually there to convert the single 28.2E feed to a dual-feed for Sky+ when that came. He didn't spot the junctions. Amateur.) [/QUOTE]
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