topic Re: External cable box in Sky+

External cable box

Michelle1973 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:43:38 GMT

I need to replace the front cover of the external cable box on the front of my house (it's missing completely) - has anyone else had to this or know where to get these from ?

Re: External cable box

Mark39 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:46:13 GMT

Doesn't sound like a Sky box. Dish cables usually pass straight through the external wall.

Re: External cable box

Michelle1973 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:47:48 GMT

Hi Mark, yes I have a dish so the cables pass through the external wall but they were boxed (protected)

Re: External cable box

Mark39 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:02:17 GMT

Can you post a picture?

Re: External cable box

Michelle1973 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:45:49 GMT

Re: External cable box

Mark39 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:26:46 GMT

@Michelle1973 I can't see from the picture any cable that might be coming from your dish and I'm certain a Sky installer wouldn't have left things like that. The thinner wires definitely aren't anything to do with Sky tv - they look more like telephone wiring. I'm not sure there's any cables there related to Sky tv - looks more like the innards of a phone socket.

Re: External cable box

TimmyBGood — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:23:57 GMT

@Michelle1973

Any specialist supplier of enclosures should stock such things: for example

https://www.cases-and-enclosures.co.uk/enclosures

For that location you'd want at least an IP65 rating.

Re: External cable box

TimmyBGood — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:25:28 GMT

@Michelle1973

However the apparent state of those connections might suggest they aren't the live ones.

Re: External cable box

GD1 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:54:06 GMT

@Mark39 Possibly an old Virginmedia/Cable connection which used coax & telephone line.

Re: External cable box

Michelle1973 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:15:14 GMT

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and assistance - I'm now looking into this further based on the information provided by you 😁