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Discussion topic: Installing cables for SKY satellite dish during house renovation - what cable to install?

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Installing cables for SKY satellite dish during house renovation - what cable to install?

Hi, we are in the later stages of renovating our house after fully stripping it back. The old SKY dish and cables had to be removed in the process. Before redecorating our electrician would prefer to instal the right cable now. What cable would he need to lay to connect the future new dish and our SKY Q box? The chat bot doesn't recognize the question... Many thanks for your help


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Re: Installing cables for SKY satellite dish during house renovation - what cable to install?

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@silviS wrote:

Hi, we are in the later stages of renovating our house after fully stripping it back. The old SKY dish and cables had to be removed in the process. Before redecorating our electrician would prefer to instal the right cable now. What cable would he need to lay to connect the future new dish and our SKY Q box? The chat bot doesn't recognize the question... Many thanks for your help


hi @silviS 

 

We generally recommend WF100 shotgun cable although you possibly can get away with 65 for shorter runs

 

Make sure that they provide sufficient cable to reach the dish and proposed main box location.

 

If they do install wall plates inside they must make sure that they are individually isolated and do not have in-built filters (older combined satellite TV plates often had filters to split out the frequencies which are not suitable for the Wideband feeds)

 

BTW We would also recommend cables are installled in trunking rather than buried in plaster to both prevent against possible decay & provide an easy means to replace should any faults occur

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This message was authored by nigea99 This message was authored by: nigea99 Answer

Re: Installing cables for SKY satellite dish during house renovation - what cable to install?

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@silviS wrote:

Hi, we are in the later stages of renovating our house after fully stripping it back. The old SKY dish and cables had to be removed in the process. Before redecorating our electrician would prefer to instal the right cable now. What cable would he need to lay to connect the future new dish and our SKY Q box? The chat bot doesn't recognize the question... Many thanks for your help


hi @silviS 

 

We generally recommend WF100 shotgun cable although you possibly can get away with 65 for shorter runs

 

Make sure that they provide sufficient cable to reach the dish and proposed main box location.

 

If they do install wall plates inside they must make sure that they are individually isolated and do not have in-built filters (older combined satellite TV plates often had filters to split out the frequencies which are not suitable for the Wideband feeds)

 

BTW We would also recommend cables are installled in trunking rather than buried in plaster to both prevent against possible decay & provide an easy means to replace should any faults occur

This message was authored by TimmyBGood This message was authored by: TimmyBGood

Re: Installing cables for SKY satellite dish during house renovation - what cable to install?

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@silviS 

 

Also worth considering that satellite television may now have five years lifespan at most.  Ethernet cable (in a sensible topology) is more likely to be useful in the future.

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