Siting a sky box in the loft of a bungalow

[DM21]

We are moving to a bungalow that currently does not have Sky.  We would like to know if it would be possible to put the Sky Box in the loft and bring the cables down to a wall mounted tv below?

Are Sky engineers happy to install a Sky box in a boarded loft with power?

How many cables would we have to run to the power source in the loft - one for the tv plus how many for the Sky box - are there any other issues to bear in mind?

[Daniel0210]

@DM21 

Sky engineers will definitely not go into a loft boarded or otherwise. Their H & S policy in very strict. 

[Annie+UK]

Please Note: Sky+ is now a legacy service that Sky are replacing with their newer services: Sky Q (all issues will be fixed during a Sky Q install), Sky Glass and Sky Stream

Sky no longer supply/install Sky Plus

[Daniel0210]

@DM21 

What Sky TV service, if any, do you currently have? 

[DM21]

Sky Q 1TB Box

[DM21]

Could the box be placed behind the wall mounted tv?

[Mark39]

A Sky+ box would be a bit big for that?

[Daniel0210]

@DM21 

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@Daniel0210 wrote:

@DM21 

What Sky TV service, if any, do you currently have? 

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[Mister_Dalek]

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@DM21 wrote:

Could the box be placed behind the wall mounted tv?

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It depends on what type of Sky box you are planning on having. 

A Sky Q box is quite big and needs a lot of space around it to prevent overheating so would need to be in a large, well ventilated alcove if you wanted to place it behind a TV. It would also need the cabling from the satellite dish to be fed to that alcove which may well be beyond the scope of a Sky engineer. 

A Sky Stream puck is a lot smaller and can be placed behind a wall mounted TV, but it is not recommended. It also needs some ventilation and needs to be able to receive a fast and stable broadband signal in order to function. Being placed behind a TV doesn't exactly allow this to happen easily, unless you opt for an ethernet connection - but that's another cable. 

[Mark39]

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@Mister_Dalek wrote:

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@DM21 wrote:

Could the box be placed behind the wall mounted tv?

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A Sky Stream puck is a lot smaller and can be placed behind a wall mounted TV, but it is not recommended. It also needs some ventilation and needs to be able to receive a fast and stable broadband signal in order to function. Being placed behind a TV doesn't exactly allow this to happen easily, unless you opt for an ethernet connection - but that's another cable. 

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I agree. Panel TVs are pretty good at obstructing wifi.