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uk nurnberg fan · 10-03-08, 06:17 PM

I am having trouble finding someone to install my new motorised dish. I would do it myself... but it's on the third storey of my house. Anyone know of any good Installation Engineers? I live in North Staffordshire.

nanochickin · 10-03-08, 06:54 PM

Which bit of north staffordshire

uk nurnberg fan · 10-03-08, 06:56 PM

Just a small town called Leek. On the border with Derbyshire and Cheshire, close to Stoke-on-Trent

Jimdefruit · 10-03-08, 07:59 PM

Does the dish have to be that high? Is there something in the way if it is lower down?

uk nurnberg fan · 10-03-08, 08:04 PM

I live in a conservation area and the dish has to be 'unseen' from the roadside. There is also nowhere to go behind the house!

nanochickin · 10-03-08, 09:42 PM

It can't be seen an you want to stick it on the third floor of the house

The reason why nobody will touch it is because of the height.

I'm used to working generally upto four stories off a ladder but i have had to go on a working at heights course and i won't under any circumstances go up that high without my safety gear on.

Most of the smaller companies don't bother with this and thus have a tendency not to do work much above the height of your normal 2 story house

I will be suprised if you get anybody to do it for you and if they do agree they will ask top dollar for it

Nano

uk nurnberg fan · 11-03-08, 06:52 PM

Cheapest quote was £380 which is for 2 engineers due to the height. With the help of a couple of friends I am looking into installing it myself. After reading up on it, it seems quite straightforward.

Wish me luck!

robbo71 · 11-03-08, 06:54 PM

The actual dish installation part is relatively straightforward, it's the 3 storeys high bit that would worry me.

Good luck!

nanochickin · 11-03-08, 08:23 PM

Piece of p**s once you get used to it

Nano

kerrywez · 12-03-08, 12:21 AM

Not for me, I go all wobbly looking up at high dishes. What happens when it goes of the arc, due to high winds, who is going to go up to sort it out? It would be way better if you could have it low down, even if you have to take it right to the bottom of the back garden.

Very best regards Wez

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uk nurnberg fan Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Dish Installer required!! Just a small town called Leek. On the border with Derbyshire and Cheshire, close to Stoke-on-Trent __________________ TM 5400 CI+, 85cm diseqc motorised dish

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10-03-08, 09:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
nanochickin Satellite Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a house Posts: 3,285 Thanks: 14 Thanked 96 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Dish Installer required!! It can't be seen an you want to stick it on the third floor of the house The reason why nobody will touch it is because of the height. I'm used to working generally upto four stories off a ladder but i have had to go on a working at heights course and i won't under any circumstances go up that high without my safety gear on. Most of the smaller companies don't bother with this and thus have a tendency not to do work much above the height of your normal 2 story house I will be suprised if you get anybody to do it for you and if they do agree they will ask top dollar for it Nano __________________

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uk nurnberg fan Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Dish Installer required!! Cheapest quote was £380 which is for 2 engineers due to the height. With the help of a couple of friends I am looking into installing it myself. After reading up on it, it seems quite straightforward. Wish me luck! __________________ TM 5400 CI+, 85cm diseqc motorised dish

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robbo71 Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 4,562 Thanks: 21 Thanked 391 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Dish Installer required!! The actual dish installation part is relatively straightforward, it's the 3 storeys high bit that would worry me. Good luck! __________________ كيبل اعضاء البلهاء TM6800,TM1000D.Triax TD110.STABHH-90 motor. DigitAlb movie package. Virgin Media Cable TV, Phone & Broadband subs.

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kerrywez Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,309 Thanks: 239 Thanked 130 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Dish Installer required!! Not for me, I go all wobbly looking up at high dishes. What happens when it goes of the arc, due to high winds, who is going to go up to sort it out? It would be way better if you could have it low down, even if you have to take it right to the bottom of the back garden. Very best regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master on ground mount and 18 Ins. Super Jack and Super Jack V-Box. Humax Foxsat Freesat HD box.

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