Installed said it's a no go!!

**raoul5788** · 02-07-2010 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by sddtvtech

i shouldve of taken a pic of the deck patio mount we have in our warehouse. i dont know why that cant be used? it has a faceplate to mount on the deck, and a pole to support the dish. it is awesome mount. i have used these more than having to use a pole mount when a customer says they dont want it on the house... most houses have Decks. i have NOT come across a house that didnt have it. most apts do have them and they have beams to support the decks.. even if you lived on the main floor with no deck. there are supports to support the upper decks above you. i wished i had kept that deck mount.

they are more useful than the pole mount or even putting in a 5 gallon bucket full of cement and using that, it doesnt take much for a high 20 mph wind to blow that over.

You are right about the bucket not being very stable. The available railings to attach it to aren't always all that strong, either. My suggestion of using a pole was in reference to putting them in the ground. For this situation, a sled type mount held down by cement blocks might be best. I don't know if there is room for it, though.

**Joe Diamond** · 02-07-2010 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by sddtvtech

i shouldve of taken a pic of the deck patio mount we have in our warehouse. i dont know why that cant be used? it has a faceplate to mount on the deck, and a pole to support the dish. it is awesome mount. i have used these more than having to use a pole mount when a customer says they dont want it on the house... most houses have Decks. i have NOT come across a house that didnt have it. most apts do have them and they have beams to support the decks.. even if you lived on the main floor with no deck. there are supports to support the upper decks above you. i wished i had kept that deck mount.

they are more useful than the pole mount or even putting in a 5 gallon bucket full of cement and using that, it doesnt take much for a high 20 mph wind to blow that over.

Those are all sound technical reasons why the eq should be OK.

However, the CATV sales guy sleeping with the resident manager has something to do with it sometimes..

Then there is the maintenance turn around pressure. The maintenance guys do not want to screw around with cable. They cut the stuff off at the floor and raise hell if there are any holes to patch before the new tenant moves in.

My fav is, "...these people are on welfare...I don't want a picture of this building on the damn evening news with a story about having money for satellite TV and not food. Let them watch cable...at least that way I don't get the TV truck here in the lot!"

You wouldn't believe what an historical society can come up with to explain why those dish things just will not do.

Aside from that, we just spike em to the wall. Let the cartoons and( light) porn roll!

Joe

**mecro** · 02-11-2010 01:39 AM

When I lived in an apartment, I had a ka/ku slimline 3 mounted on a tripod, which was 'anchored' with six cement blocks. It sat on my balcony for two years without any issue. Granted, it was definitely a DIY job, but it got wind/snow/rain and I didn't have any problems. It hovered right around 90 for 103c/99c, which was good enough for me!

**Buster1022** · 02-11-2010 09:54 AM

This is how the installer installed my dish in my apartment.

**sddtvtech** · 02-11-2010 11:16 AM

wow!!! im shocked he even used the original mast and monopoles!

my non pens already come with a tube to mount on the baseplate...

im surprised he didnt crack those cinderblocks drilling those lag bolts into it.

im shocked.

**raoul5788** · 02-11-2010 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by sddtvtech

wow!!! im shocked he even used the original mast and monopoles!

my non pens already come with a tube to mount on the baseplate...

Not all of them come with a tube.

Originally Posted by sddtvtech

im surprised he didnt crack those cinderblocks drilling those lag bolts into it.

im shocked.

Maybe the installer knew what he was doing. It's pretty easy to drill into block if you take your time and do it right. I highly doubt he used lag bolts.
It looks to me like the installer did a great job getting the customer set up in a situation where many would walk away.

**singkwan2004** · 02-11-2010 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by raoul5788

Not all of them come with a tube.

Maybe the installer knew what he was doing. It's pretty easy to drill into block if you take your time and do it right. I highly doubt he used lag bolts.
It looks to me like the installer did a great job getting the customer set up in a situation where many would walk away.

Thats what I uses do it when install regular KU dish. I can charge more with the materials and installation fee to cover up the loss time. But if I work with DTV or Dish, mostly will avoid this type of installation and they will not give the installer the loss time if it must to finish the job. Because you have to finish the orders that passed to you for that day.

**sddtvtech** · 02-11-2010 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by raoul5788

Not all of them come with a tube.

all my non pens that came in boxes has never ceased to miss the 1 3/4 or 2 inch pipe that is required to use for any non pen. never came across one that didnt have one. unless your warehouse guy is taking them out of the boxes. I will take a pic of the ones i got.

**jtwex** · 02-11-2010 01:17 PM

That install is going nowhere & it's similar to the home-made cement bucket approach we used a few moons ago.......I hope you helped him lug a few of those blocks up the stairs. If the install was cheesier (granted, some people can't get the blinking clock off the DVD player) the customer would be wise to study the three adjustments necessary to realign the dish if something goes wrong. Whatever the reason, it sure is nice to know you have the skills to realign a dish instead of waiting for a service call.

Originally Posted by Buster1022

This is how the installer installed my dish in my apartment.

**raoul5788** · 02-11-2010 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by sddtvtech

all my non pens that came in boxes has never ceased to miss the 1 3/4 or 2 inch pipe that is required to use for any non pen. never came across one that didnt have one. unless your warehouse guy is taking them out of the boxes. I will take a pic of the ones i got.

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