Hi All! Thank you very much for having a place for consumers to post questions. I recently had DirecTV installed and have questions regarding the wiring. A little background. My house is two stories, previous provider was Dish Network, and there were 4 coaxial cables running from the prior satellite to my structured media console.
When DirecTV installed, the technician ran a single coaxial from the satellite to the exterior box at the front of my house (I believe its called a Demarc?) When I questioned on why he didn't just run the single cable to the structured media to avoid running a long coaxial along the side of my house he stated that it needed to be grounded. While I understand it needs to be grounded I have the following questions:
1) Is his reasoning correct? Isn't the purpose of the structured media center to avoid running cables along the side of the house to the Demarc box? My prior satellite was installed at the rooftop at the exact point of a roof attic vent where the cable ran in and then down to the structured media. It is my belief this satellite location was to avoid the running of any unnecessary excess coaxial.
2) Shouldn't the installer have been able to run the coaxial to the structured media and ground it there?
Thank you very much for your help!
When DirecTV installed, the technician ran a single coaxial from the satellite to the exterior box at the front of my house (I believe its called a Demarc?) When I questioned on why he didn't just run the single cable to the structured media to avoid running a long coaxial along the side of my house he stated that it needed to be grounded. While I understand it needs to be grounded I have the following questions:
1) Is his reasoning correct? Isn't the purpose of the structured media center to avoid running cables along the side of the house to the Demarc box? My prior satellite was installed at the rooftop at the exact point of a roof attic vent where the cable ran in and then down to the structured media. It is my belief this satellite location was to avoid the running of any unnecessary excess coaxial.
2) Shouldn't the installer have been able to run the coaxial to the structured media and ground it there?
Thank you very much for your help!