Recent content by installwell

i had a senior tech running with me one day because he was injured just helping out with the receiver unpacking and little stuff. I had a service call to a townhouse with one of those 6-7 foot long divider fences seperating the back yards. This fence had 4 dishes on it and was wobbly as hell...

instead of the word "some" i would use "many", and my favorite nono ground is the cold water clamp on a PVC pipe fed spigot. Always good for a laugh. i have honestly seen so many ungrounded systems i start to wonder if techs even have ground wire on the van. haha another favorite, ground...

I agree, the people not wanting to see cables SHOULD run them themselves. with what Dish pays us to install we cant possibly do every job picture perfect. what would be nice is if dish would give away free months of service, instead of promising free installation to a customer expecting a...

Dish wont allow us to swap the hard drive from one unit to another(even though it can easily be done in less than 20 minutes), so if the 625 is replaced, you will get a fresh new hard drive. Thus, losing all of your recordings. im sorry you've had problems with your unit but the black screen...

i've twice seen this exact problem with the 625. I've had no problem in either case getting the dish tech to allow an RA and replacement of the receiver. based on multiple customers telling me the same thing - Unplugging the unit for 15-30 minutes and plugging it back in will bring it back to...

i dont know the story on the 148 but sat's in orbit do not have an unending service life. 15 years is i think the longest current rating. anyone care to search to see how long the 148 has left? but unless its a friday afternoon and the technician just wants to go home, you should be able to...

its actually kind of funny, drip loops are so often done wrong to begin with. I've so often seen them with the cable running UP out of the connectors. lol and I have been on so many service calls with no ground from the ground block I often wonder if many installers out there even HAVE ground...

I have seen MUCH worse installation than that on service calls ive been on to fix a prior installers horrible work.... While thats not the prettiest it could be I would certainly say its acceptable. Unless you paid them to do that install (at around $99 or more) I would not really expect...