Amusing D* upgrade
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The zippie ties are a nice touch
Hey, at least it's grounded (I think)!
Ummm, the terminal blocks I had in there I had grounded. Havent opened it up to see if they bothered to do the same. LOL. ANyway, is it ok to pull that switch out and subject it to the elements or do I need to get a new bigger box to put it in?
I kinda feel sorry for the 2 guys. They were handed 5 jobs at 10am to get done by noon and mine only paid 20 bucks they said. Less than a service call. they only had two of the jobs done and left my place at 12:30pmThat has got to be one of worst I have seen.
D* should see that
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I don't think I would be comfortable with connections be directly exposed to the
elements. Especially freezing rain.
I think they are designed to be ok in the weather, it's probably better if it's not, but I've seen them tie wrapped to the pole on a pole mount set up, so I would say, it should be OK.
looks like it's in a corner as well, so it may be somewhat out of the weather.
I would not be too happy with the way they left it though.
Jimbo
looks like it's in a corner as well, so it may be somewhat out of the weather.
I would not be too happy with the way they left it though.
Jimbo
I did learn something interesting. I couldnt remember which cables ran to the house and which ran to the dish. The tech said " no problem" as he stuck each one, one at a time to his tongue. LOL
Your kidding , right ?
btw, like Tyralak said, there's been MUCH worse, sadly to say.
Jimbo
Did you send him to the NUT house ?
fwiw, your not suppose to plug a rec. in until all connections are made, so if he followed that rule, he would not find any voltage in any lines. There is NO voltage coming from the LNB itself.
Jimbo
They shouldn't have put it in the box, but at the same time it not required to install the switch in that. The switch is outdoor/indoor rated.
Hey vurbano, I saw somebody at the other site claim that they now have HD locals in Norfolk from D*. But the poster seemed like he might've been a little "off." What do you see?
EDIT: It turns the poster didn't know what he was talking about and was wrong.
EDIT: It turns the poster didn't know what he was talking about and was wrong.
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V, I and a number of others have joked in the past about D* doing stuff on purpose to "mess with your mind" because of your generally negative attitude(s) about them but (if this picture is real), I'm now convinced that they really are messing with you.
Call them and have them come back out and do the job right.
If that is a Zinwell WB68, on page two, item two of the install instructions says
"Mount the WB68 in a protected environment where it is shielded from rain and other water (sprinklers, etc.)
I know a lot of them work out in the rain. I just don't know for how long!
"Mount the WB68 in a protected environment where it is shielded from rain and other water (sprinklers, etc.)
I know a lot of them work out in the rain. I just don't know for how long!
Mine is out in the open, and has experienced plenty of elements in 3 years. I've considered putting it in a box (although more for a cleaner look on the side of the house than protection from elements), but have been too lazy.
I'll have to dig up a pic of my slimline install and post it...
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