Dish fell over

[Ramy]

My dish broke at the base due to rust and fell over. It was really windy here today. I got a new pole and put it in not knowing the diameter was too big. Ugh. Now I have to find an adapter.

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[Ronnie-]

How long had it been up?

 

[acostapimps]

hmm i'm seeing rust at the bottom of the dish mount, probably nothing since it's been up there for 4 years.
At least I hope is nothing.

 

[jcrandall]

Now that is rain fade.

 

[Ramy]

It had only been up for 3 years. I have never had that happen before.

 

[raoul5788]

Sounds like it had an open top but plugged bottom causing water to get trapped.

 

[Jimbo]

Ramy, you need a 1 7/8" to 2" OD ...

It sounds like its too late and you already installed it ... did you get a Fence post ?
I think they run 2 3/8th or there abouts.

That said, there are a variety of fence post sizes available ... I went in and asked about a post the size I needed and they supplied it.

 

[Stargazer]

Must have been a real thin pole.

 

[T4Runner]

I'm waiting for the details on this story...

 

[Claude Greiner]

If it's a slimline dish, good luck finding a pole at Home Depot.

You can only get the exact size poles from a dealer.

 

[raoul5788]

I don't see a picture posted. Was this a pole mount or regular Directv mast? You can use a muffler pipe in a 2" size.

 

[Ramy]

Directv originally did the install. I just took the orginal pipe and put it inside the new one and put bolts through it. Works fine.

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[Stargazer]

Never thought of asking a muffler shop for 2" pipe. That is a hard size to find. I seen pole adapters on ebay for 2" slimline for $15-20.

 

[raoul5788]

Don't use the adapters. You will be using a base that isn't strong enough to properly support a Slimline.

 

[Stargazer]

There are more than one type of adapter. One would go over a different sized pole (perhaps a larger easier to find pole) while another would go on other porch railings. The one I was referring to was the pole adapter.

 

[raoul5788]

If you are using an adapter to change a 1 5/8" mast to a 2" one, you will be using a base that's too small.

 

[Stargazer]

This one clamps onto a larger pipe... it won't fit on a smaller pipe.

 

[raoul5788]

$17.99 for $4 worth of parts! Such a deal!! How are you going to slip that over a pipe whose od is at least 1/4" larger? You may never get it plumb. In the words of Mike Holmes, do it right, do it the first time. Get the proper mast and avoid the very likely problems you will encounter.

 

[Stargazer]

I agree that a pole is better than a pole adapter but the pole size is very hard to find in many areas so that would be some people's only solution. Someone may have to get a larger pole for this solution then put the adapter on it.

 

[Ramy]

I'm not doing it over. It's done and working fine. Upper 90's on all transponders that matter for 101, 110, & 119