I've currently got freesat but want to go onto freesat +. Have just been quoted £175 to put in new lnb and second cable. This sounds a lot to me. Should I be able to get the job done cheaper?
Second feed needed - how much?!
That does sound a lot! I would like to know what a resonable charge would be. I currently have a quad lnb and would like more feeds. I'd like to know what sort of price I'd be charged to get an octo-lnb installed with some more feeds around the house. I know, I could ring up some local suppliers and ask but I never seem to get around to it 
Op,would you consider the DIY price for around £20 ?
If not its just a case of shopping around
The Argos price is £ 107.79
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...%3EFREESAT.htm
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If not its just a case of shopping around
The Argos price is £ 107.79
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...%3EFREESAT.htm
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Originally Posted by psweston:
“I've currently got freesat but want to go onto freesat +. Have just been quoted £175 to put in new lnb and second cable. This sounds a lot to me. Should I be able to get the job done cheaper?”
“I've currently got freesat but want to go onto freesat +. Have just been quoted £175 to put in new lnb and second cable. This sounds a lot to me. Should I be able to get the job done cheaper?”
I did it myself for about £25, most of that was the cable.
Depends I suppose on where your dish is.
I got a quad LNB on ebay for £6 - no need to spend a fortune
There are websites which will show you how to do it.
I had seen the argos price, but assumed that was for a new installation including dish. I expected that it would be much cheaper to add new cable to existing dish.
Don't especially fancy going down the DIY route!
Don't especially fancy going down the DIY route!
Originally Posted by kmusgrave:
“I'd like to know what sort of price I'd be charged to get an octo-lnb installed with some more feeds around the house.”
“I'd like to know what sort of price I'd be charged to get an octo-lnb installed with some more feeds around the house.”
An Octo LNB retails at typically £42. WF100 cable retails at typically £30 per 100m reel*. Labour will be around £35 an hour, dependent on your location. Add to that the cost of clips, ties, tape and any additional fees incurred if there are parking problems or if there's a long journey involved or a lot of ladder work or routing through a loft.
You can now calculate a rough estimate for your specific installation.
Obviously adding one 3 metre cable to a dish at head-height will cost a lot less than adding four 30 metre cables to a dish on a chimney!
* For DIY it's often cheaper to buy a full reel of cable. You can sell any spare cable on eBay or locally to a friend/neighbour.
I was going to go for these 'frequently bought together items';
http://www.amazon.co.uk/25m-PF100-Di..._bxgy_ce_img_c
I'd be interest on people recommending DIY options and sites.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/25m-PF100-Di..._bxgy_ce_img_c
I'd be interest on people recommending DIY options and sites.
Originally Posted by simola:
“I'd be interest on people recommending DIY options and sites.”
“I'd be interest on people recommending DIY options and sites.”
Do a search for 'installing quad lnb' on youtube
Originally Posted by MartinPickering:
“An Octo LNB retails at typically £42. WF100 cable retails at typically £30 per 100m reel*. Labour will be around £35 an hour, dependent on your location. Add to that the cost of clips, ties, tape and any additional fees incurred if there are parking problems or if there's a long journey involved or a lot of ladder work or routing through a loft.
You can now calculate a rough estimate for your specific installation.
Obviously adding one 3 metre cable to a dish at head-height will cost a lot less than adding four 30 metre cables to a dish on a chimney!
* For DIY it's often cheaper to buy a full reel of cable. You can sell any spare cable on eBay or locally to a friend/neighbour.”
“An Octo LNB retails at typically £42. WF100 cable retails at typically £30 per 100m reel*. Labour will be around £35 an hour, dependent on your location. Add to that the cost of clips, ties, tape and any additional fees incurred if there are parking problems or if there's a long journey involved or a lot of ladder work or routing through a loft.
You can now calculate a rough estimate for your specific installation.
Obviously adding one 3 metre cable to a dish at head-height will cost a lot less than adding four 30 metre cables to a dish on a chimney!
* For DIY it's often cheaper to buy a full reel of cable. You can sell any spare cable on eBay or locally to a friend/neighbour.”
Thanks for that. I forgot to mention, I already have the cable. I bought a reel of it when I got my Sky+ installed as it was cheaper than paying what the installer was charging for the cable.
The only thing I'm worried about is fitting the actual LNB and re-aligning it.
Originally Posted by kmusgrave:
“Thanks for that. I forgot to mention, I already have the cable. I bought a reel of it when I got my Sky+ installed as it was cheaper than paying what the installer was charging for the cable.
The only thing I'm worried about is fitting the actual LNB and re-aligning it.”
“Thanks for that. I forgot to mention, I already have the cable. I bought a reel of it when I got my Sky+ installed as it was cheaper than paying what the installer was charging for the cable.
The only thing I'm worried about is fitting the actual LNB and re-aligning it.”
Provided you don't use the dish as a trapeze
it should not need realigning. Occasionly the extra weight of a quad causes the lnb arm to sag very slightly more in this case a tiny tiny nudge up in elevation should fix it.
My mum and dad had this done today. They upgraded from Freesat with Sky to Freesat +. The local aerial guy charged them £80 which I thought was quite good as he made sure it was all set up and working.
They were happy.
They were happy.
