Satellite installers and dish repairs in Caterham

Sky and Freesat dish installers and repairers in Caterham

In Caterham Valley the steep sides block many aerials, and a dish facing south-east often does better. Our satellite engineers fit Freesat and Sky and add satellite to the new homes on the Hill.

In Caterham Valley, a dish is often steadier than an aerial, and repairs keep it that way. On the Hill, wind pushes dishes off target. In Woldingham, trees grow into dishes’ views, and multiswitches in big houses fail in one or two rooms.

Repairs are as big a part of our satellite work in Caterham as new dishes. On older homes the usual fault is cable that has cracked where it runs along the wall, letting water in. On newer homes, dishes fitted in a hurry often work loose on thin brackets after a few winters. Our engineers repair Sky and Freesat dishes whoever fitted them: realigning, replacing LNBs and brackets, and fixing the cable to each room.

From Caterham the satellites sit about 26° above the horizon at roughly 145° on a compass. That is lower than most people expect, so a neighbour’s tree or a new loft conversion can block a dish that has been fine for years. Our engineers check the line from Caterham on the Hill to Woldingham before choosing a spot.

Period homes get a slimline dish placed where the street can’t see it, with cable routed through the loft instead of down the face of the house. Many newer homes were built with satellite cable already in the walls but no dish. We fit and align one and test each wall plate. In big houses the dish usually feeds a multiswitch, so the lounge, kitchen, bedrooms and garden room can all watch something different.