Satellite installers and dish repairs in Chatham
Sky and Freesat dishes in Chatham and Walderslade, fitted firmly for the windy hills. We also repair dishes that have lost signal.
Sky and Freesat dish installers and repairers in Chatham
Chatham’s exposed hills knock dishes off target. Our satellite engineers fit firm brackets and realign dishes the wind has moved.
Repairs are mostly re-fixing dishes on firm brackets and realigning them. In waterfront flats, we fix shared satellite systems.
Repairs are as big a part of our satellite work in Chatham as new dishes. On terraces, dishes on chimneys and back walls get knocked by roofers and scaffolders more than anywhere else. In blocks, one failed multiswitch can take out satellite for every flat, so we repair the shared kit first. Our engineers repair Sky and Freesat dishes whoever fitted them: realigning, replacing LNBs and brackets, and fixing the cable to each room.
From Chatham the satellites sit about 26° above the horizon at roughly 146° 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 Chatham centre to Walderslade and Lordswood before choosing a spot.
Terraces usually take the dish on the back wall or the rear chimney, with the cable brought in once and split to the rooms that need it. Flats rarely allow a dish per balcony, so we fit one shared dish with a multiswitch that serves every flat in the building. 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.
Sky or Freesat dish stopped working in Chatham?
Tap what your Sky or Freesat box is doing. Our Chatham satellite engineers repair dishes, LNBs and cables of any make, whoever fitted them.
“No satellite signal” on every box
- Likely cause
- The dish has been knocked off target, the LNB on the arm has died, or rain has seeped into the outdoor cable.
- What our engineer does
- Check the signal at the dish with a meter, realign it or fit a new LNB, and reseal or replace the outside cable.
Picture freezes in rain or wind
- Likely cause
- The dish is a fraction off aim or rocking on its bracket, so bad weather tips the signal over the edge.
- What our engineer does
- Re-tighten or replace the bracket, peak the dish on a meter and weatherproof the connectors.
Only some channels missing
- Likely cause
- One LNB output or one cable has failed, or the box has lost its settings after an update.
- What our engineer does
- Test each feed from the dish, swap the faulty LNB or cable, and reset the box if needed.
Can’t record one channel while watching another
- Likely cause
- Only one of the two cables from the dish is working, or a second cable was never run.
- What our engineer does
- Find the broken feed, repair it or run a new one, and test recording on every box.
Satellite services in Chatham
Everything our satellite engineers do around Chatham, from a first dish to fixing one that has gone off target.
Sky dishes in Chatham
New Sky dishes fitted on a solid wall or chimney, aligned on a meter and connected to every box you need.
Freesat in Chatham
Often the answer where trees or hills spoil the aerial picture, with no monthly bill afterwards.
Dish moves in Chatham
Dishes moved for extensions, re-roofing, rendering or solar panels, and old brackets taken down neatly.
Satellite in more rooms in Chatham
Recorders and second rooms connected properly, so you can watch one channel and record another.
International satellite in Chatham
Dishes for channels from overseas, including dual-satellite and motorised set-ups.
Dish repairs and realignment in Chatham
Broken LNBs, water in cables and loose brackets found and fixed, with the signal checked on a meter.
Chatham satellite questions
Do you fit Sky and Freesat dishes in Chatham?
Both. We fit new dishes, move old ones and add rooms across Chatham, including Luton and the hill, Walderslade and Lordswood, Walderslade and Lordswood.
Which way does a satellite dish point in Chatham?
Towards the south-east, about 146° on a compass and tilted roughly 26° above the horizon. Anything in that line, such as a tree, a roof or a new extension, can block it, so our engineer checks the view before choosing where to fix the dish.
Can you repair a satellite dish in Chatham that someone else fitted?
Yes. We repair Sky, Freesat and international dishes of any make, whoever put them up. Most repairs are a realign, a new LNB, a new bracket or a stretch of new cable, not a whole new dish.
Should I mend my old dish or replace it?
Usually. The dish itself rarely wears out. The LNB on the arm and the cable are what fail, and both can be replaced on their own. We only suggest a new dish if it’s rusted through or the wrong type for what you want to watch.
Where on the house does the dish go?
Wherever it has an unblocked line towards the satellites, which sit fairly low over the south-east horizon. We fix into solid brick rather than render, and tuck it round the side when the line of sight lets us.
Book a satellite repair or installation in Chatham
Chatham dishes repaired, realigned, put up and moved.
Satellite installers near Chatham
Chatham postcodes
ME4 Chatham, Luton, Walderslade side · ME5 Walderslade, Lordswood, Princes Park