TV aerial repairs in Dartford
TV aerial repairs in Dartford, Greenhithe and Wilmington.
TV aerial repair engineers in Dartford
Dartford is close to Crystal Palace, so faults are usually worn kit. Our engineers replace the failed part.
Riverside blocks in Greenhithe have shared systems that fail at the amplifier, and terraces in the town have worn lashings and old cable.
Most Dartford aerials point at Crystal Palace, about 13 miles west. We carry a signal meter on every job, so the fault is found at the TV, in the loft or on the roof before anything is replaced.
In flats the fault is usually in the shared system, an amplifier or a splitter, and one repair can fix every flat at once. Chimney lashings on terraces wear out and the aerial slowly turns. A new lashing and a realign put the picture back. On newer homes the aerial is usually fine but was fitted in a hurry. A realign and a proper amplifier fix most faults.
What’s wrong with your TV picture in Dartford?
Tap what you’re seeing. Our Dartford engineers find the cause with a meter before anything is replaced.
Picture breaks up or pixelates
- Likely cause
- A weak or noisy signal: corroded connectors, old cable, a misaligned aerial or new trees in the way.
- What our engineer does
- Measure signal quality, replace the weak link and realign the aerial if it has moved.
Worse in wind or rain
- Likely cause
- A loose mast or bracket that moves in wind, or water getting into a joint when it rains.
- What our engineer does
- Re-secure or replace the bracket and lashings, and seal or renew the cable.
Only one TV is affected
- Likely cause
- Usually that TV, its lead or its wall socket, not the aerial on the roof.
- What our engineer does
- Test the socket, replace the lead or fix the run to that room; the roof is left alone.
Aerial bent or hanging after a storm
- Likely cause
- Wind has snapped the lashings, bent the mast or broken the aerial elements.
- What our engineer does
- We secure it first, then mend or renew it and line it back up. Keep clear and send us a photo from the ground.
What’s gone wrong with your Dartford aerial?
Tap the part of the house that matches what you’re seeing, and we’ll tell you what we usually find and how we put it right.
Storm damage repairs
After a gale we see snapped chimney lashings, bent poles and aerials hanging by the cable. Our Dartford engineers make the aerial safe first, then straighten or replace the mast, refit the lashings and realign it on a meter.
Pixelated or breaking-up picture
When the picture breaks up, our engineers read the signal level and error rate on each multiplex. Pixelation in Dartford is most often down to water in a joint, a worn aerial or one that has slipped off line, and each has a simple fix.
Aerial blown out of line
Even a few degrees of movement can lose channels. If wind has turned your aerial away from the Crystal Palace mast, we re-secure the bracket so it can’t slip again and realign it on a meter, not by eye.
Failed amplifiers and splitters
Loft amplifiers and splitters wear out, and a power cut can finish off a tired one. We work out which one has failed and fit a quality replacement matched to the signal at your house.
Chimney lashings and brackets
On Dartford chimneys the lashing wire is often the first thing to fail. We replace rusted lashings and corner plates, and if the chimney stack looks unsound we switch to a fixing on the gable wall instead.
Lost channels after a retune
If channels vanished after a retune, the TV may have locked on to the wrong transmitter or one multiplex is too weak. We check each one and fix the aerial or the settings.
Repair or replace your Dartford aerial?
Most aerials we see can be repaired. Tell us what you can see from the garden for our first view, which the engineer then checks on the roof.
How old is the aerial?
Did the problem start suddenly?
Looking from the ground, is it rusty, bent or broken?
Our first view
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Dartford aerial repair questions
Do you repair aerials all over Dartford?
Yes, including Dartford town, Wilmington, Greenhithe and Stone, Darenth, Greenhithe, Wilmington and Crayford.
Will you fix it or just sell me a new aerial?
We fix what’s broken. A meter reading at the TV, in the loft and on the roof shows which part has failed, and you hear what we find before anything is replaced.
Why might my Dartford aerial be pointing the wrong way?
Most Dartford aerials should face Crystal Palace, about 13 miles west. If wind has turned it even slightly, realigning it is often the whole repair.
Do you repair storm-damaged aerials in Dartford?
Yes. Snapped lashings, bent masts and aerials hanging off the chimney are made safe first, then repaired or replaced and realigned. If the damage came from a storm, we can send you photos of the damage to pass to your home insurance.
Why does my TV picture keep pixelating?
Pixelation means the signal reaching the TV is too weak or too noisy. The aerial may have moved, a plug may be corroded or the cable may have let in water. We measure the signal to find which, rather than guessing.
My aerial has been blown out of line. Can it just be turned back?
Usually, yes, but the clamp or bracket that let it move needs tightening or replacing too, or it will drift again in the next wind. We realign it on a meter so every channel comes back.
My picture went after a storm. Is it safe?
Stay well back from anything dangling, and snap a picture of it from the garden for us. Bent poles and slipped lashings are among the most common storm repairs we do.
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Dartford postcodes
DA1 Dartford town, Crayford · DA2 Wilmington, Stone, Darenth · DA9 Greenhithe