Please read this a few times before starting, and good luck.
First of all you are going to need some tools (stating the obvious i know):
Ladder, remember, working at heights can be dangerous, and you are going to be drilling and carrying equipment up and down a few times, if you dont feel confident then use the services of a professional installer.
Drill, if using a mains powered drill please use an RCD to avoid any possible accidents.
Spanners, the most common sizes when working with dishes are 10mm and 13mm.
Spirit level, to make sure that your mounting bracket is straight, a digital level is best but a bubble level and/or plumb line will manage.
Drill bits, normally 10mm for plastic plugs and coach bolts but look at your fixings first and a long 10mm bit to drill the wall or window frame to get the dish cable into the house.
Compass, to help you alaign the dish, a small satellite signal meter will also be a great help.
Sharp knife or wire cutters, to make off the ends of the cables for the connections
Hammer, to clip the cable to the wall
once you are sure that your ladders are secure (see pic for a safe angle) and have decided on a suitable location for the dish you can attach the bracket to the wall (ideally this would be south facing). The bracket is normally a square plate with an 'L' shaped pole welded to it but there are many different types available such as tripods. Hold the bracket to the wall and drill your first hole, now you can either attach the bracket by this one fixing and then check the level and drill the other 3 holes or you can hold the bracket in place and once you know its level mark the wall using a pen. either way once you have drilled the 4 holes and attached the bracket you can now mount the dish onto the bracket. (it helps when fixing to the wall that if using an 'L' shaped pole type bracket that it points up, especially if using a large dish, make sure the pole is sealed so it wont collect water)
It is of utmost importance that this mounting is truly vertical so please be sure to take time mounting it, a few degrees out will mean that the dish will not follow the satellite arc properly and spoil your enjoyment of the system
You are now ready to start with the dish
First of all you are going to need some tools (stating the obvious i know):
Ladder, remember, working at heights can be dangerous, and you are going to be drilling and carrying equipment up and down a few times, if you dont feel confident then use the services of a professional installer.
Drill, if using a mains powered drill please use an RCD to avoid any possible accidents.
Spanners, the most common sizes when working with dishes are 10mm and 13mm.
Spirit level, to make sure that your mounting bracket is straight, a digital level is best but a bubble level and/or plumb line will manage.
Drill bits, normally 10mm for plastic plugs and coach bolts but look at your fixings first and a long 10mm bit to drill the wall or window frame to get the dish cable into the house.
Compass, to help you alaign the dish, a small satellite signal meter will also be a great help.
Sharp knife or wire cutters, to make off the ends of the cables for the connections
Hammer, to clip the cable to the wall
once you are sure that your ladders are secure (see pic for a safe angle) and have decided on a suitable location for the dish you can attach the bracket to the wall (ideally this would be south facing). The bracket is normally a square plate with an 'L' shaped pole welded to it but there are many different types available such as tripods. Hold the bracket to the wall and drill your first hole, now you can either attach the bracket by this one fixing and then check the level and drill the other 3 holes or you can hold the bracket in place and once you know its level mark the wall using a pen. either way once you have drilled the 4 holes and attached the bracket you can now mount the dish onto the bracket. (it helps when fixing to the wall that if using an 'L' shaped pole type bracket that it points up, especially if using a large dish, make sure the pole is sealed so it wont collect water)
It is of utmost importance that this mounting is truly vertical so please be sure to take time mounting it, a few degrees out will mean that the dish will not follow the satellite arc properly and spoil your enjoyment of the system
You are now ready to start with the dish
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