Sky, Freesat & satellite dishes in Witham

Many of Witham's newer homes were built without a dish, and some estates prefer dishes on the side or rear. From Witham the satellites sit to the south-east, so a wall facing that way usually works well. We fit the dish neatly, run cable inside to where you want your box and add feeds for other rooms if you like.

Around Chipping Hill and Newland Street, the conservation areas mean a dish usually shouldn't face and be visible from the road, and listed buildings normally need consent. Most properties have a rear wall, yard or outbuilding that works. We'll explain the rules and find the right position.

• Dish in the way of solar panels or an extension

  Likely cause

  Building work where the dish is fixed.

  How we fix it

  Take it down, refit it in a clear spot and realign with a meter.

• Second box or room not working

  Likely cause

  The LNB doesn't have enough outputs, or the cable to that room has failed.

  How we fix it

  A multi-output LNB and a new cable run to each box.

• Sky Q box can't find the signal

  Likely cause

  An older LNB that isn't the wideband type Sky Q needs.

  How we fix it

  Fit the correct LNB and check every feed.

• Flat's satellite socket is dead

  Likely cause

  A failed multiswitch or riser cable in the block's shared system.

  How we fix it

  We test the flat and the shared equipment and fix whichever has failed.

• Some channels missing

  Likely cause

  A weak or noisy signal where only the strongest channels get through, often a corroded connector.

  How we fix it

  New weather-sealed connectors and cable, and a meter-checked alignment.

• Told the dish can't go on the front

  Likely cause

  Conservation-area or listed-building rules about dishes facing the road.

  How we fix it

  We find a compliant position at the side, rear or below the roofline.