New install questions

[Northernblue]

I was wondering how they will run my cables to 3 rooms.
Should i purchase a connection box like they sell at Home Depot Its made my Levitron and looks like the signal comes in then there is multiple outputs, also has room for modular snap in board for phone and Ethernet. I don't have a problem paying extra if need be , just want a decent install. House is a rancher was hoping they come into the basement then branch out to each room from there. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thank you

[Kent Taylor]

Typically, the installer has all the equipment/tools needed for the install. You can probably negotiate with the installer for "extra" service.

[BattleZone]

If you have a basement, then typically the standard install will include running the necessary cables from the dish into the basement and then drilling through the floor into each room. A standard install does NOT include wall fishing (running the cable up through the inside of the wall), so if that's what you're looking for, expect to pay some custom work charges for that, or do it yourself beforehand.

If you want to do it yourself, then go out and buy some low voltage "old work" open-back wall inserts, install them, and have the wall plates ready to go. Get a long flex-bit and drop it down inside the wall and drill through the floor into the basement and attach a pull cord to the bit. Pull the bit back up and secure the pull cord so that the tech can just attach his cable to the pull cord in the basement and pull it through. Do this at each location you want an outlet.

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Single gang old work box.

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Dual gang old work box.

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Wall plate, single high-frequency coax connector.

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Flex bits

[PokerJoker]

Sorry, but the standard free installation is to run cables around the outside of the house (ugly), then drill holes through the walls (ugly), and feed the cables through said holes to each receiver.

If you want central wiring, a junction box like the Leviton, wires hidden inside your walls or in the basement, wall boxes with plates, well, all that will cost you $$$ extra.

Keith

[Northernblue]

house is being remodeled so i had low voltage boxes roughed in in the rooms that need it.
This way it should be easy to come into the unfinished basement come up through my hole i had drilled into the low voltage boxes. Just not sure if its one cable that comes from the dish and if so how do they go to the other receivers unless using a type of splitter. Thank you

[jarvantgroup]

I recommend at least four lines coming from the outside to wherever you're planning on installing your panel/junction box in the house. And if you have the budget, one to two extras. Depending on how many rcvrs you plan on having installed, the installer will need a single rg6 cable from the dish for each dish network rcvr in the house. Splitters will not work with dish network/directv rcvrs. Installing four lines future-proofs your house in the event you want to upgrade your services with additional rcvrs, or if dish network adds additional satellite/orbital positions that would require a switch installed in your panel/junction box. Also, a cable or two just in case you want to have high-speed internet through your cable company. :icon_cool:icon_cool:icon_cool

[Northernblue]

Thank you all for the help :)