adding a third room to 3lnb setup?

[matty8199]

how difficult is it? i currently have two rooms, one with a standard reciever and one with a dvr (so three lines currently coming into the house from the dish) - i'd like to run the line myself to a third room and pick up a receiver on ebay...is it possible to do this without moving the dish around? are the connections on the back accessible, or will i have to remove something on the dish to get to them? will i need a multiswitch?

any help would be greatly appreciated...

[BNUMM]

how difficult is it? i currently have two rooms, one with a standard reciever and one with a dvr (so three lines currently coming into the house from the dish) - i'd like to run the line myself to a third room and pick up a receiver on ebay...is it possible to do this without moving the dish around? are the connections on the back accessible, or will i have to remove something on the dish to get to them? will i need a multiswitch?

any help would be greatly appreciated...

You will need to remove the LNB to connect the additional line. You do not need to move the dish.

[matty8199]

how difficult is it to do that without messing anything up?

[veryoldschool]

You will need to remove the LNB to connect the additional line. You do not need to move the dish.
There are two screws that hold the LNB/multi-switch assembly to the arm of the dish. With somewhat careful work, you can [as I have many times] remove the assembly & add the fourth coax, then replace everything & you're set.

[carl6]

You might also consider running all 4 lines from the dish to a common point, then wiring from there out to your receivers. That way when you decide to add yet another location, or replace one of your receivers with another DVR, you can simply install a multiswitch at the common point and wire the additional line from there.

Carl

[JLucPicard]

It's realtively easy to remove the LNB assembly to get at the inner connections. What you want to be careful of there is working with the cables. By that I mean there may be enough play in the cables to remove the LNB assembly far enough to connect #4, but there may not be enough play, too. Be careful in feeding enough cable through to get at the connections without jostling the dish location.

I haven't dealt with the 5 LNB dish myself, and I know they are a bit more tempramental (DOH - just re-read the title :)). It may not hurt to take a fine point sharpie with you and mark the points on the dish so if something does get nudged, you know exactly where things should be aligned.

Plus what carl6 said.

[lflorack]

how difficult is it? i currently have two rooms, one with a standard reciever and one with a dvr (so three lines currently coming into the house from the dish) - i'd like to run the line myself to a third room and pick up a receiver on ebay...is it possible to do this without moving the dish around? are the connections on the back accessible, or will i have to remove something on the dish to get to them? will i need a multiswitch?

any help would be greatly appreciated...

You need to remove the LNB assembly to add the fourth cable run. It's not difficult with only two screws holding it on and then the cable connection itself. The multiswitch on the dish will handle your four connections. The dish should not require realignment -- unless you hit it pretty hard. I did exactly what you're going to do last year and it wasn't difficult. YMMV -- depending on how difficult your cable run is. But the connection of the cable to the LNB, etc is really pretty easily done.

[joe diamond]

Matty,
As everyone advised, go for it! Additional receivers are added to systems all the time.
A fine point to add is that your cable route should go from the dish / LNB to a ground block that should have already been installed near your electric meter and house ground rod.
From the ground block you run the cable to the bedroom and the additional receiver.
ALSO..word in the street is that soon (don't know when) DTV will stop issuing replacement access cards for older model used receivers. After you accomplish all this you will have to register the additional receiver with DTV.
Without the new access card ($20.00 from DTV) you can watch channel 100 and 201 but not any of your regular programming. You call them to add the receiver..they will ask for the numbers.and the card....they will ask for the numbers....and you are done.

Joe