Sat Dish pole mount problems

My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"

Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as in
windy weather the bracket seems to flex...

Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,
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David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

David Kennedy wrote:
My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"


Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as in
windy weather the bracket seems to flex...
I'll bet it does as well.


Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,
You jest, surely? You have a dish mounted six foot above a 6" fasia
bracket. Is it on a wooden bargeboard? I could find you a much stronger
6" bracket but either the mast will then snap or the bargeboard will
fall off the building.

Can you get a fixing to masonry? Send us a picture of the present
installation.

Oh and £9.49? Jeeez! I must get into retail. Those little brackets are
about £1.50.

Bill

Bill Wright wrote:
David Kennedy wrote:
My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"


Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as
in windy weather the bracket seems to flex...
I'll bet it does as well.


Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,
You jest, surely? You have a dish mounted six foot above a 6" fasia
bracket. Is it on a wooden bargeboard? I could find you a much stronger
6" bracket but either the mast will then snap or the bargeboard will
fall off the building.

No jest at all Bill. But, in mitigation, the bracket is screwed to the
gable end brickwork rather than the bargeboard.

The mast its self is a stainless steel pole...

A stronger bracket would be good thanks fixed direct into the wall.

Can you get a fixing to masonry? Send us a picture of the present
installation.

Oh and £9.49? Jeeez! I must get into retail. Those little brackets are
about £1.50.

Everything has it's price, IIRC then B & Q charge around 18 quid...

--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:44:19 +0100, David Kennedy
wrote:

My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"

Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as in
windy weather the bracket seems to flex...

Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,

Use two. Space them the maximum amount that still allows the minimum
height for the dish.

Steve

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Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:44:19 +0100, David Kennedy
wrote:

My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"

Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as in
windy weather the bracket seems to flex...

Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,

Use two. Space them the maximum amount that still allows the minimum
height for the dish.

Not possible in that location. The gable is above an extension so there
is only around 15 inches or so of space between that roof and the one
above. Going left would give more space but also require a longer pole...

--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

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Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:44:19 +0100, David Kennedy
wrote:

My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"

Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as in
windy weather the bracket seems to flex...

Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,

Use two. Space them the maximum amount that still allows the minimum
height for the dish.

Not possible in that location. The gable is above an extension so there is
only around 15 inches or so of space between that roof and the one above.
Going left would give more space but also require a longer pole...


Get a longer pole then! Which is preferable? £5 for a new pole from your
local steel wholsesaler, or several smashed tiles, a smashed dish + lnb, and
the bargeboard torn off ??

Tim..

David Kennedy wrote:

A stronger bracket would be good thanks fixed direct into the wall.

If you have a look at the Blake website or ATV Sheffield you'll see 'T &
K' two piece brackets. One with the smallest standoff would be OK. Put
the brackets well apart on the wall.

Bill

David Kennedy wrote:

Not possible in that location. The gable is above an extension so there
is only around 15 inches or so of space between that roof and the one
above. Going left would give more space but also require a longer pole...

You can get 12" one piece brackets with angle arms (rather than strip).

Bill

On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:44:19 +0100, David Kennedy wrote:

My satellite dish is on a 2 metre pole - the minimum hight to allow it
to clear the surrounding buildings - and the pole is fastened to the
gable with something similar to this :-

http://www.thatcable.com/product.asp?id=332&TV+Aerial+Wall+Mounting+Bracket +-+V+Bolts+-+6"

Obviously with the weight of the dish etc. this is far from ideal as in
windy weather the bracket seems to flex...

Anyone know of a stronger / more stable bracket I could use to secure
the pole?

Thanks,

Is the pole flexing as well? For a dish, I'd want 1.5"x16 ga. at least.

My TV aerial is a cheap contract; next door has an identical one. My pole is
1.25" and theirs is 1" - the difference is noticeable and, given the change
of angle of theirs in gust, I would suspect significant.
The rigidity of a tube is proportional to its wall thickness and to the
square of its diameter, so there's worthwhile gain from small increases.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

Bill Wright wrote:
David Kennedy wrote:

A stronger bracket would be good thanks fixed direct into the wall.

If you have a look at the Blake website or ATV Sheffield you'll see 'T &
K' two piece brackets. One with the smallest standoff would be OK. Put
the brackets well apart on the wall.

Bill

Thanks Bill, I'll check it out. The 12" looks like the one or, in this
case two.

--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com