Get longer T and K brackets and the dish won't run into the wall. 24 inch T and K brackets are pretty common. If you put the motor above the gutter on a pole it will be difficult/ impossible to fine adjust.
Originally Posted by Huevos
Totally agree with Huevos
That will be absolutly fine as long as its steel and more than 3mm thick
As others have said a bit of scaffolding pipe is excellent
The longer the pole the thicker the metal needs to be.
The best way to mount a motor is between the T & K brackets. I personally us 2 18" brackets with about a 50cm pole with the motor halfway between the 2 brackets this gives my 1.1m dish plenty of room to move ( wall is south facing anyway) and even in the strongest winds over the last couple of years dish hasn't moved out of position in the slightest just make sure everything is level and as tightly done up as possible
Great you guys are so knowledgable when it comes to these things im soo stupid i was looking at worse case Scenario
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You see the problem with mine is that my wall is facing east where i want the dish does that make any difference
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Sorry i meant my dish points south east
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My wall faces east north east apparently
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Assuming ENE, that is an azimuth of 67.5 degrees. Assuming you're in the UK (confirm please), you may be able to turn the dish 90 degrees East (left) or 90 degrees West (right) before the house wall obstructs the view. Most motors will only turn 60 - 70 degrees East or West in any case. You are not in a good spot to align the dish due South (180 degrees) which is the normal setup. You could possibly get 150ish degrees by turning the motor and mount all the way to the right on initial setup. You really need to get to a South facing wall for mounting. Even with careful tweaking, on the current position you are only going to get satellites to the East of your location. If in the UK, then maybe from 21E to 60E.
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YzMENTALzY (12-08-15)
Yes im in UK ...i thought so... Thanks so much for your input im in ENE as my compass on my phone says say if i put dish higher than my wall would that help? I ordered everything which worked out alot cheaper than the motorised packs...
The problem is if i put it on a south sided wall then i cant get 28.2E to work because even then my wall will obstruct it... My plan is to get it higher than the wall near the roof so it can freely move the 160 degrees or so
Last edited by YzMENTALzY; 12-08-15 at 00:39.
With south facing wall i can easily turn dish from 42E to 45W without it getting near my wall.
If your on a ENE wall then i don't think you will get ANY W satellites without going above the roof now there's a few thing to consider when going above the roof:
1) Fixing dish up will be more trouble some as will any maintenance
2) The Wind load on the dish for example a 50mph wind on a 1M dish can easily exert over a Tonne of pressure on the pole and fixings
3) The Higher up the pole above the fixings the wind load will multiply VERY VERY quickly
So my Advice to you would be to
1) Make sure you buy a Good quality dish as the last thing you want after paying out all your hard earned money is the dish to buckle because it was a cheap dish and poorly made
2) Make sure you have some Very strong quality Fixings holding a Thick and Hefty Galvanized steel Pole.
3) Get a proper fully insured fitter in to do the installation as the last thing you need is something going wrong the dish blowing down and damaging someones property or worse it hitting someone as if its not fitted by a professional i doubt you will get any insurance to EVER pay out. (let alone the damage to your own property). Exactly why a professional installation is not cheap and can run into the £££'s
Better still get some decent stand off T&K brackets (18" or 24") and mount it to a south facing wall or if you have a south facing garden look to see if you have a clear view from your garden and pole mount it into the ground
Thanks i have a 1m maxx digital dish which is quite sturdy and i have spoken to a local fitter who has been doing it for 15+ years said i can get W channels so i guess im gonna have to see
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Dish is a reasonable make so no problems with that
You will get west channels if going above the gutter not a problem would only be if you were mounting below you would have difficulties.
Local fitter with that much experience will certainly know what his doing so your be fine was only if you were doing a DIY job that you would have had more difficulties
Never believe a local installer...
Very cynical although very trueAnybody can say they have been doing anything for any amount of time always best to use someone who you know or you can at least validate all reputable installers should be CAI registered which is easily checkable
So above the gutter it is eh?
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