In an earlier post I wrote about the way many TV dish installers leave vulnerable spots on the roof. That is a real problem in this wet climate. The post was called So Likely To Leak. These do-it-yourselfers and so-called pros sink fasteners through the surface of the roof and, in so doing, there is an increased potential of leaks. Someone asked, at my previous post, if real installers are guilty of this or just homeowners. Based on what I see, many of the installers are inept -- a bunch of sub-contracted out part-time kids and they cause many of the problems.

Another favorite method, that is highly related to the above topic, is the practice of running the wires from the dish through the gutter. Gee, here is a nice trough to stick our wires in. They do not realize that, in so doing, they have blocked the gutter and all sorts of icky debris will collect at the wire. Drainage zero! I know that this creative routing of the wires was the work of a highly trained "professional" dish installer.

Thanks for stopping by,

Steven L. Smith