Running TV cable to bedrooms

[Milehibird]

Ill spend the extra $175. That may be the way it is done now but that does not make it the right way. The guy that tried to do that to my house was going to squirt some silicone to seal it. What happens in 10 years when the silicone starts to get compromised by heat changes and weather?

They don't even want to put a face plate on it they want to use pre-made cables so not crimping in the field. I dont care what anyone says an unfinished hole in the wall is not right and should not be the standard. You know the home owner or a kid will pull from the inside on that cable and any silicone that is there would be compromised.

For what it's worth, I don't know any cable company that would EVER approve of that. That is absolutely ridiculous. I would've gotten fired if I left that. Wall plates were mandatory, silicone sealant on the bushing outside, drip loops, anchors every 18" on horizontal runs, 30" vertical, tuck it as close under an eve of the house or along the lines in the siding, etc. That is a lazy install to me when it would take an extra 5 minutes to do it right.

[98skeeter202]

I think this is corre t. Direct tv has one unit on cable and the other are wireless up to four. They can all watch different stations even record. I think I am right on this. Hope it helps.

[Jeff Hahn]

Update: My SIL stopped by and took a look at the situation. Someone, either the cable guy who installed the system or my sister fooling around behind the TV, hooked up the cable amplifier backwards. Not that it’s hooked up correctly, the TV signal in both bedrooms is great.