Cable/Directv Question Satellite Input Keeps Breaking?
When the technician came to install it, there was already one line coming into the room since I had a tv in the room already. All he needed to do was bring in a second line from the multiswitch. To do this, he noticed that there was co-ax going to another room where there was no longer a tv. Using a connector he ran a cable through the outside wall of the house into the room where i needed the second signal. About two weeks later, the one input (the one that was connected using the connector outside the house) stopped working. I decided to hook this wire into the other input and it worked. Therefore, both lines coming into the house worked in input 1 but neither worked in input two. I replaced the connector outside my house linking the existing line i mentioned earlier with the new line and had directv send me another box. Once again, the box worked fine for about two weeks. Then again the one input seemed to have been zapped. this happend a third time with a new box. whats going on
Either you are using the wrong kind of splitter (one that is not approved for DirecTV) or you lack the ground block (also known as a lightning arrestor) on the run of cable that is getting hit by lightning. Have your installer re-run the cable and make sure any wiring exposed to the exterior of the building has a grounding block on it.
Zinwell 3×4 Multiswitch