Internet Dish Wiring

[kcflhrc]

since you are redoing the roof, put in a 2" PVC pipe like you would see for a plumbing vent, with a boot to seal it at the roof. put a couple of elbows on the top to keep the rain out. after you get your wire through, foam the inside of the pipe to keep bugs and critters out.

That is a great idea, problem is they finished the roof yesterday. **** it

 

[prichard]

If I had to penetrate the roof I'd do it with pvc like a plumbing vent, boot it and put a inverted trap on top.

 

[kcflhrc]

If I had to penetrate the roof I'd do it with pvc like a plumbing vent, boot it and put a inverted trap on top.

Yep, I wish I would have thought of that before they finished the roof.

 

[prichard]

Then I'd go with the vent like you were originally thinking.

 

[tcartwri]

Would not be running the ground wire into the interior of the house....

 

[CreekyB]

since you are redoing the roof, put in a 2" PVC pipe like you would see for a plumbing vent, with a boot to seal it at the roof. put a couple of elbows on the top to keep the rain out. after you get your wire through, foam the inside of the pipe to keep bugs and critters out.

This right here, only I wouldn't foam it, in the event you need to access it again it is a PITA. You can stuff with insulating foam and it is easy to dig out again.

That is a great idea, problem is they finished the roof yesterday. **** it

Go buy the boot from home depot or what ever when you buy the pipe. Use a hole saw to go through the roof, right under where the lap on the shingle is. Slide the base of the boot between the shingles until the hole lines up and stuff the pipe through from the bottom. Roof is fresh enough that the shingles should not have sealed yet, or if they did they will be easy to separate.

Or go through the roof vent as you mentioned, I would go from the bottom edge of the vent if it were me.

 

[JerryK]

There used to be sites online that would list where the sat's were in the sky. Before I started wacking holes in my roof I would check to see where the best spot was that you could get a clear vista. I walked around north of my house until I found a place real clear [ tall wood stick, level, and a homemade 'asmith or whatever device']. Then planted a 2" steel post, ran a 1" pvc conduit down the pipe and into the foundation, cemented a big circle around it so I could mow easy... then called the install guy. He came out, pulled in the two cables using the pull wire I had ready for him, set up the outside dish, and he was a happy camper. Me too... still like my sat TV...

 

[kcflhrc]

Am I in the twilight zone or something. Once again, this is not satellite. It's line of sight to the west to a tower and it has to be on my roof to clear the tree line.

 

[kcflhrc]

Would not be running the ground wire into the interior of the house....

Why is that?

 

[prichard]

I don't think this is satellite

Sorry OP I missed where someone had already suggested my method. But CreekyB is correct no issue adding a boot to a shingled roof.