cost to replace cut satellite cable

[Brian B]

i was running a sod cutter today and cut right through a satellite cable. the upside of the deal is that the home owner is in paris right now, but has people staying in the barn that she has fixed up into a bed and breakfast. they now have no T.V. I thinkit's direct TV. any idea how much this is goping to cost me?

[Eakern & Dog]

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[prizeprop]

Personally it shouldnt cost you a dime.They should be buried!!! Not your fault.Tell them it broke your machine and they need to pay for repairs. NO SERIOUSLY DONT GO THAT FAR , Although I will if push comes to shove. If it's the same as cable buy some couplers etc and fix it for under $10

[topsites]

Not familiar with sod cutters, if it's a machine that digs and the cable was buried, then you're supposed to have called Miss Utility...

I wouldn't try and splice it or repair it, you do as you wish but I spent 1-2 hours on a cable line once, splice all you want the customers still said the signal wasn't clear... That was the first and last line I ever cut in 6 years, nowadays I make extra sure.

I would see if you can get the customer to call the satco, tell them if it costs anything to let you know, but if you call it will cost :)

[lawnman_scott]

I would go to Home Depot or Lowes and pick up connectors for about $5 and fix it.

[Focal Point Landscapes]

None of the installers bury this stuff at the correct depth - that is why they will repair it without charge . But it is far easier to carry repair parts with you and fix it yourself . It is not difficult to splice .

[IRRITECH]

Fix it, nothin to it. get the connectors, right size wires and some heat shrinks and your done

[Brian B]

yeaH. i had the sod cutter set to 1.75". so the cable was less then 2" underground. i donyt think i should have to pay anything.

[Grits]

I used to install cable television. The coaxial cable is nearly the same for cable tv and satellite. It is most likely RG-6 cable. You can get everything you need to repair it at either Lowes or Home Depot. 2 Rg-6 ends and a barrel. Go ahead and get the correct tool to prep the cable ends and the tool to install the connectors on the cable. All the tools are inexpensive, and you will be able to use the same tools for odd jobs around your house. Don't sweat it, simple fix.
No cable installers or satellite installers bury the cables very deep. A lot of times they will just lay it under new sod. I usually buried it only about 6 inches deep. Even if you had called in locates, they wouldn't have marked it. They figure it is easier and cheaper to repair than to spend the time marking cable drops.

[Turf Terror]

You can get "tool-less" connectors...
Splice it, bury it...pretend nothing happened. Tell the people in the barn that the owners went to Paris and forgot to pay their satellite bill--that's why the service was interrupted.
Tell the barn-dwellers that you paid the bill for them--that's why they got TV now. Then ask them for a beer....

[Eakern & Dog]

If you do it yourself, you need to make sure that you are using the proper connector for the guage of cable in the ground. There are several variations of RG-6 cable(the guage that typically is used if the drop length is less then around 150 feet or so).The variations of RG6 are:single shield/braid,dual, tri and quad shield. Getting a proper connection, secured crimp (without mangling the housing of the connector can be tricky if you don't have the right connector and crimper.If you fail to seat the dielectric( the white rubbery material that surrounds the center conductor ( the copper stinger) properly you will get cruddy pictures.If you have never done this before at the very least stop by a cable or dish company and have one of there techs show the proper way to installing a connector. You will regret buying the connector and crimpers if you end up having to pay someone to fix it again if you do it wrong. It's not rocket science but it's not as easy as people make it out to be unless you have some prior knowledge of what a good connection looks like. I spent many, many years fixing "easy" splices by homeowners, electricians and other professionals that thought splicing coax was a "walk in the park".

[kmann]

yeaH. i had the sod cutter set to 1.75". so the cable was less then 2" underground. i donyt think i should have to pay anything.

You should'nt. It wasn't buried deep enough. They are supposed to bury them properly but rarely do. I asked the Cable Guy why and he said" They don't pay me enough, it's easier to come out and repair it". Just let it go.

[BQLC]

Tell the people staying in the barn that you cut the line. There was no way for you to know it was there. You can fix it if you want but you are not obligated by law. It is not covered by any one call system because it is considered a private line. There is not a specific depth that these lines have to be buried.

[Littleriver1]

I would just call the dish people and tell them the line is broken. Just say the line is broken, no how or why, just that it needs fixed. They don't care why. They come and fix it and put a $30.00 service charge on the customers bill. If the customer says any thing give him the money. In the mean while your out making a couple K and home in time for the early news. $30.00 is nothing. Why waste your time running around after parts that don't work.

[americanlawn]

In my area, cable/satellite TV cables are supposed to be buried fairly deep (according to code), but few are. So it's cheaper for the "cable companies" to go back and repair it. Good luck waiting though.