TV aerial repairs in Eye
TV aerial faults around Eye follow the seasons. Autumn gales loosen brackets and twist aerials on exposed farmhouses, winter rain finds its way into cracked cable, and when the trees come into leaf in spring a signal that was only just good enough tips into break-up. In a town between two transmitters, a small loss can matter more than it would close to a mast.
We start at the TV and work back to the aerial, checking the signal at the set, the socket, the amplifier and the aerial with a meter. That shows exactly where the signal is going. We fix that part and show you the readings at the end.
The work varies a lot for a town this size. A morning might start with a crushed fly lead in a cottage on Lowgate Street, move on to a business unit on the old airfield whose TV has gone blank, and finish at a farmhouse near Hoxne where a garden mast has leant over in the wind. Each one gets the same patient, step-by-step testing.
Fault finder
What’s wrong with your picture?
Pick the closest match to see what usually causes it, what to try first, and how we’d fix it.
TV aerial faults we fix around Eye
Storm and wind damage
Open countryside around Eye leaves aerials on farmhouses and bungalows exposed. We straighten or replace bent aerials, renew loose brackets and lashings, and secure leaning poles.
Water in the cable or connectors
The fault we meet most often. Rain gets into a split cable or an unsealed plug and the picture breaks up in wet weather. We cut out the damaged part and fit sealed connectors.
TV aerial knocked off its line
An aerial that has turned on its pole can lose Tacolneston, or end up halfway between the two transmitters. We realign it with a meter and tighten the clamps.
Failed amplifiers and splitters
If every set lost its picture at once, the amplifier or its power supply is the first suspect. We test and replace it and set the gain to suit your signal.
Missing channels and 4G/5G interference
Missing channels after a retune often mean a narrow-band aerial or a TV that has tuned to the wrong transmitter. Break-up at busy times points to mobile masts, which a filter fixes.
Single rooms, sockets and fly leads
When only one TV is affected, the fault is usually its fly lead, wall socket or cable. We find the faulty piece and replace it.
Repair or replace?
Most repairs in Eye are small: a plug, a length of cable, an amplifier, or a realignment. We recommend a new TV aerial only when the old one is corroded, too narrow-band for today’s channels, or wrecked by storm damage. We show you the readings and explain why, and the decision is yours.
Slide across the TV below to see what each level of fault looks like and the usual cause in Eye.
Damp, low ground by the River Dove
The land near the River Dove is prone to flooding, and low ground near a river is where we find the most damp-related faults. Damp is hard on a TV aerial system. Cable entering through an old wall wicks moisture, amplifiers left in cellars, outbuildings or under stairs corrode, and wall sockets on outside walls can grow green inside. When we repair a system on low ground, we look for these weak points, move the amplifier somewhere dry, seal the cable where it enters the house and replace any corroded sockets. If a property has been flooded, we test every part of the system before it is used again.
Areas we cover in and around Eye
Aerial repairs in Eye, Brome and every village around them, whoever installed the system.
Eye and Brome
- Town centre
- Broad Street
- Castle Street
- Church Street
- Lowgate Street
- Magdalen Street
- Lambseth Street
- Eye Airfield
- Brome
Villages nearby
- Yaxley
- Hoxne
- Occold
- Thorndon
- Thwaite
- Braiseworth
- Thrandeston
- Mellis
- Finningham
- Oakley
- Denham
- Horham
- Redlingfield
- Stoke Ash
Nearby towns we also cover
Eye questions
Every TV says no signal. What should I check?
Check the amplifier in the loft or cupboard, if you have one: is it plugged in and lit? If it is, the main cable or the aerial is the likely cause, so give us a call.
Why is my picture worse in summer?
Trees in leaf absorb some of the signal. If yours was only just strong enough in winter, a realignment, a higher pole or a better aerial gives you the margin to cope.
My TV has retuned to the wrong region. What happened?
Around Eye an aerial can pick up more than one transmitter. If your TV has picked the weaker one, a manual retune or a realignment of the aerial puts it right.
Do you check TV aerials after a flood?
Yes. We test the cable, sockets and amplifier, replace anything that has been under water, and confirm every TV works before you use it again.
Will you repair a TV aerial someone else put up?
Yes. We repair aerials, cables and amplifiers whoever installed them.