Sky + self setup

[Mr.Everready]

I've currently got Sky+ along with a normal box on multiroom. They are currently offering the HD box free for self setup ( £10pm ). I was going to move the + box into the other room but it currently has only one input cable.

The dish has a quad lnb, how easy is it to wire up the lnb yourself with the fourth cable ?
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[Mr.Everready]

PS, I assume this will work without telling Sky ? I can't be arsed with the engineer coming round asking where the phone socket is.
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[Davo]

You only need two inputs for the recording functionality of SKY+ (you can switch the Sky+ boxes on to single LNB mode, if you don't want recording functionality)

Installation wise, as long as you can get access to the dish, it's just literally a case of running the cable down from the dish & connecting up both ends.

Although I'd be tempted to replace the single cable with a double barrelled shotgun style (like below), which is what most Sky engineers will do.

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CAPF2100B.html

After the cable's been run in, you will just need to crimp on a couple of F-type connectors (as below)

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MX097R.html

[Mr.Everready]

Aye, I could use the + box as standard but might as well double it up, I live in a cottage so the lnb is at eye level so no problems there. I did see the shotgun cables on ebay here
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[Davo]