Thank you for the reply. Now I am even more confused as I have heard it both ways! If I could ground it inside (or find any other way to have the coaxial not run the length of my house) I would gladly pay DTV to come out and rewire it.

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Thank you very much for your replies.

Does the grounding on the outside of the structure need to be made at the Demarc box or can the coaxial be run from the Satellite to the structured media with a grounding point in between? I hope this question makes sense. I had no idea that a coaxial was going to be needed to be run along the...

I would assume so (house was built in 2002) but I do not have the expertise to say yes or no. If the structured media center is grounded at the main electrical could I have the coaxial run directly from the satellite to the structured media and avoid running it along the side of my house to the...

Hi All! Thank you very much for having a place for consumers to post questions. I recently had DirecTV installed and have questions regarding the wiring. A little background. My house is two stories, previous provider was Dish Network, and there were 4 coaxial cables running from the prior...