redplanetblues
Novice Member
Hi,
I live in a rented flat in London. I have a Triplexer faceplate providing tv, fm-dab, and satellite. 3 days ago all the freeview HD disappeared. Retuning didn’t restore them, all cables and tv are working and in good order. Speaking to the landlord they have contacted the Property Management service (PMS)to get them to check the communal IRS feed/splitters. The PMS claim nothing is wrong with the communally provided signal.
I removed the faceplate to see if the cable was loose. It was not. I removed the cable from the faceplate and voila.... HD signals reappeared on the TV (I had the last known on the screen). I don’t understand (and I apologise for my ignorance here) but
1) why am I getting (good/medium signal strength) over the air when the main coaxial cable providing the signal isn’t plugged into the faceplate. It’s just hanging next to it but not touching. When I plug it back into the faceplate/Triplexer all signal disappears?
2) having bought a new faceplate/Triplexer and reconnected I get the same lack of HD channels. So I know it’s not the faceplate. Unplugging the coaxial cable and just holding it near I get good/medium signal strength (high quality). Could this mean that there is a cable break within the walls?
Just trying to understand before I have to take time off work to allow half of london to traipse in looking on behalf of my landlord.
Thank you
I live in a rented flat in London. I have a Triplexer faceplate providing tv, fm-dab, and satellite. 3 days ago all the freeview HD disappeared. Retuning didn’t restore them, all cables and tv are working and in good order. Speaking to the landlord they have contacted the Property Management service (PMS)to get them to check the communal IRS feed/splitters. The PMS claim nothing is wrong with the communally provided signal.
I removed the faceplate to see if the cable was loose. It was not. I removed the cable from the faceplate and voila.... HD signals reappeared on the TV (I had the last known on the screen). I don’t understand (and I apologise for my ignorance here) but
1) why am I getting (good/medium signal strength) over the air when the main coaxial cable providing the signal isn’t plugged into the faceplate. It’s just hanging next to it but not touching. When I plug it back into the faceplate/Triplexer all signal disappears?
2) having bought a new faceplate/Triplexer and reconnected I get the same lack of HD channels. So I know it’s not the faceplate. Unplugging the coaxial cable and just holding it near I get good/medium signal strength (high quality). Could this mean that there is a cable break within the walls?
Just trying to understand before I have to take time off work to allow half of london to traipse in looking on behalf of my landlord.
Thank you