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    Directv grounding problems

    The 1.3 was inside at the wall outlet where the TV pluged into. And only on the top plug in. The bottom was ok. He wanted $548.00 to troubleshoot and fix THAT line. I said NO WAY! So I pluged the surge protecter into the bottom wall outlet then pluged the TV and recevier into the surge...
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    Directv grounding problems

    Ok guys, Electrician came out today did his checks (tests ). Found 1.3 volts at the TV wall outlet on the top side. So I hooked up the surge protecter in the bottom, them pluged in Directv rescever and Tv into surge protecter. Directv ground wire is hooked back up outside. So far no problems...
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    Directv grounding problems

    It was to the grounding rod near the electrical panel. The rod was driven into the ground.
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    Directv grounding problems

    Thank you cfb. Best answer I've got yet. To answer your last question, The wire coming from the dish to the four-way spitter, the tec. installed a green wire from spitter to my house ground wire. His green wire is the one he disconnected. I'm calling a electrician to check it out Thank...
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    Directv grounding problems

    I read somewhere if you had a light on in the house you would get some static going through the ground wire. Maybe I miss read. The static is causing the tv problem when the dish ground wire is connected.
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    Directv grounding problems

    Yes I did. But your answer was vague. Maybe I didn't asked my question in the proper way. does not the ground wire from the dish need to be attached to a ground?
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    Directv grounding problems

    When dish is grounded to my home ground wire, I keep losing picture. When I disconnect there ground wire I get a good picture, with no problems. Can anyone tell me why? Don't the dish need to be grounded?
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    Directv grounding problem

    DirecTV came out to fix my TV again for the 10th. time since Jan. 10. They said the problem was there grounding wire from the dish to my house grounding wire had some discharge causing my problem. They disconnected there ground wire to my house ground wire and it fixed my problem. So they left...