Node laying on ground

[Patrick Smith]

I just went to go under my house and do some plumbing repairs and I found all the wires and the node laying in the dirt there isn't even a ground wire on anything! Is this safe or should the installer have attached the node to the wall or something


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[Patrick Smith]

The ground wire seen in the photo is just laying on the ground not attached to anything


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[stardust3]

Even though it's functional it definitely screams poor workmanship.

Maybe DIRT will see this & pipe in.

 

[Patrick Smith]

I hope they do. After going thru the wiring in the house after finding this. I've also found where he replaced a wire in the living room by putting in a barrel in two places. I'm really not happy about this.


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[Patrick Smith]

And if you look there's like give different types of wire and connectors under there.


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[JasonSu]

I'm actually already working with the customer on Twitter to get this resolved.

 

[Patrick Smith]

Yup!! Thank you for the help!


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[Patrick Smith]

The dirt team saves the day again!!


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[sparc]

was that bird nest of wires entirely created by the installer or was it from some previous installs?

makes me glad I was there for my install the whole time.

 

[Patrick Smith]

I'm sure some of it is from old installs from when I had directv. But what worries me is the node and splitter on the ground!


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[rc811002]

The ground wire seen in the photo is just laying on the ground not attached to anything


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At least the GROUND is grounded! Or is it aired? Looks like a cable conversion.

 

[Patrick Smith]

It's a very poor job. The sad part is the tech was really nice and seem to know what he was doing. Guess I should have followed him around.


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[Patrick Smith]

DIRT saves the day!! Tech coming Friday to fix it!


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[darrengs]

DIRT saves the day!! Tech coming Friday to fix it!


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I hope they send a different tech.

 

[Patrick Smith]

If its the same one ill send him on his way. He won't touch anything here again


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[britorto]

Is that a trailer or crawl space?

 

[Patrick Smith]

Crawl space.


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[britorto]

Crawl space.

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If I were the tech out their, I'd change a couple fittings. Run a new line to hopper, tack the node and splitter into the wood. Cable itself doesn't really need tacked all the way there up in the wood. I'd cut that extra crap out as well if requested.

 

[Patrick Smith]

Well after this mess I want all the cable pulled. I'm going under later today to see how many splices are under there. I've found three inside so far.


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[Dishman-n-nc]

To the OP. Guess you want your birdsnest of wire cleaned up and new lines run free? So the new tech coming out, if contractor, will only be paid $40 for the visit. If it were me coming out, id only be giving you an estimate on what my charge would be to clean that up. Tv working fine? Then shut the crawl space door and get back on the couch with your remote!