No TV on Any Screen: New Antenna and Amplifier for a Keilor Home

No free-to-air TV on any screen in the house. That was the problem at this Keilor home when Danny, our local technician, arrived in January. The TVs were fine. The trouble was further up the line: a weak antenna, and splitters so old they had quietly stopped doing their job.

Need a local antenna technician in Keilor?

Book now Call 13 11 49

Finding the real fault

When every TV in a house loses its channels at once, the fault is almost never the TVs. Danny started where the signal starts: at the antenna. A meter test showed the antenna was giving a very poor signal, far too weak to feed several TV points around the house.

He talked the owner through what he'd found and quoted on the spot for a new antenna and a masthead amplifier to boost the signal to every room. The owner agreed, and the job went ahead the same visit.

The hidden problem: splitters that weren't passing power

Here's the part most people never see. A masthead amplifier gets its power sent up the antenna cable from a small power supply inside the house. That power has to travel through the splitters in the roof space. The original splitters in this home were very old and were not passing power through to the amplifier, so even a brand-new amplifier would have sat there doing nothing.

So Danny replaced the splitters with new ones and fitted new connectors on every cable end. Old connectors corrode and work loose over the years, and each one quietly loses a bit of signal. Fresh connectors throughout mean the boost from the amplifier actually reaches every TV.

The result

With the new antenna, the amplifier powered properly and new splitters and connectors in place, every TV point was picking up a great signal across all channels. Danny checked them before he left, and the owner was happy with the job.

Why this happens in Keilor

Many Keilor homes have had the same antenna setup for 20 years or more. Over that time antennas weaken, cable ages and splitters fail, usually slowly, until one day the picture is gone. Homes down near the river and around Keilor Village sit lower in the Maribyrnong valley too, so they have less signal to spare to begin with. A good antenna and an amplifier that's actually getting power can make all the difference.

Signs your setup needs a check

• No channels on every TV at once
• Pixelation that gets worse in wind or rain
• Some rooms fine, others with weak or no signal
• An amplifier power supply with no light on, or one that's warm and silent

Book a local Keilor technician to test your antenna and cabling.

Book now Call 13 11 49

Questions we often get in Keilor

Do I need an amplifier?
Not always. If one antenna feeds several TVs, or the signal is weak to begin with, an amplifier helps. A signal test at the antenna and at each TV shows whether you need one.

Why would old splitters stop an amplifier working?
Many masthead amplifiers are powered through the antenna cable. If a splitter in the line doesn't pass power, the amplifier gets none and adds nothing.

Do you work across all of Keilor?
Yes. Our local team looks after Keilor Village, Keilor, Keilor East, Keilor Downs and Keilor Park.

Read more local jobs: a new HD antenna on a double-storey Keilor home and an antenna moved to a new mount on a three-level home. Or see our TV antenna installation in Keilor Village page.