After replacing the coupler, did Down become "ideal"? How does a cable go bad in 1 week?
I'm just relaying what the tech observed. The cable run in the attic is basically in a summer roaster and after, what, twenty years (?) the heat maybe has gotten to it and the impedance finally just hit the "straw that broke the camel's back" moment. I don't have a hard answer at this point. I don't know why the Cox tech from years ago put a splitter on that line, but he did. We will see if the new run fixes the issue.
I completely understand the purpose of a splitter; my point was that there was no *need* for a splitter on our setup. There's just no rationale for it - feed should go straight to the drop in my office. And Cox was the one that put it in years ago.
A splitter is a device used to split a cable
Good to know!
Your attic must be some roaster. Even the cheapest coax can survive 175º and probably more since it's not dry-rotting in sunlight.
After the tech yanks it, I'd check the cable for any obvious chaffing or severe kinks. If so, yeah, probably a bad cable. If not and the tech also suspects heat, will the tech replace with higher-quality (Ethylene, Propylene, PVC) or just what's in the truck?
I have no insight into what media he will use to run the new line.
You shouldn't know. Just questions for you to ask the tech. Do you subscribe to Complete Care? If not, what happens if new cable doesn't fix problem...no charge?
I does get too hot in attics for you, I and stocky guy...but not for metal and hard plastic. No electrical wiring or wood up there?
I hope a new run will fix it...but heat is a stretch.
It is. We haven't even hit the hot part of the summer here in OK, yesterday was in the high eighties/low nineties and the attic temp was easily over 110. I had some additional vents installed years ago because when we get dropped in the true summer roaster and routinely push 100 daily the attic space can run 140-plus. The last Cox guy in that attic years ago was a pretty stocky guy and he was sweating so profusely I was worried about his health - I told him he could come back the next day in the morning but he said he was OK. I at least have him a big cup of ice water. The tech yesterday told me Cox requires them to schedule attic work in the mornings now for heat safety considerations.
Before I sold my townhouse in Southern VA, I replaced the water heater in the attic...(I always hated its location)...and the crew had to replace it during August. I couldn't bear to watch so I just left the door unlocked and went to work.
