Faulty Satellite Dome on Caravan

SteveL
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edited October 2015 in Parts & Accessories #1

When we bought our new caravan, just over 18 months ago, I was determined to make life easier for myself, so had an automatic satellite dome fitted. Ours is a Maxview vudome auto, but this question is not specific to make. We have had nothing but trouble
with ours, first it would not lock on, now it will not give us all the channels, even though we have a good signal and have received them from the same pitch in the past. Every time it goes wrong it has to go back in for repair, and as we are retired and away
so much, these visits are difficult to organise.


As a result we have probably only had it working for half of our touring. I was wondering if anyone had similar problems and indeed what people thought about fixing them to caravans. They don't say they are unsuitable, but even with shock absorbers there
is a lot more vibration with a caravan than a motor home. It did cross my mind that this could be a factor, as I believe the construction within the dome is fairly flimsy.