Cut my Sky cable - can I fix it?

[Pigmy Pony]

The ivy up the side of the house has been going mental, to the point where the Sky signal is coming and going, as the ivy engulfs the dish. So I've just been out with my pruning shears and accidentally pruned the Sky cable. How much of a disaster is this? Or like with ivy, will the pruning of the cable make the signal grow back stronger? Thought not

Where's the best place to get bits now that Maplins is no more? Thursday is double-Emmerdale day, and when Mrs. P gets back I'm as good as dead

[Bigman80]

You need a coaxial coupler. EBay is likely to be your only hope I'm afraid. No idea where you'd get one these days on the high street

[brian2957]

You might get something at B&Q .

[Stratmangler]

I wouldn't be using any couplers external to the house.
Screwfix have suitable cable and plugs - replace the cable.

[mikeyb]

I wouldn't be using any couplers external to the house.
Screwfix have suitable cable and plugs - replace the cable.

Correct, any John's will just let water in, just as easy to replace the cable

[Bigman80]

I wouldn't be using any couplers external to the house.
Screwfix have suitable cable and plugs - replace the cable.

Nah, bit of heat shrink on the top and it'll be good as new.

[Stratmangler]

Nah, bit of heat shrink on the top and it'll be good as new.

You have heat shrink.
Daft lad in Chorley isn't likely to have any.

[Firebottle]

Well done for getting it back up and running Steve.
An alternative for waterproofing is self amalgamating tape, I used to use it a lot in my amateur days.

[Pigmy Pony]

Thanks Alan, the kindest words I've heard this last 24 hours! Never heard of self amalgamating tape, is it an electrical thing?

[Marco]

Here's a radical thought... Phone Sky, tell them what happened, and ask them to send an engineer out. That's what I'd be doing

No way would I be up ladders, fannying about with cables, as unless you know what you're doing, any 'fix' will just be a bodge!

Marco.