If you look at every house closely, you will see a network of pinned cables following the brick work to service the equipment inside for TV's, broadband, CCTV and more. These cables are exposed and can be incredibly vulnerable. And as this ice of the last few days melts and we face a wet few days on the way, we bet our bottom dollar that at least a few of you will experience TV, Satellite, CCTV and broadband problems that will right themselves when the weather dries up.

The things is, although the cabling may have dried out and things are working okay now, the damage is already done. Wet spots in cabling will inevitably dry out, but next time they get wet, the damage will travel further into the cabling system and in some cases we have even seen it having come so far down the cabling that it has damaged the equipment it is connected to.

And, it is not just the water getting inside the cables that are outside that is a problem! That damage can travel as far as inside your home, so you should always check regularly for damp or damaged cables or brickwork on your inside wall around the cable entry point. This is especially important for cables connected to electrical equipment such as routers and TVs situated near the wall.

These checks should be done even more so in the winter or during wet spells; and even if it dries up, you should contact us immediately, to minimise damage and avert disaster. Replacing cabling and making entry points water tight at early stage damage is a quick,  straight forward and simple job for us, that isn't expensive but is essential. The worse the damage, the bigger the cost! So to avert disaster, please do contact us at the first signs of wet spots or poor performance.

Jayne is in the office waiting for your call on 0191 2524308.