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PlanetBill
02-13-07, 08:15 AM
Ok, What my best bet for removing ice from the dish, OTA doesn't work real well for me and freezing rain has interupted my service.
veryoldschool
02-13-07, 08:18 AM
Ok, What my best bet for removing ice from the dish, OTA doesn't work real well for me and freezing rain has interupted my service.
There are "dish heaters" you can buy. Some say using any outdoor lamp shining on the dish. How about a hair dryer?
Stuart Sweet
02-13-07, 08:19 AM
Ok, What my best bet for removing ice from the dish, OTA doesn't work real well for me and freezing rain has interupted my service.
Move to California? :grin:
PlanetBill
02-13-07, 08:20 AM
I'm not sure till I see it if its just the whole dish covered with ice or just the LNB's.
PlanetBill
02-13-07, 08:22 AM
california?, no way.
Maybe I should bang it with a broom stick?
veryoldschool
02-13-07, 08:24 AM
Maybe I should bang it with a broom stick?
I do this for snow, but I wouldn't for ice as I would need to bang it hard enough as to knock it out of alignment.
Stuart Sweet
02-13-07, 08:25 AM
california?, no way.
Maybe I should bang it with a broom stick?
Um, I don't think that's the best way to deal with it. And California's not as bad as all that.
i'm in manhattan and we're expecting our first significant winter storm in the next 24 hours... i'm curious to see how this AU9 holds up.
etavares
02-13-07, 08:39 AM
my dish is manging to hold out so far with all this ice. in the past, i've done a heat gun/hair dryer on the ice buildup on my dish. that's worked fairly well. watch yourself on the icy roof, though!
PlanetBill
02-13-07, 08:42 AM
well, it would be a ladder, dish mounted high on side of house
gashog301
02-13-07, 10:13 AM
Throw a couple snowballs at it.
PlanetBill
02-13-07, 10:36 AM
went home for lunch, it was heavy wet snow from early this morning then freezing rain on top of that. I simply put a scrub brush on the end of an adjustable pole and pushed it all right off. Wife is :)
bonscott87
02-13-07, 10:43 AM
Super Soaker with warm water is your friend if it's up on the roof. :)
masterdeals
02-13-07, 11:16 AM
Super Soaker with warm water is your friend if it's up on the roof. :)
now that is a good idea for ice on the lnb, wow!
PlanetBill
02-13-07, 02:08 PM
great ideas, thats why this forum is great!
This is why I have my dish low enough for me to reach easy. I was going to mention water too. Doesn't have to be that hot to work if its around freezing. Just room temp or better should do it.
macEarl
02-13-07, 02:24 PM
Super Soaker with warm water is your friend if it's up on the roof. :)
Seriously? Doesn't the residual water then re-freeze? I'd hate to addict my 5LNB to a Super Soaker - there are laws, you know!
If this really works, it's a great idea. If re-freeze is possible, I'll consider windshield wiper fluid with it...
Just call me a bluegill if I've swallowed a troll hook, line .....
veryoldschool
02-13-07, 02:26 PM
Seriously? Doesn't the residual water then re-freeze? I'd hate to addict my 5LNB to a Super Soaker - there are laws, you know!
If this really works, it's a great idea. If re-freeze is possible, I'll consider windshield wiper fluid with it...
Just call me a bluegill if I've swallowed a troll hook, line .....
Ahh piss on it. :lol:
Ok, What my best bet for removing ice from the dish, OTA doesn't work real well for me and freezing rain has interupted my service.
Gasoline and a match. :rolleyes:
j/k
obviously, I'm joking!
veryoldschool
02-13-07, 02:39 PM
OK, isn't there a spray for de-icing car door locks & windshields?
[My "super soaker" can run out]. :)
keefer34
02-13-07, 03:53 PM
Deicer
The state of Connecticut would salt that sucker down until it rots away!:eek2:
mtnagel
02-13-07, 05:54 PM
I'm in SW OH too. I came home to the "searching for signal" message. Went out and there was a ton of ice/snow on the dish. Took a broom and carefully pushed off the snow and kind of banged on it a bit and the ice fell off. Message went away. I have a feeling I will have to do it again tomorrow. First time in 3 years I've ever had to remove snow from the dish.
Stang 38L
02-13-07, 05:57 PM
I'm in the same boat... mine is covered and ice and I have no signal :(
mtnagel
02-13-07, 06:08 PM
I'm in the same boat... mine is covered and ice and I have no signal :(Can you reach it? If so, try to knock the snow/ice off.
There is a product called Ice Zapper. You can read all about it at their website by the same name.
bonscott87
02-14-07, 07:49 AM
Seriously? Doesn't the residual water then re-freeze? I'd hate to addict my 5LNB to a Super Soaker - there are laws, you know!
If this really works, it's a great idea. If re-freeze is possible, I'll consider windshield wiper fluid with it...
Just call me a bluegill if I've swallowed a troll hook, line .....
My dish is on a poll in backyard next to the driveway. I just took a sport drink bottle filled with warm water and poured it on the dish and LNBs. Took a few refills and it melted all the ice. Water just runs off. What is left and might refreeze isn't enough to stop the signal. *Thick* ice is what causes signal loss. A thin layer doesn't.
I did have a friend with cable tease me when I told him about doing this that he didn't have to do that (he's bought into the Comcast ads that you lose signal with clouds if you have sat).
I then asked him how long he was out of cable when ice took the lines down. "Uhhh, about a week."
And how long were you on hold before you could report the outage? "20 minutes"
I then said in less then 10 minutes I had the ice off my dish and was up and running again, meanwhile he'd still be on hold and then told it would be a week before he had TV again.
He wasn't as happy that I shoved it back in his face and proved him wrong. :)
hambonewd
02-14-07, 08:47 AM
if its cold enough--- i would think refreeze would be an issue. super soaker was a good idea---why not fill that with de-icer liquid?
Moocher
02-14-07, 08:47 AM
Way to go, Scott.
Mooch
Ok, What my best bet for removing ice from the dish, OTA doesn't work real well for me and freezing rain has interupted my service.
Maybe spraying some PAM (or other non-stick cooking spray) or some sort of de-ice product?
bonscott87
02-14-07, 01:08 PM
if its cold enough--- i would think refreeze would be an issue. super soaker was a good idea---why not fill that with de-icer liquid?
Not really. It was 5 below when I did this. There just isn't enough water to refreeze to cause an issue. Gravity kinda takes care of the water. ;)
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