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Snow and Sky TV
tony6403
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I have had two telephone calls from friends about the loss of Sky signal today. This was caused by snow settling on the low noise block and/or dish .
Not wishing to go up a ladder , I cleared one by lightly spraying warm water on the dish from an upstairs window ( from a bath tap shower attachment).
The other will , if it can be reached this way , receive similar treatment tomorrow.
Not wishing to go up a ladder , I cleared one by lightly spraying warm water on the dish from an upstairs window ( from a bath tap shower attachment).
The other will , if it can be reached this way , receive similar treatment tomorrow.
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i just used a broom and gently brushed the snow awayThis is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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Tape a spiral of Xmas tree lights to the back of the dish.0
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Moneymaker wrote: »Tape a spiral of Xmas tree lights to the back of the dish.
That will look very pretty, but it will not help the signal.:rotfl:0 -
Well you have two choices -
1. Get the snow off the dish
2. Do without sky tv
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Our dish is on the roof - no Sky for us til the thaw sets in!xxx Nikki xxx0
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my dish is within brush distance from the ground so brush it off.. although i only use the free sat bitSealed pot challenger # 10
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Snow on the dish - one of the fundamental problems of satellite TV that Sky don't tell you about when you sign the contract!
In other (more prepared) countries you wouldn't dream of installing a dish without a built in heater or cover for the winter months.
I can imagine there will be quite a few people who aren't getting what they are paying for at the moment as they can't safely reach the dish to clear it.0 -
Why don't they put Sky dishes in the loft? My brother lived in Cornwall and he couldn't have a tv aerial outside,it had to be in the loft hence my question. I also have a Sky dish outside which is subject to the elements.0
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shirleymarye wrote: »Why don't they put Sky dishes in the loft? My brother lived in Cornwall and he couldn't have a tv aerial outside,it had to be in the loft hence my question. I also have a Sky dish outside which is subject to the elements.
Because the dish needs a line of sight to the satellite-unless you want to knock holes in the roof, it wouldn't work.
Dishes do not need to be at roof height, they will work perfectly well at ground level as long as there is a line of sight.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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