Snow cover

[Luken8r]

The past few snow storms have been wet and sticky causing some snow buildup on my dish and the obvious signal loss. Trying to find a solution to this problem, I found this site wedgiecovers.com which is a nylon cover that goes over the whole dish. Anyone use something like this with any result? This signal loss due to snow is really starting to bug me.

 

[harshness]

A dish heater is likely the best solution.

 

[kstuart]

If the situation is unusual for your area, then a black plastic trash bag will work just about as well as those expensive nylon covers.

If wet snow is normal for your location (Wash, Ore, Calif, etc.) then a dish heater is the only permanent and easy solution.

 

[wetz73]

You'll have to wait until June 12th to lose the snow.

 

[KE4EST]

Yeah if it is just a once in awhile thing throw a trash bag on it, save a lot of money. If not order a dish heater.

 

[terpsmandan]

I have also heard that spraying the dish with pam or another brand of oil based cooking spray will allow the snow to slide off.

 

[cparker]

Pam gets sticky (believe it or not). You're better off with a silicone spray. If the sprays don't work, try the trash bag. I haven't seen snow build up on the LNB lenses yet, but I have had it stick to my dish. If snow sticking to the dish is the culprit, then I think I'd go for the dish heater. The trash bag is not a real elegant solution

 

[tomyo10]

WD40- once a year in November. Never had a problem in 3 years. (and we get about 100"/year)