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Bayguy · 2012-08-08, 01:42 PM

Yes MCIBUS we don't get snow but I was talking about the people who are loosing signals in rain. I don't know whether they loose signal in snow too but it seems like some people are having trouble in rain more than they should.

icedog59 · 2012-09-05, 01:16 PM

During yesterday rain strom the hi def stations went out but the standard station still worked . This morning here in Niagara nice sunny day the Hi def stations will still out but the standard were still on is the new satellitte that bell launched working. The hi def stations always seem to go out even with a little amount of rain or wind I wondering is my dish or the satellite bell is using for these channels.

57 · 2012-09-05, 01:22 PM

Your post was moved to this thread since it's not to do with the uplink thread. Your dish is probably not properly aligned or loose. Either align it yourself or call Bell to do it for you.

Alignment: http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=16447

46FD04 · 2013-02-14, 09:53 PM

If you have lost signal in the Greater Toronto Area this evening, wet sticky snow is the cause.

I just got home to find my satellite down.

As soon as I cleaned the dish off, my signal was back.

Pinza · 2013-02-15, 05:07 AM

Oddly my 1.2m Dish, with a Dish Heater was covered while my 51cm was clear. After investigation, it appears Mrs Pinza used my power outlet for the new Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaner.....lol Still the floors were nice and clean, so it was not all bad.....

rickhd · 2013-02-15, 10:45 AM

I found the same thing last night as well. I got home near midnight and was not going outside and get a ladder to clean off my dish. There was an advantage, I got some extra sleep.

46FD04 · 2013-02-15, 12:29 PM

I have used PAM Cooking Spray in the past to avoid this problem.

I sprayed my dish just before Christmas, and it obviously did not work last night.

I recently replaced a dish for someone at the top of a 30 foot antenna tower, and I sprayed it with PAM. I got an email last night saying they have lost signal too.

Does anyone have another solution?

What is a good product to keep wet, sticky snow from accumulating on satellite dishes?

Thank you.

57 · 2013-02-15, 01:01 PM

Pam is not recommended. Although it'll work for a very short time, it gets gummy very quickly and actually makes things worse. The "solution" is to put the dish where it can be relatively easily reached to brush off snow, or perhaps consider a dish cover.

monkeyhunk · 2013-02-18, 08:58 PM

At the top of a 30 foot antenna tower......

There's your problem right there. Unless there is no other viable option that is just.....ready for that word of the week?......asinine.

46FD04 · 2013-02-18, 11:51 PM

Tall trees, no other option.

Their Bell dish gets great signal on 82 and 91, even when it's windy.

monkeyhunk · 2013-02-19, 12:35 AM

Well I did say if no good options.....

46FD04 · 2013-02-19, 06:33 AM

Honestly, had I done the original installation, the dish would have been placed on the opposite side of the property, further back from the trees, on the chimney.

I offered to move it for them in the spring, once the 30cm of snow on their metal roof has melted.

2012-09-05, 01:16 PM	#77
icedog59 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: niagara region ontario Posts: 29	t.v outage During yesterday rain strom the hi def stations went out but the standard station still worked . This morning here in Niagara nice sunny day the Hi def stations will still out but the standard were still on is the new satellitte that bell launched working. The hi def stations always seem to go out even with a little amount of rain or wind I wondering is my dish or the satellite bell is using for these channels. Last edited by 57; 2012-09-05 at 01:21 PM. Reason: Post moved to appropriate thread, obviously not an uplink problem.

2012-09-05, 01:22 PM	#78
57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,299	Your post was moved to this thread since it's not to do with the uplink thread. Your dish is probably not properly aligned or loose. Either align it yourself or call Bell to do it for you. Alignment: http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=16447 __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

2013-02-15, 05:07 AM	#80
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,576	Oddly my 1.2m Dish, with a Dish Heater was covered while my 51cm was clear. After investigation, it appears Mrs Pinza used my power outlet for the new Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaner.....lol Still the floors were nice and clean, so it was not all bad..... __________________ Bell TV - To run a Check Switch go to MENU, 6, 1, 1 or for System Info, MENU 6, 1, 3.

2013-02-15, 01:01 PM	#83
57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,299	Pam is not recommended. Although it'll work for a very short time, it gets gummy very quickly and actually makes things worse. The "solution" is to put the dish where it can be relatively easily reached to brush off snow, or perhaps consider a dish cover. __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

2013-02-18, 08:58 PM	#84
monkeyhunk Join Date: May 2012 Location: ON Posts: 386	At the top of a 30 foot antenna tower...... There's your problem right there. Unless there is no other viable option that is just.....ready for that word of the week?......asinine. __________________ I just like to ask stupid questions to see if you're paying attention.

2012-08-08, 01:42 PM	#76
Bayguy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baja BC Posts: 430	Yes MCIBUS we don't get snow but I was talking about the people who are loosing signals in rain. I don't know whether they loose signal in snow too but it seems like some people are having trouble in rain more than they should.

2013-02-14, 09:53 PM	#79
46FD04 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ajax Posts: 426	If you have lost signal in the Greater Toronto Area this evening, wet sticky snow is the cause. I just got home to find my satellite down. As soon as I cleaned the dish off, my signal was back.

2013-02-15, 10:45 AM	#81
rickhd Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario Posts: 176	I found the same thing last night as well. I got home near midnight and was not going outside and get a ladder to clean off my dish. There was an advantage, I got some extra sleep.

2013-02-15, 12:29 PM	#82
46FD04 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ajax Posts: 426	I have used PAM Cooking Spray in the past to avoid this problem. I sprayed my dish just before Christmas, and it obviously did not work last night. I recently replaced a dish for someone at the top of a 30 foot antenna tower, and I sprayed it with PAM. I got an email last night saying they have lost signal too. Does anyone have another solution? What is a good product to keep wet, sticky snow from accumulating on satellite dishes? Thank you.

2013-02-18, 11:51 PM	#85
46FD04 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ajax Posts: 426	Tall trees, no other option. Their Bell dish gets great signal on 82 and 91, even when it's windy.

2013-02-19, 12:35 AM	#86
monkeyhunk Join Date: May 2012 Location: ON Posts: 386	Well I did say if no good options..... __________________ I just like to ask stupid questions to see if you're paying attention.

2013-02-19, 06:33 AM	#87
46FD04 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ajax Posts: 426	Honestly, had I done the original installation, the dish would have been placed on the opposite side of the property, further back from the trees, on the chimney. I offered to move it for them in the spring, once the 30cm of snow on their metal roof has melted.

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