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My satellite dish is frozen

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TripleAAA

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Can't get a signal at all. I poured some hot water on it but that didn't seem to do anything. Any body else have this problem?
 
Pouring hot water is a horrible idea if its frozen...

Why not chisel it off? But then you might have to re-aim
 
Originally posted by: BassBomb
Pouring hot water is a horrible idea if its frozen...

Why not chisel it off? But then you might have to re-aim
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Won't really work and I don't have the proper tools. The ice is coating the little prongs which I assume is the part that needs to be de-iced?
 
How does a dish freeze? Its plastic. Its been far below zero here and we've never had that problem. Is CA that much colder than MI?
 
Huh, even when we had ice storms that covered everything with 1/8"-1/4" of ice, our satellite signal was fine.
 
Lol...my girlfriend offered to let me use her hair dryer with an extension cord...but I have a feeling that wouldnt be a good idea
 
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
I'm in Kentucky and we're having a horrible ice storm
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Update your profile n00b! How am I supposed to flame your climate if I can't accurately tell what that climate is?

I would just beat on it. We have a 2x4 that we use to bang the snow off our dish. If I get a little too aggressive, I have to use the 2x4 to re-align the dish. If the ice is that bad, just attack it with a hammer.

I would personally try a blowtorch. Just be careful not to leave it on one spot too long.
 
Originally posted by: NSFW
How does a dish freeze? Its plastic. Its been far below zero here and we've never had that problem. Is CA that much colder than MI?
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Ever heard of water?

OP You don't have the right tools? No hammer?
 
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Can't get a signal at all. I poured some hot water on it but that didn't seem to do anything. Any body else have this problem?
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In my world, hot water melts ice. I can't imagine what could be different in your neck of the woods.
 
Fill up a ziploc type bag with water as hot as you can get from the tap and rest it against the frozen parts of the dish. My dad used to do this when the locks on his car doors were frozen until he gave it all up and moved to a warmer climate. It does work, but depending on the amount of ice you might have to do this a few times.
 
tape a couple hockey sticks together and give it a few gentle whacks, the ice should come off. be careful not to damage your LNB. i'd just whack it on the LNB arm and if the ice remains, you might have to jimmy up there and chip it off depending on how bad you want to watch TV. whatever you do, be careful.
 
Originally posted by: boomerang
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Can't get a signal at all. I poured some hot water on it but that didn't seem to do anything. Any body else have this problem?
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In my world, hot water melts ice. I can't imagine what could be different in your neck of the woods.
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the hot water would eventually refreeze, thus your remedy leaves behind the problem you started with.
 
Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: boomerang
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Can't get a signal at all. I poured some hot water on it but that didn't seem to do anything. Any body else have this problem?
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In my world, hot water melts ice. I can't imagine what could be different in your neck of the woods.
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the hot water would eventually refreeze, thus your remedy leaves behind the problem you started with.
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Not to mention freeze at a quicker rate than cold water. Oh water, how your physical properties puzzle. (Until you take chem)
 
Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: boomerang
Originally posted by: TripleAAA
Can't get a signal at all. I poured some hot water on it but that didn't seem to do anything. Any body else have this problem?
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In my world, hot water melts ice. I can't imagine what could be different in your neck of the woods.
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the hot water would eventually refreeze, thus your remedy leaves behind the problem you started with.
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So gravity doesn't work in your world? Come on! I use hot water in a super soaker on mine when needed.

A simple problem made complex by people that have never dealt with the problem before. It's got ATOT written all over it.
 
I just direct the garden hose on mine. Even the barely above freezing temperature of that water is enough to clean all the ice and snow off my dish that might accumulate. Oh, and use rain-x or something similar next time it's nice. That'll help in the future when this problem pops back up.
 
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