what to put on dish to keep snow off of it

[jmf38]

i was wondering what you guys use to keep snow off of the dish.
last year, i was out there with a broom to keep snow off of the reflector,etc.
i heard rain-x,Pam cooking spray,lithium grease.WD-40 etc.
what's the best cause the dish doesn't exactly have a real smooth finish such as a car-like finish.
good question cause winter is coming soon and i might have a dish up on the roof by then.thanks,-jmf38

[pcpartsrus2001]

Try using a trash bag, just put it on, pull it tight and you should be ok, as long as you have good signal strength before, you wont notice any diffence. It will only drop signal strength a few points.

[bobsmith161]

we had bad snow where i was living a few years ago and the trash bag helped..then the bad wet snow came and it was really bad it pool'd on the sack.. and yes it was tight went to rat shack and they had a stick on heater for the dish works good i don't know who made it. it was not rat shack whey just sold it.

[jmf38]

surely, you wouldn't pull the trash back tight right.
thanks for the reply but i was thinking more of a spray-chemical to let the snow slide off.seems like a trash bag would not be concave like the dish.
seems like it(the garbage bag) would be a flat dish on the front.
i don't know?-thanks for the replies,guys.
what do you do-just put the trash bag over the dish and tie it in the back.-good idea!
i thought about using a synthetic oil.etc.-my buddy keeps saying grease it down with wheel bearing grease.-i thought maybe teflon spray.
why don't they put clearcoat finish on the dishes,instead of that flat rough finish.seems like snow sticks to everything when it gets real cold.
i want to get set up for winter since one dish maybe on the roof.
i don't wanna get killed cleaning off the dish.-on the roof.
all my dishes are aimed towards bad weather.that's why i posted this.
thanks for the suggestions!anybody?-jmf38

[JT]

They make special dish covers that are kind of like a nylon mesh that you stretch over the dish. They're especially designed to shed snow and there is virtually no signal loss at all. They run about $30 I think. Try a Google search for 'dish cover' or something like that.

[smilingjack]

why don't they put clearcoat finish on the dishes,instead of that flat rough finish.

The us a dull fished and the dishes so they don't reflect the suns ray up against the LNB, it Cook them if get too hot

[foxx1600]

could always buy a dish heater or paint it black so it exorbs more heat form the sun :) or mount it on the old fireplace chimminy (redneck solution) :)

[Bonedragger69]

why don't they put clearcoat finish on the dishes,instead of that flat rough finish.

The us a dull fished and the dishes so they don't reflect the suns ray up against the LNB, it Cook them if get too hot

Yea I learned that one the hard way. I had a dish smooth as glass with automotive clearcoat buffed and polishied it that nothing could stick to it. worked great all winter then the summer came and I started having problems one day, went to check my dish and it had melted all the plastic around the LNB and was actualy blocking the signal from the getting into the LNB. made a huge mess on my roof, I was amazed how much it melted it actualy turned plastic to liquid form and dripped on my roof.

Heater is probably best bet from Rat Shack.

Have a nice day

Bonedragger69

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It's the size of the fight in the dog

[WyldCherry]

actually there is some stuff you can order called RAIN SHIELD.i prevents rain fade and snow build up on the Dish and LNB.

[jmf38]

Bonedragger,
I always wondered why dishes were finished flat and dull.
does that heater run on lnb voltage or a higher voltage line like 110v?
i'll check them out. thanks for the replies-jmf38

[knarf]

Antifreeze will work

[jmf38]

just regular old car antifreeze like prestone etc.

[smilingjack]

A heat strip for hoses or an RV water inlet will work too.
glue it on the back, they are thermostat setting so the old work when is below frosting.

[ellsmako]

too bad you can not move the dish under the eves like mine. Do not worry about snow etc because the snow can't get to it.

seen the covers they look ok too.

[JimBeam]

years ago,we use to use pam spray, light coating and it worked like a charm. that was on the old big dishes but, i am sure it would work the same on lil ones too. and nope, i ain't jokin.

[ecm153]

i was told good old floor wax perferbly .the old past that comes in a white can and is put on with a rag,but i dont know if its still made.