How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

[findeciclo]

18"-20" Satellite Dish Heater by Hot Shot W/Cable & Power



This low voltage satellite dish heater is designed for an 18”-20” oval or any similar shape reflector. The Hot Shot Satellite Dish Heater Kit will keep your Satellite Dish antenna Clear of Ice and Snow from collecting on your satellite dish.

The Hot Shot satellite dish heater has a Built-in Sensor that turns on Heater in freezing conditions by a self adesive Heating Element and will help prevent service outages due to signal loss caused by the buildup of snow or ice on the dish.

It can also reduce rain fade by up to 75%. By simply attaching the self-adhesive vinyl pad to the satellite antenna.



The Hot Shot Satellite Dish heater features:
Safelow-voltage 24VACheater
Doesnot requirehiringa licensed electricianfor installation
Automatic thermostat turns "on" just above freezing temperatures and "off" when the dish surface warms up
Durable Vinyl material lasts along time
Etched foil resistance heating element
Multiple heat zones apply the maximum heat where it's needed most
3M Acrylic adhesive assures a tight bond to the antenna
Conforms to the reflector curves and angles
One hundred feet of electrical cable provided
Heavy-dutywire-wound power transformer provided
This Hot Shot Satellite Dish Heater Kit Includes:

100 Feet of Cable
Thermostatic Temperatre Sensor
Easy-To-Follow Instructions
Durable All-Weather Material
Safe Low Voltage Power Supplies
1 Transformer Connection



Works on all standard 18"-20" dishes.

DirecTV Duo
DorecTV 3-Phase Elleptical
DISH 300
DISH 500
DISH 1000
DISH SuperDish 105/121
All standard 18"-22" dishes
Different Satellite Dishes:





**An Optional LNBF heater HS38FHELEMENT (orheatedLNBF) can be connected to this device to prevent ice accumulation on the feed horncover.
The LNBF heater switches on and off in synchronization with the dish heater element.



Best regards.

[bokkie]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

Lol. What will they come up with next?
Thankfully snow isn't really a problem in south east England. But I guess it'll be helpful in places like Russia.
I wonder what the power consumption is like?

[microchick]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

I think it will be useful up North in the snow like last time the the snow stayed for about 3 months. But I don't think it will be any good for heavy frost and ice when the temperature went down to -21 the year before and had to use boiling kettel for the boiler's exhasut.

[toby69]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

hi my friend findeciclo,
intreasting things you always manage to find, but that one not for me, if you get bad weather conditions ( snow ) for very long periods, that device could be handy, but, my own personally comment, a dish is not to pleasant to the eye, perhaps the manufactories could have made them embosed with pictures or pleasing designs to the eye.
keep up the good work
toby

[cisko]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

A version for toroidal dish also exist?

[mahrkpat]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

Someone makes covers for sat dishes to keep them free from snow and frost and claims to help with signal loss from rain.



__http://www.wedgiecovers.com/

[microchick]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

The covers will only be easy to use if you have a ground monuted dish or somewhere in easy access. So you could just cover the dish in few minutes. They are not useful if you need to use ladders and have to go out on the roof or climb up to a pole mounted dish to cover it.
I wonder how does the covers effect the signal?

[odysseas1991]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

Is it not also dangerous to have such electrical and thermal equipment exposed outside, drawing current from your home electric supply?

[findeciclo]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

hi my friend findeciclo,
intreasting things you always manage to find, but that one not for me, if you get bad weather conditions ( snow ) for very long periods, that device could be handy, but, my own personally comment, a dish is not to pleasant to the eye, perhaps the manufactories could have made them embosed with pictures or pleasing designs to the eye.
keep up the good work
toby

You are right, is not very beautiful, but if it works, for people living northern europe is a very useful device. I remember a day we were talking about this problem, and I think this is a better solution that throw hot water on the dish.
Anyway, thanks.

Lol. What will they come up with next?
Thankfully snow isn't really a problem in south east England. But I guess it'll be helpful in places like Russia.
I wonder what the power consumption is like?

I really don't know the power consumption, but imagine not so much, because it works only when sat dish is freeze.

Someone makes covers for sat dishes to keep them free from snow and frost and claims to help with signal loss from rain.



__http://www.wedgiecovers.com/

I imagine that covers protect sat dish and lnb, but when cover is on, there must not be signal reception.

The covers will only be easy to use if you have a ground monuted dish or somewhere in easy access. So you could just cover the dish in few minutes. They are not useful if you need to use ladders and have to go out on the roof or climb up to a pole mounted dish to cover it.
I wonder how does the covers effect the signal?

I agree with you at all, because if not be easy the access to the sat dish, the cover is not very efective I imagine.

Is it not also dangerous to have such electrical and thermal equipment exposed outside, drawing current from your home electric supply?

I think there must not be dangerous, because is designed ad hoc for snow weather and the electrical insulation must be maximum. It's like when installing any solar panel on the roof. it produces electricity but no danger of electric crash.

And for the other friend, cisko, I don't know if there is an specific model for toroidal sat dishes.

Best regards.

[mahrkpat]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

originally posted by findeciclo

I imagine that covers protect sat dish and lnb, but when cover is on, there must not be signal reception.

Here's a quote from the makers:

Never miss your favourite TV show again
because of Snow or Heavy Rains get your Satellite
Dish cover Today!

No More brushing Snow off your Satellite Dish

Helps reduce Rain Fade (Heavy Rain that block your signal)

The Signal Passes right through the Cover

I imagine you would only have to do install the cover once then leave it there, and maybe get someone to climb the ladder for you who is experienced.

[herrr]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

The heating devices exist since some years, but I've never seen one, but only had news from a friend, who installed it in high mountain some years ago.
They're not dangerous because, as far as I know, there is a protected power supply and a low tension.
The other thing is similar to what is used since the 60s to protect dishes in professional installations of relays and links.
It's called radome.

[mahrkpat]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

Something else that is supposed to protect from weather.

PARA PROTECTION SYSTEM SATELLITE UMBRELLA

Who Needs This?
The Para Protection System Satellite Umbrella is for a particular
problem. Everyone with satellite Tv occasionally expericnces
picture loss in heavy rain storms, snow, fog etc. This is caused by
the weather directly affecting the LNB (the thing on the satellite dish
that acutally collects the signal. This Norwegian invention cures
that problem by shielding the LNB from the weather.

How Does It Work?
A bowed perspex- sheet, is fixed with supplied brackets to the LNB
arm. This gives the microwave head very effective protection
against bad weather and climate. The resultsare that the picture
quality becomes considerably increased. The Para Protection
System is simply mounted by 6 screws in a couple of minutes. And
it needs no maintenance or service.

[findeciclo]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

Something else that is supposed to protect from weather.

PARA PROTECTION SYSTEM SATELLITE UMBRELLA

This is very useful against rainy, but when sat dish is frozen I think this solution is not so efective because signal probably will be zero. But is another point of view to help our satlover's rainy zone friends.
Best regards.

[jonny2by4]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

so how much does this cost?

[peremacedonia]

Re: How to avoid snowy and rainy on our sat dish.

Satellite Dish Heater is ok but that umbrella for lnb i have no words