Has anyone ever tried any spray that would keep snow from sticking /freezing onto their satellite dish?
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Has anyone ever tried any spray that would keep snow from sticking /freezing onto their satellite dish?
Seems like a good idea. But for now it's a broom tied to the end of a pipe for me.
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Originally Posted by jaycee
There are silicon sprays we use for antennas. You can use hard shell wax( may to cold to apply right now) I have used that on my non-heated mirrors for ice and water spray.
Problem you may need to warm the dish before you can apply anything. You can also wash the dish. Dirt and grime will give snow/ice something to grip. Remove the dirt and then apply a coating.
Good luck..
When it's snowy,spray it with a light coat of WD40. I found it works OK most of the time except in freezing rain. Really,that's the downside of a satellite dish. They're useless in crappy weather.
I use SC1 on my snowblower and nothing sticks to it.
Never needed it on my dish, but that is what I would use if needed.
Its what we use on ATVs to keep the mud from sticking inside fender wells.
Use a hammer. lol
Before I got rid of it in favor of an indoor antenna I considered simply attaching a magnetic block engine heater in the 200 watt range on the back side of the dish and plugged into a long extension cord. Simply plug into an outlet a few times in the winter as the weather dictates.
This one goes on sale once in a while at Princess Auto.
http://www.princessauto.com/en/detai...er/A-p4270099e
I think you've used one on yourself once too often! lol :DQuote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
Did say you are trying to keep snow off it or cook on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
Pam cooking spray
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Originally Posted by Snowwalker
???? 200 watts will not cook anything. And less than 2 amps current draw.
I would try rain-ex. I bet that would work in the cold just fine.
MC
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Originally Posted by impact
Bake
Oven
I see what you are saying but sorry the comparison between your oven sitting in a home at room temperature and a roof mounted dish exposed to the elements simply are not part of the original thread question. My response was in reference to the subject matter which is a satellite dish.Quote:
Originally Posted by mooboy76
The metal is thin and the spot you put the block heater will be pretty hot. Not going to turn it into a wok, but it may get warm enough to damage the paint under the heater.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
Good points! Was hoping that if attached at the bottom of the dish the heat would radiate up through the metal and simply melt the snow bottom to top. The surface area of the dish would also dissipate a lot of the heat but your right about the one hot spot. The block heater being on the back side it would not really matter if it blistered a bit. Could always spray the area with high temp bbq paint if it was a problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
The other idea I had was to epoxy pipe heater cable on the backside of the dish in a circular fashion.
Again, I never got around to this project as I cut the cord and have an indoor HDTV antenna. No more climbing the ladder to clean the dish.
Commercially, these are available.
http://www.thesatelliteshop.net/sate...ers-c-871.html
Try lard.
Silicone spray ?
The Never Wet sprays work great but it's too cold to use it now.