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Will This Work? (1 Viewer)
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lod01
Footballguy
If so, I was gonna say that it was the dumbest person ever conceived. I thought maybe you were tricking us with the mention of DIY.
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lod01
Footballguy
Not sure but I think so. The signal should go thru the ice but would it be distorted?
I really was hoping some clown took some funky camera and was trying to steal the signal off the dish....which would not work.
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chet
Footballguy
chet
Footballguy
I don't want to move the dish. If I do, then I need a service call. I don't have a big enough ladder. It's ~20-25 feet in the air.
Fat Nick
Footballguy
Aw hell...I'll be the first to applaud the redneck ingenuity. 
No reason why it wouldn't work. I'd do this before I'd try and climb a ladder in those conditions...plus, beating on the dish with a hammer/screwdriver could throw off your dish's aim.
That said, once things clear up, I'd consider moving the dish to a place away from the overhang. If that's not possible, consider coating your dish with THIS to keep the water (and snow) from building up on it as badly.
No reason why it wouldn't work. I'd do this before I'd try and climb a ladder in those conditions...plus, beating on the dish with a hammer/screwdriver could throw off your dish's aim.That said, once things clear up, I'd consider moving the dish to a place away from the overhang. If that's not possible, consider coating your dish with THIS to keep the water (and snow) from building up on it as badly.
seahawk 17
Footballguy
I've used a hair dryer on my dish before...the trick will be if you can get close enough.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
What kind of potato was used to take that pic?
chet
Footballguy
Witz
Footballguy
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Yeah. I don't think your typical blow dryer is going to be able to generate much heat if you use it outside in freezing temps.
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
Banana for scale?
playin4beer
Footballguy
Word of advice.. don't hold your hand in front of the heat gun to test how hot it's getting.... I know somebody that did that
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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Once it has thawed you should pick up a couple of smudge pots to keep it that way.
Thorn
Footballguy
Word of advice.. don't hold your hand in front of the heat gun to test how hot it's getting.... I know somebody that did that
I was about to do the same thing once when I realized the heat gun was melting duct tape instantly.
chet
Footballguy
pics with heat gun
any suggestions on temperature? I don't want it to melt the paint on the dish obviously.
any suggestions on temperature? I don't want it to melt the paint on the dish obviously.
Statcruncher
Footballguy
To be honest the fastest way to get the ice off that is to use room temperature water. Can you reach it with a pitcher from the window?
lumpy19
Footballguy
Yup this is what i've done....just pour water on the dish...even if you have to throw the water
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
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Rove!
Footballguy
reminds me of this story
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/01/03/crews-battle-fire-in-marion-township/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/01/03/crews-battle-fire-in-marion-township/
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
It's ice on a piece of plastic. Just bang it off. It's not like those things are lined up with laser precision. They pretty much just have to point to the southwest sky and they'll work. Mine used to shoot through trees and worked fine.
Tyranny
Footballguy
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
Who the hell puts their dish under the roof runoff? This is like when the dip####s on Survivor build their shelter in the plant free ravine.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
gianmarco
Footballguy
Fat Nick
Footballguy
The dish is actually metal if it's like mine. The paint is cosmetic. I've seen people paint them to help them blend in. As long as it's a flat color, I don't think the paint/surface matters.chet said:
I'd be real careful doing that...you're right, they're not lined up with laser precision, but the new HD elliptical shaped dishes are lined up on more axes. Up, down, and pitch of the dish (i.e. tilt of the elipitcal part, like tilting your head while still looking forward). Looking at where his dish is, it'd be a real pain to have to go up there and realign without the signal tools an installer uses. It's not like the old round ones that you just aimed and listened to the signal strength. If you knock it a little bit out of alignment, you could lose some channels, but not all.TheIronSheik said:
That said, the water thing sounds like a decent idea...or better yet, get some of that anti-ice spray you can use on car windows.
