cant get a satellite signal due to the snow

You have a faulty dish mate.

Sky dishes shpuld not be affected by rain or snow.

What may have happened is that the plastic casing that protects the LNB has become loose and is letting moisture in. You need to get it looked at.

btw ... remember rod hull.......

You can get sky to do it, but they charge £60 for the privilege.

read a book instead

thanks treble will do

I sometimes have this problem too, being temporarily unable to access BBC4, BBC2, C4 etc.

Inadvertently I also found a solution to it. I tune into channel 401 (Sky Sports), get a picture, then immediately tune to the station I actually want (e.g BBC4 116). It has worked evert time I've tried it (hundreds of times).

One of the expected downsides of living in an igloo imo, it is your own fault for lack of foresight.

Dragon, does it do it when it's raining too or just when there's snow? Also, is there a build up snow on the dish itself?

mainly sleet or very heavy rain

ill try that alun ta

check there isn't snow or ice on the dish itself, usually a bit of boiling water over the sensor on the dish works.

I have heard in the past of snow build up weighing a dish down and putting it out of alignment, but I doubt rain would do it as well.

ill get someone out to have alook at it treb when i get aminute

had a similar problem with snow storm a couple of weeks back - didn't correct itself when storm cleared, had to re-boot the box and then pictures came back

all clear now :)

Dragon ,
If there are Trees in your line of sight to 23degrees above the horizon satellite , then snow gatheres on the branches and blocks signal ,
also heavy rain falling added to branches in the line of sight , means "poorer" signal strength channels cut out as "No Signal being received" ..
I got my trees causing these problems cut down :-)

i can't get logged into my computer to post a reply so you have my sympathies.

two tv aerials fell in love and got married...the wedding was rubbish..but the reception was fantastic

Get Virgin no probs then.

do people still have dishes ?

been cable where i am since the mid noughties atleast