At&T U-Verse Sucks...................

[Hoss]

Blowing wind isnt going to cause problems with a properly-installed dish.
If you are having problems like that you need to have them clean up their bad install on their dime.

DirecTV usually picks up half the cost of a service call, but since you could argue that your problem is the result of an incomplete job there should be no charges on your end until the service is working as promised.

Then they must do bad installs a lot, because nearly everyone I know that has Direct or Dish, complains about this during high winds and storms.

Keep in mind I also, when younger and living with parents, used a C-Band 8 foot sat dish.  Will (Artist) knows this because I gave him the dish I didn't need anymore.

BTW Will, what did you ever do with that?

[heironymouspasparagus]

Then they must do bad installs a lot, because nearly everyone I know that has Direct or Dish, complains about this during high winds and storms.

Keep in mind I also, when younger and living with parents, used a C-Band 8 foot sat dish.  Will (Artist) knows this because I gave him the dish I didn't need anymore.

BTW Will, what did you ever do with that?

Usually wind won't do too much - it has to be extreme.  (Like when a tornado rips it off the roof...)

Rain (and snow) on the other hand seem to invariably block the signal at just the right time to miss the weather reports for the storm you are keeping an eye on.  (Rain fade.)

[Hoss]

Usually wind won't do too much - it has to be extreme.  (Like when a tornado rips it off the roof...)

Rain (and snow) on the other hand seem to invariably block the signal at just the right time to miss the weather reports for the storm you are keeping an eye on.  (Rain fade.)

I remember having to get out during the snowstorms and broom the dish off of snow, or we got 'the sparklies'.  I'm sure Dolf remembers that term...always showed up worst in the reds.

[swake]

If you get interference between the Dish and the LNB(s) your signal is going to be impacted. 

I think there are a few people here in town that work for DISH that support Superstar still, or what's left of it.

[Red Arrow]

I remember having to get out during the snowstorms and broom the dish off of snow, or we got 'the sparklies'.  I'm sure Dolf remembers that term...always showed up worst in the reds.

You need to move to a blue state.

[Hoss]

You need to move to a blue state.

Or convert my current state from red to blue?  I'm for that idea better.

[Conan71]

Usually wind won't do too much - it has to be extreme.  (Like when a tornado rips it off the roof...)

Rain (and snow) on the other hand seem to invariably block the signal at just the right time to miss the weather reports for the storm you are keeping an eye on.  (Rain fade.)

Is it rain and snow or thick clouds that cause the interference?

[heironymouspasparagus]

Is it rain and snow or thick clouds that cause the interference?

The one system I get to watch is near OKC and cloudy days never seem to affect, and even a light rain is usually ok.  Heavy clouds this morning and I happened to be here for that - no problem.  With some medium rain and no problem.  Heavy rain every time.  One of those snowstorms we have last year interfered but I am not sure if it was the snowfall or the accumulation on the disk.  Could have been both.

[DolfanBob]

Is it rain and snow or thick clouds that cause the interference?

Heavy downpour can knock it out 3 to 5 minutes. As soon as it let's up it re-sets and comes back on. Ice does not effect it, but snow build up will also block the signal. I install low enough down on the roof to be able to brush it out with a broom. Wind problems are directly caused by poor install.

[Conan71]

The one system I get to watch is near OKC and cloudy days never seem to affect, and even a light rain is usually ok.  Heavy clouds this morning and I happened to be here for that - no problem.  With some medium rain and no problem.  Heavy rain every time.  One of those snowstorms we have last year interfered but I am not sure if it was the snowfall or the accumulation on the disk.  Could have been both.

I've had perfectly good reception during some toad stranglers and it's gone searching for satellites in what I consider a much more minor storm.  That's why I wondered.  I don't think I lost reception during all the snow last year and never had to clear the dish.

[Red Arrow]

Or convert my current state from red to blue?  I'm for that idea better.

That's a terrible idea.  

[custosnox]

Heavy downpour can knock it out 3 to 5 minutes. As soon as it let's up it re-sets and comes back on. Ice does not effect it, but snow build up will also block the signal. I install low enough down on the roof to be able to brush it out with a broom. Wind problems are directly caused by poor install.

Ice can effect it, but it has to build up quiet a bit to do so.  I hear bologna on the dish can do wonders

[DolfanBob]

Ice can effect it, but it has to build up quiet a bit to do so.  I hear bologna on the dish can do wonders

I have customers who say they spray it with Pam. Not sure if that works though.

[custosnox]

I have customers who say they spray it with Pam. Not sure if that works though.

the bologna thing was from my days of tech support.  The story goes that one of the CSRs decided to mess with a customer who called in with a code on the screen, so the tech told them to put bologna on the dish, and while they were doing that, the CSR sent the reset command.  There is a longer one about a potato, but same jest.  On the topic of the ice, though, is that they make defrost units for them, just not sure how it works.

[Conan71]

the bologna thing was from my days of tech support.  The story goes that one of the CSRs decided to mess with a customer who called in with a code on the screen, so the tech told them to put bologna on the dish, and while they were doing that, the CSR sent the reset command.  There is a longer one about a potato, but same jest.  On the topic of the ice, though, is that they make defrost units for them, just not sure how it works.

On a lark I Googled: "satellite dish, heating pad"

Sometimes you have to wonder about search results: