Invacom QPH-031 + weather

antare · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 02:04 PM

Anyone running the Invacom QPH-031 in Cold climate?
There is a space between the the red film and the plastic edge
that I worry will build up ice

see pic

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rainman · #2 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 02:41 PM

ran one all through last winter got below zero for several days in snow and freezing rain with no problems.

wejones · #3 (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 05:14 PM

My QPH031 hasn't been through a winter yet, but what I usually do, is just throw a plastic grocery bag over the lnbfs. Actually, with an 18" DTV dish, I used to put a big trash bag over the whole dish/lnbf, and it would keep the whole thing snow free all winter long. But the 3' dishes are too big to fit in a trash bag.

rainman · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by wejones

My QPH031 hasn't been through a winter yet, but what I usually do, is just throw a plastic grocery bag over the lnbfs. Actually, with an 18" DTV dish, I used to put a big trash bag over the whole dish/lnbf, and it would keep the whole thing snow free all winter long. But the 3' dishes are too big to fit in a trash bag.

if you get one of the big yard bags Bill it should fit a 36" dish.

wejones · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rainman

if you get one of the big yard bags Bill it should fit a 36" dish.

I was thinking about that, but wasn't sure. It would have to cover the dish AND the lnbf arm. Also, the white garbage bags didn't look quite so bad next to snow, while I'm not sure my wife would go for a black yard bag.

What I HAVE done, is just run a strip of plastic from the top of the dish, down to the lnbf, ie not covering the whole dish, but covering the lnbf and part of the lnbf arm (in heavy snows, often you get snow building up on the lnbf arm enough to block the lnbf). This seems to shed snow well, and keeps it from building up on either the lnbf, lnbf arm and center of dish.

Before I used plastic bags with the DTV dish, I had to always go out and knock snow off the lnbf, but the bags made it maintenance free. I think with my 36" dishs, this year, I may run a string from the top of the dish to the lnbf, and throw a white plastic bag over the lnbf/string, part way up. I think that should keep the snow off.