Frozen satellite dish

I was wondering if anyone else has problems with their satellite picture. Last night the babysitter phoned me in a panic, there was no Deutsch Tv at all and the Uk Sky is all strangely polarised and weird colours. Its still the same this morning. Does the ice and snow affect the dish? I've brushed it down but not sure whether to use de-icer.

Any ideas would be most gratefully appreciated!!! Please, I need the news at least! And then there's Eastenders tonight!!

My sat. dish is also playing up, and yes the bad weather conditions can effect it. I wouldn't keep brushing the dish though, you may knock it slighty off it's setting and end up without any pictures!
I guess you'll just have to put up with it until the weather improves...or surf the net for the news etc.

Thanks. It doesn't seem so bad outside though- only a very light snowfall and quite bright outside. Tried to reset it but still got Warped colour and no deutsch.

Pour some luke warm water over the back of the dish, and also remove any build up of snow on the "Feed arm" (In your case the silver arm that sticks out of the front of the dish)
Then un plug the receiver (inside) from the mains power supply, then plug it back in!

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Or call these guys! bavaria_satellites

Edit: Or listen to Grinner, which in case you didn't know are one and the same thing.

I did call BS but the he must have been having a wee lie in this morning! I'm away to try the water now!! Will let you know how I get on.

aaaaargh! Not worked!! and I tripped and spilled a full basin of water all over my kids bed !! Any other suggestions? I'm not a tv addict or anything its just kind of comforting knowing that I have uk tv.

Ok.. Did you unplug the sky box from the mains power?

Try doing it for the Tele too...

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Sat box unplugged... wait a minute, I'll try the tv one now. i'm still trying to dry out from the earlier mishap!!

okay thats me tried the tv plug as well. Still nothing.

The deutsch tv is like a snowstorm effect and sky still the same. I think Grinner needs to pay a visit?

Well someone is.

Good luck getting sorted before Stenders.

He's up

Sounds like a Telly fault to be honest...

Okay! The Satellite is not the problem. Was told to try another Tv and this works fine. So it looks like my TV is busted. I'm actually relieved it's not the satellite, all I need to do is find the receipt for the TV which is just only a year old!!

Thanks everyone for your help!

Ps Isn't Grinner clever, diagnosing the fault via TT? Top Man!

Okay, I found the receipt for the above telly!! just getting ready to take it back to the shop now. I was wondering if anyone can tell me though, am I entitled to a replacement should they keep my tv to repair it? I have very basic deutsch and I'm not sure what's what.

No, typically you are not entitled to a replacement tv.

Aw, bugger! The kids are going to go nuts!! Then I'll go nuts as well!!! Thanks anyway!

Technomart very helpful and plonked a TV on the counter for me before I even asked So hopefully all is well and my own TV will come back sorted in 2 weeks as promised!!

Thanks Grinner for your very kind offer of a loan TV, you're a star!!

Title Sounds like a TV dinner ...
Frozen salty dish...
Sorry cannot be more helpful than (maybe) help ou smile...a bit...

ooh er, what kind of dinners do you eat?

Haggis ??? or taty scones

It's 'tattie' !!