Satellite dish is snowy conditions

[JamesNiko]

With months of snow forecast for the UK I was just wondering if my standard Sly dish (zone 1) would lose signal and if other types of dish would hold up better in poor conditions e.g. bigger dish size.


Edit: In the title/subject its meant to say 'in' not 'is'

[blueflash234]

i would answer yes bigger is better

[**OVERRIDE**]

As long the dish is aligned properly & you keep the LNB free of snow you should be fine....

[happy_highlander]

Don't hit lnb with brush handle to remove any snow

[ke1th]

We're almost guaranteed snow in Kent every year - it seems to come straight down the North Sea and hit the sticky-outy bit aka Kent.
My small zone 1 dish faces the English Channel and gets the same occasional problems:
1) loss of signal during severe blizzards or electrical storms moving up the channel, but they only last a short time. Symptoms are picture glitches/freeze followed by 'No signal'. A quick look on the Met Office rainfall radar usually shows a major storm coming my way.
2) subsequent build up of snow on the dish and LNB which screws things up until a kettle of hot water out of the landing window returns things to normal. (Don't forget to make sure your F connectors are well waterproofed before snow arrives as it builds up under covers and gets where rain can't reach)

If you don't switch your receiver off the LNB will be gently warmed anyway by the power it's consuming.

Sage advice from happy_highlander though!