Recent content by Bonehead

I'll have to do that. The installer said that I wasn't the first to send him away; in fact, he said that sometimes he replaces a switch on a perfectly functioning system and everything goes to heck, so he understood my concern.

About 1/2 hour ago a D* installer shows up unannounced and wants to replace my multiswitch because (he says) I had upgraded to two HR-22s several weeks ago and they need to change the switch. He had pictures of my multiswitch (it's mounted outside on the side of my house by my back deck). He...

Hi all, Had an HR22 installed as a replacement for a receiver gone bad, but it would not set up properly (hung during satellite setup). The tech said that was common with HR22s set up to use only one tuner. We ended up putting my HR21 at that location and the HR22 replaced the HR21 (which...

I had that exact issue a couple of years back. A new LNB fixed it.

No, but I really didn't check for that. It does seem that the problem is worst when there's a bit of humidity in the air, but being in Denver there's really never a damp cold like you get on the coasts. I'll keep an eye on that next time I lose reception (which I hope isn't this year). The...

Three receivers... What exactly do you think is affected by the cold temperatures to cause this failure?

Well, it's happened again. Everytime it gets below about 10 degrees F, I lose reception (triple-LNB HD dish). If I drag the space heater out to the porch and warm up the LNBs, reception returns. Two questions: 1) Anyone else experience this? 2) Anyone tried to get D* to replace the...