My only concern bout installing it in the roof, is when it snows how to clean it, if it is in a pole in my yard(facing south) it is easier to clean. Or is there any other option to handle snow days when mounted in the roof?|||On wood structures, dishes attached there may have movement when the seasons change because of moisture %26amp;/or frost heaving or expansion/contraction due to heating cycles.
This causes for me, 2 seasonal periods (about 2 days each) when the dish is slightly mis-aligned and pixel-ates the reception. Not horrible, but a tad annoying.
Where practical, a cement anchored post (set below the frostline in your zone) would provide the best alternative, if all other factors are equal.|||From a reception perspective, it makes no difference if it is mounted on the roof or a post. What matters is line of sight to the satellite. As for cleaning, unless you have a telescoping pole, I don't see how mounting on a pole makes cleaning easier than mounting on the edge of the roof.
The first thing that came to mind for cleaning snow out of the dish was some type of heater. If you can keep the dish above freezing, snow will melt and that is all you need. A simple Internet search reveals they actually make heaters specifically for satellite dishes.|||I have mine on the roof and every winter when snow is expected I use a very long painters pole with a rag taped on the end and I dip it in vegetable oil, the snow does not stick to the dish.
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