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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Satellite Dish vs. Weight
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<blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 751652" data-attributes="member: 369937"><p>One other thing must also be factored in on a multi dish install on a roof, and that is snow and ice loading if you are in a cold climate.</p><p></p><p>Wet snow weighs about 12 pounds per cubic foot, dry snow is about 5 pounds per cubic foot, (averages) so the larger the dish and the steeper the azimuth (angle its looking up at the satellite) the more snow its going to accumulate.</p><p></p><p>This is not too important if there are only a few dishes and they are say under 1 to 2 meter in diameter, but 9 dishes at 2 to 4 meters in diameter could put a serious load on the roof.</p><p></p><p>It also depends on the type of roof they are going on as it also has a snow load to be worried about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terryl, post: 751652, member: 369937"] One other thing must also be factored in on a multi dish install on a roof, and that is snow and ice loading if you are in a cold climate. Wet snow weighs about 12 pounds per cubic foot, dry snow is about 5 pounds per cubic foot, (averages) so the larger the dish and the steeper the azimuth (angle its looking up at the satellite) the more snow its going to accumulate. This is not too important if there are only a few dishes and they are say under 1 to 2 meter in diameter, but 9 dishes at 2 to 4 meters in diameter could put a serious load on the roof. It also depends on the type of roof they are going on as it also has a snow load to be worried about. [/QUOTE]
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