[BC] COVERED Sat dish vs snow

[Chuck Leavens]

Ames makes an extendable aluminum broom that is designed for sweeping 
house roofs from the ground. It can have a very very long reach. 
I've used one for years on my dish. Reaches as far as you like for a 
dish. About $38 at Home Depot.


>At 10:43 AM 1/5/2006, Willie wrote:
>
>>  I have to manually broom it off, and I
>>can't quite reach the upper 1/3 of the cover from the ground. As 
>>long as I get
>>*most* of it off,...........
>
>Willie,
>  Go to your local home center super store and buy one of those 
>extendable painter's handles...the kind that extends from 6 ft to
>10 ft.,  or maybe from 8 ft to 14 ft, and also purchase a screw-on 
>type 10" stiff-bristle scrub brush, (or squeegee as someone else has 
>suggested).  I have been able to reach to the top of all my dishes 
>with this setup.

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Thanks,

Chuck

Chuck Leavens 
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