what's it take to switch out a DISH remote?

[Soundguy]

wife likes to 'wash' one of the dish remotes. the one in the kitchen gets wet about once a month and i have to pop it apart and dry it out and clean the baord with alcohol.

apparrently didn't survive this time. each time she looks at me as if she has no idea how it gets wet when she leaves it by the sink. ( really? )

anyway.. we have 2 boxes.. one with dvr, one not. each has a 1/2 labeled remote bedroom and living room have the dvr box and their silver remotes with dvr functions..e tc.

kitchen and dining room have the non dvr 1/2 black remotes. the kitchen / 1 remote died.

i'm going out on a limb here and guessing i can't hit a dish reseller and just buy a remote and take it home and it will work.. right?

what's the routine i'll be looking at? wife likes to listen to tv in the am while putting around the house and that didn't happen this am.. which means I have to listen tot he wife not listening to the tv in the kitchen..

catch my drift?

 

[JerryK]

As far as I know, you can go on Ebay and buy a new one and it will work. You have to get the right remote for the right box.... though. I have a Dish 322 Dual TV receiver, one remote is IR for the house TV and the other remote is UHF for the TV a out in my pole barn.... so I can watch the Lions lose on the weekends.... But they have quite a few different receiver boxes, and you can see mine has two differnt types of remotes...

 

[teampryor]

call dish they will probably just send you one.

 

[crankshaft21]

A dealer should have one, I have seen them at Walmart also, no matter where you get one from, you have to program it to the tv that you want to control. The instructions on how to program a remote is in the owers book.

 

[JerryK]

If you get the exact replacement like the one that came with your receiver, there is little or no programing to do. Like above posts, if you pay the extra month maintenance fee, they will give you one for 'free'. I think it is around $5 a month extra on your bill. And, it would be good to try them first and get one for free if possible....

 

[Biggreenavalanche]

I bought a Logitech universal remote, little pricey but worth it and no problems in three years...I have the harmony one version...it is capable of running every thing you own that is able to be remotely operated....aside from that you can get one at wally world

Rich

 

[Soundguy]

i'll have to call them and see if i can get that free one.. hadn't thought about that as a possibility

 

[kf4uda]

If you can't squeeze a free one out of them you can get one pretty cheap off of ebay and follow this guide to set it up:

DISH Network Remote Control Set Up | DISH TV Blog

 

[kensnelling]

Nothing to do with programming a remote, but we keep our kitchen TV remote in a ziploc bag. Buttons are easy to operate and it keeps it dry and all the other kitchen nasties off of it.

Ken

 

[MossRoad]

Look for a cheap universal learning remote. I have several different models from X10 over the years. They were on sale for $35.00.
I teach them the codes from the original remote, then pull the batteries from the original remote and store it (usually behind the device it controls) for future needs.

X10 stuff is cheap (and cheaply made, no argument there) but it works pretty well.

Or just try a universal remote. They usually have codes already built in for most products theses days and non-learning ones can be had for twenty bucks.

 

[Dr Dave]

Nothing to do with programming a remote, but we keep our kitchen TV remote in a ziploc bag. Buttons are easy to operate and it keeps it dry and all the other kitchen nasties off of it.

Ken

Very good idea Ken, we will have to try this, when the grandson comes they get sticky, now if I can find one big enough for my laptop keyboard.:laughing:

Dave

 

[Mickey_Fx]

call dish they will probably just send you one.

Yes. Have done so on several occasions.

 

[edlegault]

Two choices: don't let grandson play/use remote, don't let wife wash dishes! :laughing:
(Other wise, dry out the remote and call DISH and tell them it doesn't work. Don't volunteer that it took a bath!)

For future cleaning --- use (alcohol content) wet wipes to clean the remote exterior. :dance1:

Or, put it inside a plastic bag.

 

[Uncle Doug]

Look up the model number on Ebay. I bought a couple of them last year. It even comes with a easy to follow instructions sheet to reprogram the remote to the TV and receiver.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Dish has replaced my remote and DVR free of charge several times but I dont know if we have the maintenance agreement or not. When looking at a replacement, look on the back at the top and look at the xx IR number. Mine are 20.1IR and 20.3IR and they only control the receiver that they are linked to.

 

[Soundguy]

i doubt it would work.. the dish remote is uhf and ir


in any case.. called em today while I was at home for lunch.. told them the remote didn't work.. they said they'd send me a new one.. didn't mention a charge?

did say I'd have to do some song and dance to program it to the rcvr though.

will see..

Look for a cheap universal learning remote. I have several different models from X10 over the years. They were on sale for $35.00.
I teach them the codes from the original remote, then pull the batteries from the original remote and store it (usually behind the device it controls) for future needs.

X10 stuff is cheap (and cheaply made, no argument there) but it works pretty well.

Or just try a universal remote. They usually have codes already built in for most products theses days and non-learning ones can be had for twenty bucks.

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. i've been cleaning it with alcohol.

and I will try out that ziplock bag idea.

i didn't voulenteer it took a bath.. just said it no longer worked.. that seemed good enough for them..

will see

Two choices: don't let grandson play/use remote, don't let wife wash dishes! :laughing:
(Other wise, dry out the remote and call DISH and tell them it doesn't work. Don't volunteer that it took a bath!)

For future cleaning --- use (alcohol content) wet wipes to clean the remote exterior. :dance1:

Or, put it inside a plastic bag.

 

[brin]

yep.. i've been cleaning it with alcohol.

and I will try out that ziplock bag idea.

i didn't voulenteer it took a bath.. just said it no longer worked.. that seemed good enough for them..

will see

You'll be OK...you were smart to just say it did not work...they did not charge me when mine just stopped working...wink...wink...Most times...silence is golden...

 

[MossRoad]

i doubt it would work.. the dish remote is uhf and ir


in any case.. called em today while I was at home for lunch.. told them the remote didn't work.. they said they'd send me a new one.. didn't mention a charge?

did say I'd have to do some song and dance to program it to the rcvr though.

will see..

Ah, yes. I forgot about the UHF. A friend of mine has Dish and mentioned that once.

 

[Tollster]

They will send you one,but they need to know if its infra red,or through the walls, remote one or remote two. if remote one or remote two is set up for infra red,then all the remotes on one or two must be infra-red, no mixing. I just went through all this with dish after relocating my reciever to the downstairs den.