I'd like to know if anyone else that has Direct TV satellite is noticing that the receiver is very hot,  even when it's not turned on. On a resent outting I happen to put my hand up in the bulk head where I keep the receiver and noticed that it was very hot and it wasn't on at the time. I keep the bulk head door open for air to circulate, but like I said the unit wasn't even on. I don't believe that it should be that hot given that it's not on. When we got home the first thing I checked was the reciever at the house and it was also hot, but not as hot as the RV. Any thoughts on this, My fellow Rver's.  Gummy

Ours stayes warm most all the time and sometimes quite warm on a hot day when its on. A lot depends on the temp at the time and the amount of air circulation space in the cabinet its in. Might call your provider and discuss it with them. Now calling DirecTV may take a while and a LOT of patience. You might even have to speak another language. Good Luck Mike

Hi Mike, Thanks for getting back to my question, it just doesnt seem right that the reciever should be that hot when it's not on. I will be calling Direct to get their take on the issue. The last time I called, I got lucky, the lady that I talked to was very good at trouble shooting and I could understand every wood she said. Thanks again. Gummy

We had the same problem with our Direct TV receiver.  For one thing the cabinets are soooo small!  We went to Radio Shack and purchased a small fan about 3x3 in size (might have been originally meant for a computer) and wired it to run constantly.  The salesman at Radio Shack helped us get the necessary items to make the connection.  When I described the problem to him he was able to show me several fans that might have worked.  We bought the small size so it can fit in the cabinet.
I also mentioned this to a Direct TV tech that came to our house and he said that they get hot like that and it is ok.  I didn't feel comfortable with anything that hot in such a small area in my motorhome so that is why I purchased the fan.  It works great!!!  Keeps things cool and I sometimes still leave my door open to the cabinet but I really don't have to.  Go talk with the folks at Radio Shack.

Hey Mike, that sounds like the smart thing to do and I'll be on it right away. Gummy

Hey Grummy, my Driect TV boxes run on the hot side here in the stick house. Th e HDDVR box runns very hot it has a HD that spins all the time. I think the Fan idea is a great one.