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Message posted on ‎24 Jul 2025 03:09 PM

Box getting very hot

The top of my Sky box is getting very hot. Scared to leave on in case it catches fire

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Message posted on ‎24 Jul 2025 04:23 PM

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@ValDeller wrote:

The top of my Sky box is getting very hot. Scared to leave on in case it catches fire

Which box do you have? Sky Q or Sky Stream? 

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Message posted on ‎24 Jul 2025 04:27 PM

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Sky Q.

All I want is to speak to someone at Sky to resolve the issue.  But cannot get through to a real live person!

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Message posted on ‎24 Jul 2025 04:49 PM

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@ValDeller  Your post has been moved to the correct board as your issue is not related to Sky Glass

Like you I'm a customer here, Sky Employees are clearly identified as such.
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Please note I only provide help on the main forums and not via PM, PM's are switched off.




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Message posted on ‎24 Jul 2025 05:45 PM

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@ValDeller wrote:

The top of my Sky box is getting very hot. Scared to leave on in case it catches fire

@ValDeller I have escalated this to sky

You may receive an email or a private message inviting you to have a private conversation on the Community with a Sky Expert.

Look out for a chat bubble at the bottom of your screen inviting you to a chat
If you are using the Safari browser please make sure that Hide IP Address is not checked in order to see the chat bubble. If you are having trouble finding this to check the settings, use another browser such as Firefox, Chrome etc.

The link below explains how the escalation process works

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Did-you-know/Escalating-a-post-to-a-Sky-expert/ba-p/3711147#M1014


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Message posted on ‎25 Jul 2025 08:03 AM

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Hi there! Thank you for escalating this. We have sent an invite to @ValDeller.

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