Sky stream remote uses batteries at an alarming rate

[Cr55]

I don't know if anybody has the same problem, but my sky stream remote eats batteries for fun.

Every month I have to renew the batteries because they die.

I've got another remote upstairs and the same thing happens.

[Jporch316 · Accepted solution]

@Cr55 

There was a bad batch of remotes many months ago ...

I've had 4 remotes for almost 2 years and changed the batteries maybe once in each set 

you can request replacement of faulty remotes on this link 

Replace remote

https://www.sky.com/help/forms/streaming-tv-remote

[Fothergill1]

@Cr55  My original remote needed a new set of batteries every 3 weeks and I have seen post on the forum of other people whose batteries only lasted a matter of days.  Overall the quality of the remotes is very poor (I'm being polite).  I got a replacement from Sky and that has behaved.

I would simply request a replacement using the link provided by @Jporch316 but in the meantime if you have one available you can use a Sky Q remote until your replacement arrives

[Cr55]

Thanks  @Jporch316 

I'll be on to sky for a replacement remote.

[CSBisset]

I know its an old thread but I'm changing batteries every 2 days 😞 

[Fothergill1]

Hi @CSBisset  That is obviously not correct and as you can see from my post above I had a similar issue but in my case the batteries lasted a few weeks.  Have a look at the "Answer" to this thread above posted by @Jporch316 where you will see a link to request a replacement (you will need to sign into your MySky account).