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Help with electric fence
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Help with electric fence
I tried to install a solar powered electric fence last fall. It was an utter failure! Does anyone have any video links they can share on how to install an electric fence for dummies?
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One commonly overlooked thing is that they need to be grounded.
Just a thought.
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Thank you. I damn near blew out my shoulder pounding those multiple foot long copper rods into the ground! LOL Question: do you have to run multiple levels of wire? Or, will one electric wire around the fencing perimeter be sufficient? I did not use metal t post. I cheaped out and bought plastic ones. Could that be my problem? I’m usually pretty good at figuring things out but this has me struck dumb!
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Here’s an easy way to drive a ground rod with water!
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😁 awesome!
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Incredible video. I can’t wait to get up in the morning and try that! I have another spare grounding rod! I don’t know if that will solve my problem but I will definitely take that information into my future! Thanks again
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Be sure not to do it with a house my friend!
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The charge pack or solar pack positive goes to the fence and the negative goes to the ground rod into the ground. and the fence needs to be pulled taught and not drooping onto the ground. I do Have a fence video on youtube.
Darren
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Thank you! I will check out that video!
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cool, oh and one more thing make sure you have a tester to make sure you have voltage present.
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Or you could have your cousin pee on it like my cousin did to me! 😵
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Now thats too Damn funny, been there won’t do that again.🤣
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😂😂😂
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Yes, I do! It appears the only thing I’m lacking is skill! I will overcome! Thank you so much for all of the information. 😁
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How long is your fence? What was your solar fencer rated for? I would search to see if other people have had issues with the particular model you have. I would do at least 2 strands since you don’t want to risk a cow (or whatever you have inside) getting out. I made a temporary Shute from the barn to the pasture with the plastic post using one strand and didn’t that steer get under that one strand! Lesson learned!!! Good luck!
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my electric fence has trouble working if the ground is too dry. to get around this, i hook my ground wire to the metal fence and/or run a ground wire between hot wires. if you hit both at once, you get the full shock. note that if your electric fence gets shorted out, and your ground is the fenceline, your gates and stuff will spark…..
I also suggest you get a charger with as many Jules as you can afford if you are going to try to keep in cows, goats/sheep… (my favorite I have is 16j and it is great! – until I get bit too…)
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Any secrets out there to “rejuvenate” an older “tired” electric poultry net that isn’t conducting electric as well as it used to? Any broken strands (only 1 or 2) have been repaired. Ground rod, check. 110 outlet from the house isn’t tripped, check, extension cords all work, check, neg to the ground and positive to the fence, check, grass isn’t grounding it out (no rain for a few days), check. It gets about 2.5K volts on my tester, when it used to go up to 6-8K volts. The dog had a bad experience and now steers very clear. Any advice appreciated!
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You can try and water the ground rod(s). That will help them make better contact with the earth.
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Will do! It’s been SO dry here.Thank you
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I always used two ground-rods – spaced no less than 10 feet apart.
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I ran a ground wire below the fence for ground, the full distance, and circled each t-post. Seems to work okay.
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Just for clarity, a bare copper wire along the bottom strand of the fence, looping each t-post and joining with the main ground rod. Correct?
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Yes, that is what I did. Slightly under ground to stay out of the way and make good contact. My fence uses 3 strands working against the ground.
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I just run a strand of my electric fence wire along as ground – it’s alot less expensive than copper.
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Get a fence tester that has a fault finder. It can save you miles of walking looking for a short.
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I can install and do basic electric, but fault chasing is a real weak spot for me. I thought about taking some electricity trade classes, just to learn more. Electric still seems like magic to me.
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Here’s the one I have.
FenceMate Digital Fence Tester for Fence Volt up to 19.9 kV, Cordless Fence Detector up to 19,900 V, Fence Scout, Fault Finder Diagnose Current (Amp) & Flow Direction, 9V Battery, Belt Clip Included https://a.co/d/84OIClH
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Thanks so much for the recommendation!
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