Why does the wire have to be twisted? Does it take three strands of wire? We have 47 acres and want the dogs to have run of our farm.
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First I want to say how this system changed our lives for the better. My two golden retrievers learned their boundaries in two hours. The only reason you twist the wire together is so the dogs can pass over a certain area and not get zapped. For instance my shed houses the control unit but it is way inside the boundary. You twist the two ends of the wire with a drill so when they get to that area there is no response from the collar.
1804240
By twisting the wires you are essentially canceling each wires' signal. I am not aware that it takes 3 strands.
1804241
I've got the control box in my garage. I have the twisted line that is setup to run out of my garage to the perimeter loop which is single strand. As stated, the part that is twisted allows the dog to run over that area and not get corrected. This way my dog can run around my entire house. If you are doing a large run of 47 acres I would definitely upgrade wire. I think I used 14 gauge. The stuff that comes with this kit is very light duty. This fence is one of the best things we ever did for our pup. It's so nice to just let her out and not have to worry about her ever leaving the yard. I've got the control box in my garage. I have the twisted line that is setup to run out of my garage to the perimeter loop which is single strand. As stated, the part that is twisted allows the dog to run over that area and not get corrected. This way my dog can run around my entire house. If you are doing a large run of 47 acres I would definitely upgrade wire. I think I used 14 gauge. The stuff that comes with this kit is very light duty. This fence is one of the best things we ever did for our pup. It's so nice to just let her out and not have to worry about her ever leaving the yard.
1804242
The wire only has to be twisted where you do NOT want the collar to correct the dog. Therefore the only place it is twisted is from the house, to the perimeter that you want to establish. It only takes 1 strand of wire, but when you run it from the transmitter and back to it, you are running two wires which need to be twisted or the dog will be corrected by that run.
1191162
it's best if the wire is buried where people walk. it doesn't have to be buried to work. both ends of the wire connects to the rock and forms a loop. I initially tried to make a very narrow loop about 30' long and 5' wide but I believe the electric field from each wire cancelled the signal out. Frustrating to have the dog just sit on top of the wires and nothing happening. This is very nice solid core copper wire. I also tried braided speaker wire (works), and aluminum wire (works). both far cheaper alternatives.
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I think you misunderstand how the system works. The positive wire goes around the protected area, insulated from being grounded anywhere. It ends in mid-air, which allows a constant voltage (no current flow), just waiting for a critter to touch it. When he does, the circuit completes from the hot wire and through his paws to the ground, traveling through the earth back to the negative ground stake. So you see, there is no batterydrain unless the hot wire becomes grounded, either through the critter or some other short circuit. I suppose a fence would work, but it would haveto be insulated from touching the ground anywhere. That would be tough to do. I think you misunderstand how the system works. The positive wire goes around the protected area, insulated from being grounded anywhere. It ends in mid-air, which allows a constant voltage (no current flow), just waiting for a critter to touch it. When he does, the circuit completes from the hot wire and through his paws to the ground, traveling through the earth back to the negative ground stake. So you see, there is no batterydrain unless the hot wire becomes grounded, either through the critter or some other short circuit. I suppose a fence would work, but it would haveto be... » Read More I think you misunderstand how the system works. The positive wire goes around the protected area, insulated from being grounded anywhere. It ends in mid-air, which allows a constant voltage (no current flow), just waiting for a critter to touch it. When he does, the circuit completes from the hot wire and through his paws to the ground, traveling through the earth back to the negative ground stake. So you see, there is no batterydrain unless the hot wire becomes grounded, either through the critter or some other short circuit. I suppose a fence would work, but it would haveto be insulated from touching the ground anywhere. That would be tough to do. « Show Less
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We used it for a one-acre property. We had to use a lot of our own wire, but it works just fine. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work for a still larger property, if you get yourself enough wire.
758930
You can't cut the wire and attach it to the fence. The fence won't transmit the signal.
870230
No, sorry as we have the Pet-Safe wireless model as well.... (our yard is square and not round- the perimeter of wireless model- which I love by the way- and therefore our dogs liked digging in our neighbors yard). So we had to buy 3 more collars to work with the in-ground model....but our dogs do get out sometimes and then have trouble getting back in the yard because it shocks them coming back in....ugghhh
709856
We enclosed three acres with the fence it used two that were in the box with your system and one extra box. We ordered two extra but only needed one. They are 50 yard spools I believe. The hundred acre is just how much one system can electrify.
750852
I have the same situation . You have to loop wires in front the whole driveway .
2162042
My contractor had to run the wires from outside my house and along my vestibule walls to get in the house to hide the wires. You will definitely need the 50ft of wiring. I did not hook it up to my locks. I am still uncomfortable with that technology in my home.
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It's a loop. It won't work if there's a break. Once it's buried, the most likely source of a break is if you dig into the wire with a tool, rototiller, etc. I put in a few colored stakes when installing the wire to remember where it is.
725339
The cable is pretty thin, but it is wired pretty tight. My bichon is barely able to pull out the wire and I cannot say that it has been a success.
1777009
The wire is stranded. Solid copper wire would be very difficult to work with in this gauge and PE jacket. Both solid and stranded wire are suitable for dog fence installations. Please feel free to ask any additional questions.
912598
Yeah, i had my wire cut, so i know. I would bury mine next time, but i would never advise anyone else to, since i'm not a pro. It's heavy duty, but i would get large outdoor rated electric conduit to run it through, w elbows to take it out of the ground on each end. Maybe more hassle than unplugging each time.
1694939
The circuit loop (wire) must be intact from the base unit all the way around the yard and back to the unit. In other words, if there is a break in the wire the system will not work. As mentioned in other answers, if there is a break in the system, an alarm will go off on the base unit alerting you that there is a break. My suggestion is that you buy thicker wire then what is included with the system. This is what I did. Admittedly, it cost me quite a bit more but I have less of a concern that the wire will break. I bought, '500 Foot Spool ProGrade XHD14 gauge AWG PE Dog Fence Wire'. Like i said, it was expensive but to me it was worth it. Hope this helps:)
709858
We have 15 acres that we bought this product for. We used approximately 4000 to 5000 feet of wire to encompass the entire acreage. We have two large dogs that learned very easy the new boundary. The reason why we installed this fence was that it would fulfill the acreage we want to fence-in and it had some features that we like over some other brands. We also live in the country and our dogs were found in our neighbors chicken coop. They were nice enough not to shot our dogs and also gave us the opportunity to get the fence buried and working. When burying the cable we first used a tractor with a single straight plow, but after a back-breaking full day of burying only 1000 feet of cable we promptly decided to rent a cable burying machine. We had the rest of the property completed wired in less than 1/2 day with that machine for $60, and our backs intact. This product will provide underground barrier for many more acres, but I'm not sure if it will work on a total of 100 acre circumference. We used the small gauge wire but most reviews were recommending using 16 to 14 gauge solid strand wire (which was too pricey for my budget). Our dogs are very high engery dogs but after the first training session they learned quickly. We have had the fence running for 2-3 weeks now and our dogs are very satisfied with only 15 acres to run and play on. I hope this helps, and was not too wordy.
1207063
I had the same problem it has a lot of tension on it. I had to loosen everything that was connected to this wire before it was able to be fit into it's position. If you study it long enough you will see what to do.
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The electrical cord has a wire coil spring shield surrounding it. I have had no animals bother it yet, and I have the cat, 3 dogs & 11 chickens that are exposed to this cord daily. I ave protected her house with a cardboard box big enough that I could slide her house in sideways that way and the entrance would be shielded, but she could still get out of the hole we left on the side of the box, as well to protect the wind that might blow around on the porch, and we ran the wire out of the back of her house and then out of the corner of the box to plug it in to my outdoor socket. Hope that helps. Hope that helps answer your question as well as keep your pet warm! The electrical cord has a wire coil spring shield surrounding it. I have had no animals bother it yet, and I have the cat, 3 dogs & 11 chickens that are exposed to this cord daily. I ave protected her house with a cardboard box big enough that I could slide her house in sideways that way and the entrance would be shielded, but she could still get out of the hole we left on the side of the box, as well to protect the wind that might blow around on the porch, and we ran the wire out of the back of her house and then out of the corner of the box to plug it in to my outdoor socket. Hope that... » Read More The electrical cord has a wire coil spring shield surrounding it. I have had no animals bother it yet, and I have the cat, 3 dogs & 11 chickens that are exposed to this cord daily. I ave protected her house with a cardboard box big enough that I could slide her house in sideways that way and the entrance would be shielded, but she could still get out of the hole we left on the side of the box, as well to protect the wind that might blow around on the porch, and we ran the wire out of the back of her house and then out of the corner of the box to plug it in to my outdoor socket. Hope that helps. Hope that helps answer your question as well as keep your pet warm! « Show Less