Electric Fence basics for dog control

[Davaroo]

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Its also been told to me that if you rund a 2nd ground wire between the two hot ones, it gives an additional layer of protection.

If you've ever looked at some of the "New Zealand" electric fencing systems, this is almost exactly how they do it. Less reliance on compteting the circuit back through the earth to ground. I do similar, by grounding my steel barb wire and field fencing, with the hot wire on insulators. Even if the ground is dry, when you lean on the hot wire and then touch the fence, you really get nailed.

Hot dang, I like the sound of that!
Here poochy, poochy, poochy....

 

[Tala]

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Its also been told to me that if you rund a 2nd ground wire between the two hot ones, it gives an additional layer of protection.

If you've ever looked at some of the "New Zealand" electric fencing systems, this is almost exactly how they do it. Less reliance on completing the circuit back through the earth to ground. I do similar, by grounding my steel barb wire and field fencing, with the hot wire on insulators. Even if the ground is dry, when you lean on the hot wire and then touch the fence, you really get nailed.

Our set up we used to have a hot wire run about 3" away from the base of a chainlink fence. Fried 2 squirrels who had their back legs on the chainlink and their front 'hands' on the hot wire. Wondered why my fence wasn't working one day and that's how I found the little bugger. The second one was right by my window so I saw it before I even went outside.

I've had my fence unplugged for nearly a month (my dog is trained, hehehe) and went to work on it today gotta beef it up to protect the chickens soon, and suddenly my outside outlet isn't working. Grrrr. The circuit is fine I know because my computers and brooder light plug into the same one inside the house.

 

[azelgin]

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Did your GFCI for the outside plug (if there is one) get tripped?

 

[Tala]

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It doesn't work. It looks like a GFCI, but it doesn't trip, it works just like an unprotected outlet. Stupid DIY previous homeowners.
Anyway, I'm gonna work on it tomorrow when the sun is shining, just figured out that it wasn't working tonight when I plugged my drill in and it was really too late to get started on a new project.