electric fence problem

[Farmer Kitty]

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I think that depends on the length of your ground rods too. Also, if you live where it's rocky and can't get a ground rod in very far, you can put them in sideways. It's not how far down the rod goes, it's how much rod that is buried whether it's one, two, three, or whatever.

 

[patandchickens]

If it says 7kV with a *reliable* fence tester at the charger, and there are no buried wires anywhere and the tape is the self-same one you've used before with no problem, I would say the problem is almost certainly your insulators. I'd just pull and replace them *all*, because even if they're not all bad, the still-good ones are probably not far from failing.

I betcha this is it.

(BTW you need *fewer* ground rods in wetter soil, more ground rods in drier soil (or to wet the soil more), so I can't see how that could be your problem.)

Good luck,

Pat

 

[natalie1136]

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Have you checked your grounds? That can cause this problem