My garden is only 5' deep 40'long w/fence at the back side. Since the minimum shock radius from the wire is 3' how do I run a continuous wire?
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Not sure you can, I do not use the wire side of the unit. You may need to go with more of the contact type fence. Con being not only will your pet be discouraged, but you will if you touch it. Sorry, there are limited options. I have a digger and she just goes elsewhere to dig out of range.
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Sorry I am not sure but would think there would have to some limit to the distance you can run with a small gauge wire only say this because I know there are limitations to gauge size when it comes to electrical. I can tell you this for a fact that I see no difference in my short runs 25' compared to my long runs 150' sorry couldnt help more
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I intend to use at least 500 feet. I don't think there is a limit, so long as the wire is thick enough for 7 ampere.
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Your dog will not get shocked by hearing the tone. If he continues toward the wire, he will feel the shock. The boundary is adjustable. My dog learned very quickly to avoid getting too close to the wire so I chose the minimum distance. You can actually see the a path where she runs. My cats have also learned where the wire is. They sit by it knowing it's their safety zone and the dog won't bug them!
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Yes you have to make a complete loop. You can however make a double loop seperating the wires by about 4 feet, or secure the wires to a physical structure. You would run the twisted dog fence wire out to the area you are wanting to secure and just make a double loop around the one side, connecting one end of the loop wire to one end of each end of the twisted wire, but remember you must separate the wires by 4 feet or so to avoid canceling out the signal.
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Hi WilliamI enclosed two plus acres and it works fine - enough wire came with it, but I got a heavier guage wire from Lowes - it is a bit stonger.
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500 feet as stated in the product description. It was just barely enough to do 1/3 acre around my house. If your lawn is any bigger than .3 acres you definitely need a second coil of wire which is also available on Amazon.
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If there is an area where it is easy to brush up against the fence, you can wrap the wire in electrical tape. But you can't do this for a long stretch, because it defeats the purpose of the fence. Like dogs and cats, children and family have to learn to avoid the fence. The shock is not too serious, and we tested it on ourselves multiple times. However, if you have very small children (age 2 or less), you might not want to use the product until they get bigger.
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Yes, but you don't bury it very deep, just an inch or so. You can run your lawnmower without worrying about the wire.
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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:)
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you would have to use a lot of post to hold up the fence and peas. if you do, I use 1 inch conduit and wire ties. (zip ties)
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Easiest way to tackle this is have two people. Just spread the fence out on the ground. One person at the "top" the other on the "bottom". Work on each wire individually. If it seems it's hanging out too much on the top of the bottom, and not enough vice versa, just "twist/flip" the wire and it should re-align. Sometimes you have to use pliers to re-hook the ends on the correct section . It's a pain. *trust me, we did TWO of these*.
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The wire should be put in the ground only about 1/2 an inch, not deep. Then the wire leaves the controller goes out and in the ground and loops your yard then back to the controller. you can twist the two wires together when they leave the controller and then they won't have until the separate. YOu should go to the PetSafe web site. Also call them if you have any questions. they have very good customer service.
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You need the PetSafe PIF-300-11 Wireless Pet Containment System designed for 180' diameter (360' circle). The errant dogs will get continuous zaps until they return if you use this one. They won't be so quick to leave using this one, and you should later be able to return to using your present ground fence. The alternative is one of the longer distance systems you can control with a hand held transmitter, and holding down the key when you see them take off.
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The unit comes with 3-4+ feet of wire. I would NOT extend it due to the fact that the connection may not be good and false readings may be given. just my 2 cents
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The in ground fence is good for up to 100 acres. If the dog runs through the fence, the shock only lasts for a couple feet. If your dog does run out, you will need to turn up the shock to avoid this issue. Usually once they start getting shocked they will run back in permitted area. There is a beep prior to the shock that notifies the dog once they are close to being shocked. I have 3 dogs on this fence and usually after first shock, they do not try again. The closest they get is to the beep and then back off. Never had a dog run out but I did test for my own knowledge...
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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.