Invisible Dog Fence Or Pet Containment Installation Tools
When it comes to Underground dog fence installation tools there are three main requirements.
- Something to burry the wire.
- Something to score (cut) the driveway.
- Something to mount the transmitter.
Installing The Invisible Dog Fence Wire.
The best tool for installing the underground dog fence wire is a walk behind trencher. You can rent one at most tool rental centers for anywhere between $35 dollars a day to $100 dollars a day. The $35 dollar trencher will take most of the day to install one acre and the $100 dollar trencher can install one acre in about 1 hour. I prefer the later.
When asking for a trencher if you say dog fence trencher it will be the $35 dollar trencher if you want the big trencher you would ask for a cable plow. A dog fence trencher can fit in the trunk of your car the cable plow you will need at least a small pick up or a cargo van. Some of the dog fence trenchers will bury the wire as it cuts the trench others will cut the trench and you will have to tuck the wire into the trench yourself.
A cable plow (not a cable trencher) has a vibrating plow that feeds the dog fence wire thru the center of the plow and installs it as you go. If you opt for the dog fence trencher and it doesn’t install the dog fence wire you can use a garden weed tool to press the wire into the trench. If using this method dull the garden weedier first so you don’t accidentally cut the underground dog fence wire even a nick in the wire that exposes the copper will cause problems down the road.
Another way to cut a trench is to use a lawn edger, when using a lawn edger you should use a gas powered one if possible as it will be a lot more powerful. If your soil is hard clay or very rocky you may want to bite the bullet and go for the cable plow. If this is not an option I would run sprinklers the day before and install the invisible dog fence in sections. I say use the sprinklers the day before because if you water before installing the invisible dog fence you will have nothing but mud to deal with.
Crossing The Driveway With The Invisible Dog Fence Wire.
Ok now the underground containment wire is installed its time to deal with the driveway. If you have a culvert use it if it is not more than two or three feet deep just run the containment wire thru some PVC or a garden hose to protect it from ice or animal chews. If you have to cross asphalt or concrete you will need a saw to score (cut) the driveway.
You could rent a gas powered cut off saw but they can rent for over $50 dollars a day or more. If you have a skill saw that will work fine you just need to get a concrete blade (available at any hardware store). When cutting the driveway (or sidewalk) you only need to cut down about ¼ to ½ of a inch deep just enough to get the underground dog fence wire in there and put a bead of caulk over it. (tip: snap a chalk line to cut a straight line) When caulking over the score use emergency wet dry roofing calk that not only works the best but it is also the cheapest.
When installing a invisible dog fence under a brick paver sidewalk there are two options, you can either remove a row of bricks or if the bricks are too tight you can pound a pice of conduit under them. In the long run the conduit is probably the way to go because if it is a high traffic area the bricks may cause damage to the underground dog fence boundary wire.
Mounting The Invisible Dog Fence Transmitter And Running The Twisted Wire.
Finally mounting the invisible dog fence transmitter and running the twist. This is normally the easy part all you need is a cordless drill. First figure out how much twist you need to run from the transmitter to the underground dog fence containment wire. Pull off two lengths of wire that are long enough to connect from the underground dog fence transmitter to the outside boundary. Next tie the two wires to something sturdy and insert the other two ends into the cordless drill and tighten the chuck just like you were tightening a drill bit. Finally pull some tension on the dog fence wires and spin the drill until you get a nice and tight set of twisted wires. Some invisible dog fence kits come with twist and some do not.
Start by mounting the invisible dog fence transmitter in a dry place. The best place is on a out side wall near the dog fence perimeter and near a indoor power outlet. It is OK to mount the pet containment transmitter in a shed or barn as long as it is dry the temperature won’t damage it. After the underground dog fence transmitter is installed staple the twisted wires down the wall and drill a small hole to exit the twisted wires. After drilling and running the twisted wires out seal the hole with some caulk. On the outside of the house you may want to run the twisted wires in some PVC to protect any exposed wire from damage from a weedwacker or animal chews.
Then bury the remaining twist to the underground dog fence boundary and splice the twisted wire to the dog fence boundary wire. It does no matter witch wire goes in what direction as long as it is twisted wire to boundary wire and twisted wire to boundary wire (do not splice all four together this will not work).
That’s how it done if you have installed your invisible underground dog fence or pet containment system and its not working see Invisible dog fence trouble shooting.
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