South Leeds LS10 1RH |
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0113 2731434 |
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South Milford LS25 5LF |
01977 681871 |
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Castleford WF10 5JL |
01977 550441 |
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, Bradford, BD4 0RY |
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To verify that your electric fence is working effectively you will need to walk the fence line checking that adequate voltage is passing along your fence wires by testing with a voltage meter. If power is dropping from your fence it can be caused by various reasons.
SHORT CIRCUITS Any brush or grass that touches the fence will cause a short circuit, rendering the fence useless.
Consequently, to ensure that your fence remains free from vegetation it is essential to walk the fence line regularly to check vegetation growth, trimming back branches and overgrown vegetation where necessary. In fall dead branches may fall onto the fence wires and will drain power from the fence line unless they are removed.
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FROZEN GROUND & ELECTRIC FENCING
During the winter months, when soil is dry or frozen, the charge emitted from an electric animal fence may gradually become weaker and the fence may even stop emitting a charge completely.
Moist soils are more conductive than dry soils, and as frozen soils have a low
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moisture content, it reduces the ability of the charge to make contact with the grounding rods to complete the circuit that provides the shock to the animal when it touches the fence.
Animals naturally grow dense winter coats to help insulate and protect them from the cold winter weather. This extra layer of insulation not
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only protects them from the elements, but also provides some protection against the current emitted from an electric fence. So it may be necessary to increase the voltage on your fence during winter to ensure that you animals receive enough of a jolt for the fence to provide the necessary stopping power to contain your animals. |