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The porcelain ones have to be threaded and draw ALL the wire through them. The plastic ring insulators you may pull out the wire and slot it onto the insulator by the convenient slit in the side. There is no need to use strainers, the fence uses electricity to keep the animals in not the...

Something that works really well and is permanent is a strip of builders damp course underneath the bottom strand. This prevents grass growth as can be seen from these images of electric pountry netting

It depends on the output of the machine and how much wire is attached to it. If it is near its capacity then not much vegetation will be an issue. Basically a few leaves will not be an issue but the more that touches it the more energy is drained away. Rather like a hosepipe with holes in it -...

It is quite difficult to be precise. Solar panels do not require direct sunlight and will work off ambient light BUT the production will be reduced ( direct sunlight is best but not strictly necessary). I have set up units in forested areas but put the panels on posts into the tree canopy to...

That was to her butt - I'm talking about the mouth which is a very different kettle. Improving the effectiveness of an Electric Fence

Most energisers will be running at about 6000v and is adequate for most situations. I don't think you need to be concerned about the maximum but what will keep the animal in. There are units that work upto 10000v quite safely for sheep and poultry.

Solar panels work well PROVIDING you have a panel with sufficient capacity to both run your unit and charge up the battery to use during the night and dark days. So many of the units on the market have piddly little panels that only supplement the battery to extend their life. Upto .5 joule use...

I've never heard of a solar panel being in too much sun as they all should have a over-charging protection diode and even if they did not the only effect would be to the battery getting hot and having a shorter life. The fence energiser should still work off the energy from the panel even if the...

Hi Pete, Have a look at this Electric Fencing problem solving page , it may help. If you have an AM radio it helps to search for leaks as a radio signal is given off (Marconi Effect from your old school physics) and is picked up as a "click" on the radio. This gets louder the closer you get to...

There are a couple of methods to improve the earth to earthpost contact;- 1/. Increase the number of stakes as deep as possible preferably into wet soil, river bed or dripping tap (Pretty obvious) 2/. Add an earth stake every 500m away from the primary stake radiating out from that stake. 3/...

I've been installing electric fencing in Africa for 30 years. You can certainly erect a fence that will keep out any mammal - it must be designed for the the job and sometimes needs a different technique for different targets. If a fence is not working then it has not been erected correctly...