Equipment
Your installation will be most successful if you use the following tools:
Wire
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14 gauge Type USE or Type UF underground rated wire
. This wire
provides lifetime durability, resists breakdown and is waterproof.
To Bury Wire
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Gas-powered edger/trimmer or lawn edger
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Flat shovel or ice chopper
To Splice Wire
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Wire splicer or stripper, wire cutters, and splice kit
To Lay Wire Across Gravel Driveways
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Rake (to rake away stones) and shovel (to dig across driveways)
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Old piece of garden hose for wire laid across driveway
To Install Transmitter (mount it on wall, etc.)
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Phillips screwdriver and straight-edge screw driver
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Staple gun (to staple twisted pair wires to walls, etc.) * Careful not to put
staple through wire!
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3/8” drill bit (to take wire outdoors-through a door frame, window frame, etc.)
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Hammerdrill with 3/8” masonry bit (to go through concrete to bring the twisted
pair from the transmitter to the wire loop)
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Silicone to seal holes (available in tube from hardware store)
To Assemble and Adjust Receiver Collar
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Crescent wrench or small pair of pliers (to tighten probes onto receiver collar)
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Non-permanent Loctite thread locker (used to prevent probes from backing off)
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Summary of Contents for DG9000
Page 1: ...Revised May 2001 Installation Training Guide...
Page 9: ...Grounding to a Ground Rod 6...
Page 39: ...Notes 36...
Page 40: ...Notes 37...
Page 41: ...Notes 38...
