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Wire break location test
There are two types of wire breaks: full and partial. In a full break,
the boundary wire is completely broken or cut. In a partial break,
the boundary wire is intact, but the insulation surrounding the wire is
damaged and radio signal is being lost.
To find a wire break, first check the most common wire break
locations:
• At the wire exit point of the house
• Where the wire enters the ground from the house (usually caused
by string trimmers)
• Where the wires cross sidewalks or driveways (usually caused by
edging and string trimmers)
• Around landscaping and flower beds (usually caused by digging
or working up the soil)
• In aerated lawns
• At wire splices where gel-filled capsules have not been installed
• At wire splices without reinforcement knots
If you do not find a wire break in one of the above locations, there
are two options for locating it:
Option 1 (recommended):
Contact our Customer Care team
to purchase a Wire Break Locator kit. This kit detects full breaks, not
partial breaks.
Option 2
: Follow the procedure below:
1. Unplug the fence transmitter.
2. Connect both ends of your twisted boundary wire to one
terminal on the transmitter.
3. Measure and cut a test wire half the length of your total
boundary wire footage.
4. Connect one end of the test wire to the other terminal on the
transmitter.
5. Locate the halfway point of your boundary and cut the
boundary wire.
6. Splice the other end of the test wire to either side of your
boundary wire where you cut it in half.
7. Plug in the fence transmitter. If a wire break warning alarm does
not occur, you can assume the break is in the other half of the
boundary wire.
8. If a wire break warning alarm does occur, you can assume
there is a break in this portion of the boundary wire. However,
there is a small chance there is more than one break in your
system. Be sure to check both halves of your loop.
9. Replace the damaged boundary wire with new boundary wire.
10. Reconnect the boundary wire to the transmitter.
11. If the wire break warning alarm has been resolved, test the
system with the receiver collar.
