If the loop indicator light is on you can assume the break is in the other half of the boundary wire.
Finding break in underground fence.
To start turn your wire locator receiver on near the.
Now that the wire locator transmitter is hooked up and sending a signal with our fence unit we can use the wire locator receiver to find the break in your underground fence.
Plug in the fence transmitter and check the loop indicator light.
Splice the other end of the test wire to either side of your boundary wire where you cut it in half.
After calling the company i was informed that this alarm meant there was a break in the fence and that i should have them come out as soon as possible because my dog would surely figure this out in a few days.
Hooking up to both fence wires will send a signal up both sides of the break making it much harder to detect.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how to use it.
Recently i went into my garage to find the invisible dog fence transmitter beeping.
How to find a break in an invisible fence using a wire locator.
Wire break locator kit.
This locator can detect wires up to 80 cm away from the sensing.
The most common way to find a break is to use an underground locator.
An invisible fence is both a type and a brand of fence that keeps your pet inside a confined area.
The wire breaks must be clean breaks.
First an overview of how a hidden fence or an invisible fence works.
You can locate a wire break for any brand systems using a petsafe wire break locator kit.
The kit includes a mini transmitter and an am radio.
The wire is connected to a transmitter usually mounted in your basement or your garage.
This means the new owners already have the wiring for an invisible fence.
When a family moves from their home they often leave their invisible fence wiring intact and install new wiring in the new place.
Based upon our extensive tests we have determined that this device only works well for fence systems with less than 500 feet of wire.