One of the most common uses of electric fencing is to bolster another, already standing fence that is being used to contain animals but the animals have found ways to get through or over the fence. Usually in this situation just one strand of electric fencing is used either along the top of the fence or across some gap or weak part of the fence. This way the animal stops using whatever way they have found to get out.
The first thing to do to make an electric fence is locate what store in your area sells the materials you will need. Usually it is some store that carries hardware and perhaps farm supplies. It might be a Farmer's Co-op or a home improvement specialty store. The pieces that will be needed include the wire itself and this is usually a 12 to 16 gauge wire which of course is made of material that carries an electric charge. Then you will need some kind of insulating fixtures that hold the wire away from the fence posts.
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The fence posts are usually either wood or metal. The insulating fixtures for metal are usually made of plastic and clip onto the post. Ceramic insulators are usually used to mount on wood posts and hold the wire away from the post. You will also need an electric "controller" that plugs into your standard 110 volt power supply and keeps the wire charged correctly. These come in various strengths ready to push the electric shock varying distances like small ones work for 2500 ft and large ones go 5 or 10 miles. You may also need a box to mount on the post to put the controller in to keep it dry in the rain.
The last thing needed is a grounding system that is connected to one side of the controller and goes to a grounding rod. This grounded connection is very important and unless the fence is adequately grounded it will not work. The most common grounding system sold for fences today is a long aluminum rod, a minimum of 6 feet long, driven into the ground until only a half a foot or a foot is left above the surface. Special clamps with sharp teeth are available to bolt on to the top of the grounding rod very tightly and a 12 gauge insulated wire is tightly fixed to the clamp.
Do not be surprised however if you get your electric strand of fencing along with its controller, its grounding rod, the proper connection between the controller and the grounding rod, and the proper connection between the controller and the fencing all in place and looking good but the fence still does not work. There are many subtle little things that have to be taken care of and watched out for in order to make the fence work right.
The first thing to do is check the entire length of wire and make sure nothing is touching it. Branches from trees or bushes, heavy blades of grass, or leaves from a nearby vine could make the fence not work. All the way around the perimeter of the fence the wire needs to be untouched. But the greatest possibility for answering the question about why you're fence is not working probably has to do with its ground.
Electric fence makers officially recommend that you use more than one ground pole and, depending on the size of the controller, you may need as many as five, each connected to the other with tight gripping clamps. Another thing that could make your fence appear not to work is if you're testing it by touching it yourself and you're standing on rubber sandals or flip-flops, insulating you from the ground.
Another source of problem could be that the ground is too dry and you need to spray around the base of the grounding rods with water to make the ground wet. Generally speaking, the best way to find out how to make your fence work is to speak with someone or maybe a few people who have experience with electric fences.
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