You can locate a wire break for any brand systems using a petsafe wire break locator kit.
Finding break in invisible fence wire.
First an overview of how a hidden fence or an invisible fence works.
But wire breaks do happen.
Watch this video for instructions on using the wire break locator.
The kit includes a mini transmitter and an am radio.
I used a 3 pronged hand tiller and dragged it perpendicular to the wire the invisible fence guys used a pick axe.
The kit includes a mini transmitter and an am radio.
Use whatever you like but be careful that you don t cut or knick the wire in the process.
Follow the procedure below.
When you ve located the area where you suspect the break to be you ll need to expose the wire.
The wire was apparently severed by someone turning over soil in a rather large area adjacent to her property.
The most common way to find a break is to use an underground locator.
After some testing of different models we recommend the kolsol underground wire locator.
She claims to have used a portable radio to find the break in this system before but she can t remember whether she was using the am or the fm band.
Hooking up to both fence wires will send a signal up both sides of the break making it much harder to detect.
How to find a break in an invisible fence using a wire locator.
This locator can detect wires up to 80 cm away from the sensing.
A friend has an invisible fence for her dog.
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.
Here are some tips to help you identify a wire break repair the wire and avoid any future disruptions.
In any event this time she has tried a.
Watch the video below for a demonstration of how to use it.
Purchase a wire break locator that will locate the break in the boundary wire.
If you still cannot find the break in the boundary wire there are 2 options for locating it.