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Common Questions about electrified netting
INSTALLATION
Q. Do fences need to complete a circle?
A. No. The electric circuit is completed by
an animal touching the fence, not the fence making a circle.
Q. How do I support net at corners? A. 1. Install a strong nonconductive
support post (FiberTuff, p. 73). 2. Drive a tent peg or steel T post
outside the fence’s corner at least
2" away. Tie the net post to this with nonconductive string or rope.
ELECTRIFICATION
Q. Does net have to be electrified?
A. Yes. Always. It’s a serious mistake to not
electrify it.
1. Nonelectrified netting increases risk
of entanglement and death.
2. Netting that isn’t electrified will not
stop predators.
3. Poultry, waterfowl and rodents will
peck/chew unelectrified netting.
Note: If using the NoShock Hen Pen (p. 81) or an unelectrified fence, birds must be monitored for their safety.
Q. What about grass/weed contact?
A. Too much is a serious problem as it
lowers the voltage of fence. So:
1. When grass reaches 6" in height—
turn off energizer. Mow along fence. (If you mow into fence, then your wallet, the mower and the net will all regret it!) Move net into the mowed strip by removing and reinstalling it one post at a time. When done, turn on energizer and test voltage.
2. Or, spray herbicide in a narrow strip under fence.
3. Or, buy an energizer large enough to cope with extra weed contact.
Q. What’s the best energizer?
A. Low impedance, pulse type with
at least 0.5 joules of output (for 2-3 fences). More output will better handle high weed contact or dry conditions.
Danger! Do not use units described as: continuous current, high impedance or weed-burner.
CLIMATES/REGIONS
Q. How does netting work in winter?
A. Netting is not easy to move in winter because the posts and/or bottom strands can become frozen in place.
• To remove a post, clamp pliers on the
steel spike and twist to loosen.
• Bottom strands may be frozen in
place all winter.
• To install posts into
frozen soil, use a battery drill to make pilot holes.
• Heavy ice and snow can flatten it. Frozen soil,
snow and ice
add significant resistance to fence circuit, making it difficult for the full strength of pulse to fence in/ out poultry, livestock and predators. Higher output energizers and better grounding aid winter performance.
Q. How can I make my netting work better in dry conditions? (See more info p. 78.) A. 1. Purchase a higher output energizer
to overcome the higher resistance of
the fence circuit.
2. Install longer ground rods to reach
the damp subsoil.
3. Place the energizer’s ground rod
where the soil will remain damp. 4. Set a bucket with a pencil-size hole (in the bottom) next to rod. Fill with
water. The water will seep into the
soil and moisten area. Refill.
5. Purchase Pos/Neg netting (p. 63).
Q. How do I hook 2 rolls of netting together electrically?
A. There is a stainless steel clip on each end of all net. Join the 2 clips together by hand to electrically connect the 2 rolls of netting.
Q. Can I use different types or styles of netting together?
A. Yes. They all conduct electricity—but some do so much better than others.
Q. What if the net is too long? Can I cut it? A. We strongly advise against cutting
netting. If net is too long, make a complete U-turn with excess netting and erect it back alongside the original fence line—netting strands can touch each other. (Exception: Pos/Neg fence strands cannot touch each other.)
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Drill pilot hole(s) in frozen soil.