Electric Fencing Help
It can be daunting knowing where to start when looking into what sort of electric fencing you require. In this section we aim to explain some of your questions about an electric fence, it's applications, materials, installation, etc. |  |
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 | Insulators
Good quality and correct selection is essential to ensure the efficiency of the fence. The choice depends on the type of posts & conductor being used. Some insulators are solely for electric tape or rope while some can accommodate both and these can either be close against the post or be held around 10" away. |
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Plastic Posts / Polyposts
If a permanent fence is planned, chemically treated softwood posts with insulators, or non-conductive hardwood posts are ideal. Steel, Fibreglass or plastic posts (polyposts) can be a viable alternative.
If it is a temporary fence for strip grazing, plastic posts offer portability and ease of construction. These come in two specifications. The economy post is an excellent temporary polypost but the superior electric fencing posts come with a 3 year manufacturers warrenty and have a nigh unbreakable footplate. |  |
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 | Electric Fencing Polywire
Poly wire is a good fencing choice for temporary electric fences as it's more visible than steel wire. It is lightweight thus easy to handle, install and rewind when used as a portable fence. It is less durable than steel but well suited to strip grazing and is easily tensioned.
Poly wire is ideal for temporary grazing, strip or rotational grazing, pet control and pond protection. |
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| Electric polywire should only be used to fence slow moving animals such as dairy cows and is not advised for horses as they need either tape or rope as it's more visible. |
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Electric Fence Polytape
Electric polytape provides greater visibility than poly wire and is therefore more suitable for fast moving animals like horses. While the reinforced edges help protect the electric tape from wear and tear it is subject to increased wear in windy conditions. Becasuse of this, it's best to select the narrowest tape appropriate to your fence. 20mm electric tape is adequate for most situations but 40mm wide tape is not recommended if your field or paddock is in a windy area unless it's well secured using tape insulators that clamp the tape tightly. When connecting two lines of fencing tape together it is imperative to a good connection between the conductors so it's best to use tape connectors. |  |
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 | Electric Fence Polyrope
Electric fencing rope, or polyrope as it's often called, is the perfect electric fencing conductor for horses. It's visible, it's very strong and it isn't affected by the wind unlike electric tape. The fencing rope comes in a variety of specifications and strengths. The polyropes with stainless steel conductors are for shorter fencelines than those contain the superior tinned copper. Mostly they are insulated by ring insulators screwed into a fencepost but the distance insulators keep the fencing polyrope about 10" out from the fence. |
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Electric Netting
Electric netting can be the ideal way to keep foxes out and your animals in. It is used extensively for poultry, sheep and rabbits and occasionally goats. All but the bottom horizontal polywires are electrifiable and both the poultry and rabbit electric nets start off with small spacings at the bottom and increase as the net height increases. The sheep electric net has a larger bottom spacing to make allowances for the grass height in the field. Both the sheep electric net and the rabbit electric netting come in orange but the electric chicken netting comes in an olive green which is more pleasing on the eye. |  |
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While the netting is an excellent way of keeping your animals in and foxes & rabbits out, it does tend to be prone to earth leakages than other methods of electric fencing so please consider this when making your choice of energiser.
All the electric nets for sheep, chickens and rabbits have clips at the top where the horizontal polywires converge and can be easily joined to other nets.
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